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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
1. If any one of those right wingnuts lay a hand on me
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:08 PM
Apr 2021

Let them hit me first. I'll grab that fist and make him fall on his arm and break it.

Would be amusing him trying to explain why his fist was in my hand for. Has to punch me and his balance center leaning twords me for the hold to work..lol.

orangecrush

(19,546 posts)
2. I would ignore them
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:10 PM
Apr 2021

Until they touch me, or block my path.

Touching gets self defense.

Blocking my path creates a police report with their name on it.

hlthe2b

(102,239 posts)
5. Well, the mask will be handy when they become sufficiently agressive & I pull out the pepper spray
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:19 PM
Apr 2021

I've never used it, but that thin spray canister has been my keychain for many years now.

TheRealNorth

(9,478 posts)
4. Pull out the smart phone and start recording
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:18 PM
Apr 2021

The great thing is that they will be much easier to identify if they get physical or verbally abusive.

Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
6. This is all so that the maskholes can say, "see, everyone should mind their own business
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:21 PM
Apr 2021

about whether or not to wear a mask!"--disregarding the fact that not wearing a mask indoors affects public health and violates policy/regulations. Just the usual Republican game of whatboutism and conflating shit.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
7. You'd have to be a psycho or a pervert to approach someone and demand they remove their mask!
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:22 PM
Apr 2021

I'd lose my mind if one of these nutjobs approached me. One of the reasons I like wearing a mask is that it makes me less approachable.

ProfessorGAC

(65,010 posts)
8. True Story
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:26 PM
Apr 2021

One of my golf pals, (who was a "COVID is overblown...it's just the flu...they're just trying to make T***p look bad" types 14 months ago) has converted.
He's been vaccinated, wears a mask anywhere indoors & public.
Anyway, a week ago he's going with his wife & another couple to a diner.
As he's going in, some young guy says "Sheep".
He told the guy to STFU. Told us, 20 years ago he would have "punched him in the throat."
I think Tucker's sheep are going to get more than they bargained for.
If I get confronted, I'll say "I'm wearing it because there are idiots refusing to get vaccinated."

brush

(53,776 posts)
9. Insane and irresponsible in a worldwide pandemic. Carlson is getting crazier by the day.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:30 PM
Apr 2021

FOX needs to rein him in as his pronouncements are becoming dangerous to public safety.

Paladin

(28,254 posts)
10. As if I needed any further reason to wear a mask in public.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:36 PM
Apr 2021

Go ahead and give me some shit about my mask, Tucker-douche. I wish you would.

niyad

(113,284 posts)
11. Note to self: time to make more pepper spray. Must call spice shop for their Trinidad scorpion.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 06:43 PM
Apr 2021

Whaaaat???? You did not think I was doing it with wimpy ghost peppers, did you???

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
12. How many Karens are going to turn in parents for child abuse by putting a mask on their kid?
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 07:24 PM
Apr 2021

The cops come, confront the parent/guardian and someone gets shot.

If his mother is still alive, "Karen" should call her to get her kid's head straightened out. What a sicko.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
13. Someone pointed out that false child abuse calls are illegal in some states.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 07:34 PM
Apr 2021

It wouldn't hurt to find out which. Here a site, though info should be double checked.

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/report.pdf

Of course, it'd normally be a lot more useful for informing threateners of penalties ("helpful" info a calm come-back to someone yelling at you) than for expecting police to actually do anything more than either refuse to come or instruct the malefactor to not do it again.

Some idiots will inevitably attempt illegal "citizen's arrest," or false imprisonment, which could involve assault.

The depraved indifference to life of the dutiful followers almost seems innocent compared to the cynical plays Trump, Carlson and other "authority" figures are sacrificing the unfortunates to.

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