Summary

Following a February 7th neo-Nazi rally, residents of Lincoln Heights, a majority-Black Ohio town, formed an armed Safety and Watch Program to protect against hate groups.

The rally, where participants waved swastikas and shouted slurs, received little police intervention, sparking fears of future threats when no arrests or identifications were made during the incident.

Volunteers now patrol bus stops and neighborhoods. “I’ve never felt safer as a Black man in my community,” said spokesperson Daronce Daniels.

The historically underserved and self-governing community shows strong support for the initiative with yard signs and sees this as a continuation of its legacy of self-reliance and community defense.

  • JustinA
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    1 day ago

    You gotta virtue signal sometimes. Purity testing every word people say will get the movement nowhere.

    • qarbone@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Plus, the quote only effectively says “I want law and order. I just don’t think the police will use law and order to protect us.”

      He supports “law enforcement”, not “the police”.