Columbus, Ohio: April 2020
Armed protestors demonstrate at the State Capitol, decrying COVID restrictions. Guns are brandished.
Dr. Amy Acton is directly threatened. Armed protestors gather on her lawn.
No arrests. No attempt to disperse. images.app.goo.gl/E3TLgYM7uRy8B2…
Armed protestors demonstrate at the State Capitol, decrying COVID restrictions. Guns are brandished.
Dr. Amy Acton is directly threatened. Armed protestors gather on her lawn.
No arrests. No attempt to disperse. images.app.goo.gl/E3TLgYM7uRy8B2…
Overwhelming message: GUNS ARE FINE IN THE RIGHT HANDS.
Cops do not feel threatened if the gun-wielding folks are white, even when violence is actively promised.
Foreshadowing of Jan. 6, 2021
Cops do not feel threatened if the gun-wielding folks are white, even when violence is actively promised.
Foreshadowing of Jan. 6, 2021
When is holding a gun (or knife) a threat? When is it legally “brandishing” as opposed to carrying?
Trick question, as repeated incidents show the decision is arbitrarily made, influenced by whether the police A) like the person with the weapon B) agree with their cause.
Trick question, as repeated incidents show the decision is arbitrarily made, influenced by whether the police A) like the person with the weapon B) agree with their cause.
There is a sickness in this country & it has been spreading throughout Federal, State & local governments. It has spread throughout law enforcement. It has been spreading, quietly, pervasively, for decades.
It is arguably a bigger threat than COVID.
It is arguably a bigger threat than COVID.
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