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minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 hours agoIt’s only a bad idea when the people who want to hurt you aren’t armed. Sadly, in America, that’s not the case.
minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down13·7 hours agoNope, time and again we see law enforcement doesn’t work that way for minorities. The same gun laws that protect the majority are used against those in minorities. Also gives cops an excuse to kill us. Which they often use.
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 hours agoThe kind of cop you are talking about is a coward. They are far less likely to harass protesters when they are open carrying.
minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoCops fearing for their lives is the #1 reason they pull a gun and shoot
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt’s one thing for them to be afraid you might be armed, and quite another to know you are armed and surrounded by allies who are also armed.
minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoWorks for gangs all the time yeah?
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoYes actually. It’s not immunity from cops, but it protects from general harassment. If the cops want you bad enough then they will get you regardless.
Bad ideas are always bad.
It’s only a bad idea when the people who want to hurt you aren’t armed. Sadly, in America, that’s not the case.
Nope, time and again we see law enforcement doesn’t work that way for minorities. The same gun laws that protect the majority are used against those in minorities.
Also gives cops an excuse to kill us. Which they often use.
The kind of cop you are talking about is a coward. They are far less likely to harass protesters when they are open carrying.
Cops fearing for their lives is the #1 reason they pull a gun and shoot
It’s one thing for them to be afraid you might be armed, and quite another to know you are armed and surrounded by allies who are also armed.
Works for gangs all the time yeah?
Yes actually. It’s not immunity from cops, but it protects from general harassment. If the cops want you bad enough then they will get you regardless.