Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since May 28

Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:07PM (#23398551)

I'm gunna go ahead and assume it was due to them being conservative white guys with guns.

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by jtbayly on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:18AM (#23399636)

Turns out guns are important for protecting yourself against government overreach and abuse. Who knew?

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by jkestner on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:59AM (#23400311)

Judging by how black people _thought_ to have guns are treated, I’d say white skin is better at protecting you.

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by chipotle_coyote on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:16AM (#23400421)

I would say that is correct.

(Fascinating trivia: California allowed open carry until the Mulford Act in 1967 restricted it -- directly in response to the Black Panthers practicing it. The Act was signed into law by Ronald Reagan, with the explicit support of the National Rifle Association.)

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by monadic2 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @06:27AM (#23401881)

Fun fact, the reason why california banned open carry was to prevent the black neighborhoods in Oakland from policing themselves as armed citizens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act

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Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ... by mcv on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @06:41AM (#23401956)

Guns work very well when you're white. Not so well when you're black.

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