• xyzzy@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    If the protestors were peacefully marching with firearms, the police wouldn’t even have shown up.

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      3 days ago

      This.

      Cops shoot unarmed people because they’re cowards.

      Armed protesters aren’t shot at. It changes the dynamic when protesters are capable of defending themselves against the occupying military force that is most police agencies.

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        1 day ago

        Cops arent even scared to do their illegal violence on camera anymore. Things have gotten steadily worse when it comes to cops. And even californian lawmakers, often accused of being the most leftist state legislators there are, do nothing – except for some pointless both sidesism. The governor should have been out in the protest if he wanted to be elected president.

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        1 day ago

        I don’t think cops are going to try and break up thousands of people open carrying, even pigs have survival instincts.

        Not that a protest crowd would actually be able to effectively defend itself if someone gave the Marines an order to open fire.