GWB I'm not. But it is on a completely different scale. Listen, society and history are not just quick things you Google and have any worthwhile comment on. You have to live history in your head. I was nearly arrested three times in the USA in my late 20s backpacking around (not hitching). I was clean cut and rich, just as not a local I was getting very wary of cops. In the 20 plus years before this in Ireland I never had one issue. A friend (also tourist) of mine was arrested for being a suspected drug dealer simply because he tried to use a payphone, broken, went to the next, broken and while calling his girlfriend on the third he was thrown in jail, it took him 48 hours to get out. Why? Because his irises looked a little large. As a local you might never meet a cop, if you are not they can be unbelievably intrusive. I had a gun unholstered by a cop when I asked for directions holding a map! Why? Because I'm six six, same size as Floyd... I have to do some work.
He said he was rushed down there to ''do an inspection . . . . . not fear of protestors.'' Trump claims he was rushed to White House bunker only for ‘inspection’ — not fear of protesters President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted that fear of protesters did not prompt him to be ushered into a White House bunker. Instead, the president said that he visited the facility for an “inspection.” The president also pushed back against the narrative that he was “hiding in a White House bunker” as protesters demonstrated outside. “They said it would be a good time to go down and take a look because maybe sometime you’re going to need it,” the president said, adding that the visit was more of an “inspection.” According to reports, Secret Service “rushed” the president into a bunker on Friday as protests over the death of George Floyd grew.
Fox 11 Los Angeles was broadcasting live as a couple of looters approached a liquor store in the Van Nuys neighborhood of LA, only to encounter the store's owners toting rifles and standing firm. A standoff ensued until the police showed up. And when the police did finally arrive on the scene, they immediately ran and pinned the store owners, who are Black, against the wall. Throughout the incident Fox 11 reporterChristina Gonzalez, and several other bystanders, yelled at the police in an attempt to correct the mistake. During the ensuing chaos, the looters ran off in the other direction.
Why is it you were so opposed when it was people breaking Covid quarantine? Remember all your comments going off on people who went to the beach against governor orders, etc? I remember having a discussion with you about Constitutional Rights then, didn't I?
Governor issues a health order for stay at home.... people still went out. Did not see the police called to tear gas and fire rubber bullets at the beach goers.... People stormed the capital armed and forced their way in...no tear gas or bullets to stop them. People protesting in the streets this past week and they were tear gassed and hit with rubber bullets but looters were not touched I guess. Wonder why the difference then..... You argued protests should be allowed to fight for their rights to go to church and get their hair cut...nothing done to them. People marched in the street as they are allowed to do and were met with violence because looters who police ignored where doing shit elsewhere. Not sure why it is hard to see the difference.
And I'm funny about keeping context. When the protests and the riots are happening in the same place, at the same time, it should come as no surprise that one will become entangled in the other. This does not excuse police abuses where they happen, and I have said repeatedly those offenses need to be prosecuted, but to think this will all be sorted out in real time when everyone is in the thick of it is quite unrealistic. When the enemy embeds themselves among the masses shit will happen. We have seen this in every single conflict we have ever been in no matter how large or small. It's a common tactic and used repeatedly because it works so well. Everyone hates the collateral damage except those who use it. They in fact count on it to weaken the resolve of their opponents. Wars have been won using it.
No, I argued that they had a Constitutional right to attend church. I didn't say they had any rights to get their hair cut, and the discussion wasn't about firing rubber bullets. I argued they should be able to go to church. That is all I said. I also defend the people's right to assemble now, even with the curfew. I am consistent and will always try to be. What I said in this thread was "Don't be surprised if you stand in front of marching police and get hit with a rubber bullet if you resist dispersing." I have always said that if you believe a police officer is being unjust you should still follow the officer or risk physical harm - fight it over later legally. I can show you multiple examples if you wish where I said this. Both of my comments apply equally to people who have the right to go to church AND those who have the right to assemble and peacefully protest. Your comments on those who I mentioned going to church were markedly different in tone than your views on the protesters. Some of them (not all) as a reminder: Ah. Inconvenience is not enough of a reason to claim your constitutional rights are being violated. People could watch mass online? They can protest online, too. They can have online speeches. Its the exact same thing. Just a different tone from you. Right. Stay the fuck home for 3-4 weeks, that is all. But this doesn't apply to protesters. You are guilty of the exact same hypocrisy you are accusing Captain Obvious of possessing. You might be worse because you're pretending you are holier than he is. Incidentally, I agree with your side in regards to his comments - he is being inconsistent.