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10. You must've missed the photo. They vilified themselves when they...

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 02:38 PM

Jun 2020

brandished firearms at innocent, protesters passing by. That's a crime in many jurisdictions.

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Gun-waving St. Louis couple lives in 'a private place' that enshrines white supremacy [View all] LiberalArkie Jun 2020 OP

so we are going to vilify people because they live in such areas? Is that what we do now? beachbumbob Jun 2020 #1

hmm... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #4

I'm on board with that. yardwork Jun 2020 #20

I'm fine with vilifying folks who behave as this couple behaved. PTWB Jun 2020 #6

It's never a bad time to dig into the racist history of property development and what it means for WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #9

You must've missed the photo. They vilified themselves when they... brush Jun 2020 #10

They weren't protecting their (not-threatened) home Bettie Jun 2020 #11

bravo SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #31

that's what you took from this? You missed the point. That's not why they are villified. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #12

From the article: Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #13

Wow. Segregationists in perpetuity. oasis Jun 2020 #19

Do you always confuse observation and mere mocking with actual vilification? LanternWaste Jun 2020 #14

You're going to defend them?... SidDithers Jun 2020 #16

I will think they were vilified for assholeish behavior. yellowcanine Jun 2020 #22

If they live in those places AND they aim guns at peaceful protesters on their way pnwmom Jun 2020 #23

hahaha! yep. and rightly so SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #30

Fuck yes. They clearly don't pay enough taxes, wealth, income, estate, etc. Alex4Martinez Jun 2020 #36

Pays to be rich....filthy rich. Nice if you can afford it. jmg257 Jun 2020 #2

The bar association wryter2000 Jun 2020 #3

I don't know if it's a felony but here is at least one possibly applicable Missouri Statute BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #7

She definitely pointed hers at people wryter2000 Jun 2020 #8

The statute doesn't require pointing a weapon, just exhibiting it BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #17

So are the streets and sidewalks public property? I saw no signs posted at that gate that stated it BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #5

Wow! I used google earth street view to take a walk around the huge perimeter. PaulRevere08 Jun 2020 #15

Really, Gated communities and doorman and guard protected buildings are not that rare in America. rgbecker Jun 2020 #18

Tell me, how many strangers do you welcome knocking on your door? brooklynite Jun 2020 #24

They don't seem to feel too safe. cwydro Jun 2020 #26

Explain? brooklynite Jun 2020 #27

Perhaps I didn't understand your post. cwydro Jun 2020 #28

My point is that people don't all live in doorman apartments or "communities" for "safety" brooklynite Jun 2020 #38

Welcome? Not generally Bettie Jun 2020 #34

If I had the money they seem to have. cwydro Jun 2020 #21

St. Louis is a great city. why di you have to diss that great American location? SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #32

I see people dis the south all the time on this forum. cwydro Jun 2020 #33

Jeez, Not even a hint of why not? rgbecker Jun 2020 #35

These people give me something to go on lol. cwydro Jun 2020 #37

the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan Celerity Jun 2020 #25

The author is a little overly dramatic, but yes, gated communities are about keeping people out. aikoaiko Jun 2020 #29