Do you have the same concern for the thousands of children being held indefinitely in prisons by Israel? Why don't those hostages deserve release?
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They sell bulletproof backpacks in the US for children, not uncommonly. Body armor has been recommended for serious protesters for a while. In 2020 numerous average people were shot by right-wing opposition at protests.
The capitalists wanted it, and with influence on media and culture instilled it into us as the ideal. We are fighting to change it.
Thanks for mentioning them, my thoughts were apparently not fully engaged yet when I posted, and originally said 'Socialist Rifle Club', my brain combined them into one
You are wrong, people are pissed and are willing to show it. Have you never felt serious about something in your life? He didn't initiate the violence, the raids in his community from masked fascist goon squads started the violence. He is defending the people.
NRA obviously isn't going to help us, but your local Socialist Rifle Association would be more amenable to resisting tyranny. If there is no chapter in your area get some like minded friends together and start one.
Edit: How could I forget your local John Brown Gun Club, good number of chapters around the country and they will be comrades.
Well when we fought the original Nazis it wasn't limited to the officers and leadership.
While definitely not the same level of violence of that, during the protests in 2020, I never saw the police riot and assault the group when there were armed civilian guards. Even five or so out 100+ people was enough to give the cops pause.
From what I've seen as well most fires aside from the Waymos were started by the flashbangs and smoke grenades the police were using.
Hey now don't be unfair, they showed immense strength and resolve when they fixed systemic racism by wearing Kente cloth and kneeling in 2020.
For the history books, this was the day racism in America was forever abolished:
That is for 37mm foam that splits on the ground to spread at the crowd, they are primarily using 40mm foam rounds with a metal core, if you bounce it off the ground it can rotate and impact with the hard plastic backing, which is likely how the UK journalist who required calf surgery was injured. It's specifically recommended not to bounce them but to aim near the naval, arms or legs.