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cwydro

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5. I think I'm going to have to strike that state off the list of my want-to-visit states.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 09:11 PM

May 2020

That’s a shame.

I met a lot of people from Michigan during my time in Florida, and they were all nice folks. But that place seems nigh on to dangerous these days.

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A Michigan Barbershop Used Armed Militia To Stop Police From Shutting Them Down [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP

Trump could put a stop to that. Turbineguy May 2020 #1

Owosso? Figures. catbyte May 2020 #2

Betty White, put some good money on it. uponit7771 May 2020 #3

Take names and pics... lame54 May 2020 #4

I think I'm going to have to strike that state off the list of my want-to-visit states. cwydro May 2020 #5

Please don't. Michigan is a beautiful state, and there is much to enjoy. dmr May 2020 #20

I always wanted to visit there. cwydro May 2020 #22

Lol, yup, we do that dmr May 2020 #23

Exactly! cwydro May 2020 #24

I won't visit any state that doesn't have its armed assholes under control. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #26

Ted Nugent coming to the rescue. Maybe in his customized tank. oasis May 2020 #6

Are you kidding me, he supports them still_one May 2020 #9

Nuge would "rescue" the owner from an "oppressive government". oasis May 2020 #11

Alex Jones can show up in that ridiculous armored car he owns. Initech May 2020 #10

DWI in an armored car. Priceless. oasis May 2020 #13

Doesn't get much more authoritarian than that! Initech May 2020 #14

Will he be in his customized diapers too? Crunchy Frog May 2020 #28

I wonder if these are the same assholes from the Terry Nichols and McVeigh mold still_one May 2020 #7

I can't post the actual picture from my phone, but it's at this link. Crunchy Frog May 2020 #29

(smh) don't endanger the cops let the fools harm and kill themselves. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #8

Agreed, but you know as well as I do that if those folks were non-white, Volaris May 2020 #18

What is the actual purpose of law enforcement? Crunchy Frog May 2020 #31

Where is the National Guard? Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #12

Apparently that was Monday...was the barber arrested? Any police v militia? jmg257 May 2020 #15

If they forcefully resist the police that is a very BAD idea. roamer65 May 2020 #16

77 and opening a business with a rally outside? BGBD May 2020 #17

Sounds like they found a place to play. I wouldn't engage the morons. I would make them ooky May 2020 #19

If armed Black men surrounded the store, what do you think would happen? Coventina May 2020 #21

If they fail to arrest them, it's an indication Crunchy Frog May 2020 #25

So... Terrorists? Orrex May 2020 #27

Armed opposition to law enforcement is always a good idea. lpbk2713 May 2020 #30