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Hotler

(11,396 posts)
1. I agree. Huge protest.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:02 PM
Jul 2020

What if protesters started showing up wearing the same type of military gear and protective equipment as the gestapo.

mysteryowl

(7,363 posts)
2. Great idea.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:06 PM
Jul 2020

That will prove to them they cannot do this!!!
We could genuinely be having kidnappings happening as well by sicko people playing copy-cat.

Hotler

(11,396 posts)
3. Safety starts with you (us). Always wear your PPE when doing hazardous work or chours.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:39 PM
Jul 2020

Nothing wrong with protecting yourself from rubber bullets, baton strikes and pepper spray and tear gas.

Alliepoo

(2,208 posts)
4. Might want to check out "Occupied Seattle"
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 01:36 PM
Jul 2020

For some ideas about gear to wear and what to bring if you’re protesting. They have some pretty good, common sense ideas!

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
6. I have a hunch that Trump is trying to provoke a confrontation
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 02:05 PM
Jul 2020

...a civil war, a social war.
What I wish would happen is that the protest accelerate but the vandalism and looting stop. If they have can’t prove a law has been broken, then there is no law enforcement needed.

mysteryowl

(7,363 posts)
8. Exactly. We march with HUGE numbers like the women's march.
Wed Jul 22, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jul 2020

The thing is though, they tear-gassing and harming peaceful protesters. People just standing with there signs exercising their constitutional rights.

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