His comment about the history of police patrols and slavery is one with more to learn about:
Most law enforcement was, by definition, white patrolmen watching, catching, or beating black slaves.
After the Civil War, Southern police departments often carried over aspects of the patrols. These included systematic surveillance, the enforcement of curfews,
I’m not excited about random people walking around with big guns, but to hear him talk I have more in common with his ideology than police (or certainly ICE) — even his gun safety keeping it pointed down is miles beyond ICEs haphazard flailing of weapons at protesters, murder aside.
Black Panthers carrying guns is how California got its gun laws
Of course MAGA tried selectively banning trans people from owning guns. They only want bigot thugs with them.
Look into the Black Panthers, the original iteration was founded on the idea that black people who know their rights and are carrying guns could watch arrests and make sure police weren’t engaging in racial brutality. They also wound up doing stuff like free breakfast programs for kids to ensure they’d have the energy to pay attention in school and free healthcare in predominantly black areas focusing on underserved issues that predominantly impact black people like sickle cell disease
It’s important to remember in cases like this that open carrying as an expression of your rights or as a method of community defence is a GROUP activity.
One person no matter how well armed can and likely will be overpowered by cops in a scenario like this, law be damned.
These panthers were able to carry out a successful action because they are armed, organized, and disciplined. Panthers bring Revolutionary Discipline to actions like this, which us why these cops didnt want the heat. Cops give a fuck about your rights, so those rights only exist as long as you’re organized well enough to defend them.
Holy shit that was amazing.
Goddamn the Black Panthers are cool
Love the black panthers. Keep it up and call out those uncle toms
An officer doesn’t escalate the situation and start shooting people? shocked_pikachu.jpg
You say mom in SUV threat, how scary man with gun not??
Because he has a gun.
Edit: And is also in a group of others with guns.
Beautiful video!
