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minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 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-up1arrow-down9·4 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-up1·5 minutes agoThe kind of cop you are talking about is a coward. They are far less likely to harass protesters when they are open carrying.
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.