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Student protesters face same suspensions as those who bring assault rifles to campus (www.latimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 months ago (3 children)

More protests need people openly armed so cops are less likely to abuse us and leaders listen.

Very cool students!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That only works if you're a fascist, because cops won't target their allies.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago

Black Panthers seemed to prove otherwise. They won't brutalize in the moment, but it will stick in their craw and they'll wait to hurt you later.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That only works if they break no other laws. In a lot of places, committing a misdemeanor while armed makes it a felony.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, I don't know that it would work well in these particular protests.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that'll end well. They'll either have the swat team mowing people down for have the national guard do the same thing. They'll treat it like terrorism and wipe everyone out, then go on the evening news and say the protestors were firing on police first and killing puppies.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's not how it has historically went. When the protestors are armed, organized, and remain peaceful, the cops back off because cops are cowards

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ok, and when is the last time that happened here in the US in the last 40 years?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)