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willbrad9080

(16 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:10 PM Oct 2025

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Outside Portland's ICE building, a female protester was maced by a federal agent.

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Outside Portland's ICE building, a female protester was maced by a federal agent. (Original Post) willbrad9080 Oct 2025 OP

They are COWARDS Jilly_in_VA Oct 2025 #1

Wise ass bastards. They know that they can get away Klarkashton Oct 2025 #2

Legally maybe... lame54 Oct 2025 #3

Shit happens right? Klarkashton Oct 2025 #4

Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)

1. They are COWARDS

Reply to willbrad9080 (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:16 PM

Oct 2025

They can't stand people even peacefully protesting. Plus, they want to start something.

Klarkashton

(5,421 posts)

2. Wise ass bastards. They know that they can get away

Reply to willbrad9080 (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:04 PM

Oct 2025

With anything including murder.

Even their goddamn defiant stance screams "I am an asshole"

lame54

(40,099 posts)

3. Legally maybe...

Reply to Klarkashton (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:42 PM

Oct 2025

But they might get murdered back

Klarkashton

(5,421 posts)

4. Shit happens right?

Reply to lame54 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 09:25 PM

Oct 2025

That would be the beginning of the end of this shit.
Sure they would stand tall at first but things would change like they always do.

The "gas shortages and gas station lines" ended when people started vandalizing the gas stations.
This is a tiny example that I lived through. The Vietnam war protests come to mind...

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