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In reply to the discussion: Regardless of what response you favor, BLM did back off in the face of armed intimidation [View all]Timez Squarez
(262 posts)20. Eric Parker, you are hereby under arrest.
For threatening to assault government employees... in other words, being a domestic terrorist.
That's a 25 to life in AdMax.
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Regardless of what response you favor, BLM did back off in the face of armed intimidation [View all]
cthulu2016
Apr 2014
OP
the 2A crowd is as big a threat as any government action & kills more people annually in the USA nt
msongs
Apr 2014
#1
So you think it would be brilliant to give these crazies another "Janet Reno" to rally around?
BlueStreak
Apr 2014
#2
Agreed. The best course of action now is to keep confrontation to an absolute minimum.
Gravitycollapse
Apr 2014
#6
The government just said through their actions "Do as you wish, we won't stop you"
Jake Stern
Apr 2014
#44
Right now nobody died but as they get ever more emboldened it will happen nt
Jake Stern
Apr 2014
#87
Honestly, I think you're in the wrong place. Most folks here spend their time...
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2014
#104
Right. It is extraordinary. That doesn't mean it should have been met with force, but
cthulu2016
Apr 2014
#8
Let me get this straight, you're trying to conflate armed people defending a person
Jake Stern
Apr 2014
#47
This is one of a few instances where I think authorities responded properly.
Gravitycollapse
Apr 2014
#5
I don't know but if this caption is correct I think some cop should have arrested this guy.
gvstn
Apr 2014
#16
There's peaceful protest, and then there's thugs with guns who think they're above the law...
Violet_Crumble
Apr 2014
#58
I feel like we live in bizarro world. Peaceful protesters get viciously beaten and pepper sprayed.
Taitertots
Apr 2014
#24
How is it bizarro world? Demonstrating weakness gets your weakness exploited. Demonstrating...
JVS
Apr 2014
#27
They can't because he's dead and if he wasn't he'd see he accomplished overseer status for
TheKentuckian
Apr 2014
#62
I encourage nor espoused any such thing, in fact, I hold the lay down sallys and the get along
TheKentuckian
Apr 2014
#91
Maybe the hippie approach to politics doesn't trump fighting in the streets.
Jesus Malverde
Apr 2014
#28
The "Gandhi approach" has been greatly overstated in actual effect anyway and to work
TheKentuckian
Apr 2014
#64
The armed militiamen love it when liberals/progressives get the crap beat out of them by police.
Boomerproud
Apr 2014
#30
... "The BLM will continue to work to resolve the matter administratively and judicially" ...
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#32
When he finds out that he can't sell cattle that he no longer legally owns
ThoughtCriminal
Apr 2014
#42
At a minimum the government could have wimped out in style by pretending they meant business.
Jake Stern
Apr 2014
#40
because with law, there would be chaos which would mean its more dangerous for human life
politicman
Apr 2014
#113
Do all you guys hang out in the Israel/Palestine forum? It's strange that the two arguing most....
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2014
#110
If I were in charge I would have brought in the FBI and even encouraged the militia's to come on
Exposethefrauds
Apr 2014
#63
I was thinking the same thing. No doubt they will build a statue in honor of this guy.
Rex
Apr 2014
#94