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minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down11·5 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-up1arrow-down1·50 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.
minus-squareemmy67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 minutes agoCops fearing for their lives is the #1 reason they pull a gun and shoot
minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 minutes 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.
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.