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(47,953 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2015, 11:44 AM Apr 2015

Michael Moore: Disarm the police [View all]

Filmmaker Michael Moore on Thursday called for the release of all blacks jailed on drug sentences to be released, and for the police to be disarmed.

“Here’s my demand: I want every African-American currently incarcerated for drug ‘crimes’ or non-violent offenses released from prison today,” Moore tweeted.

“Next demand: Disarm the police,” he continued.

Moore’s tweets were in response to the rioting in Baltimore earlier this week, which was triggered by the death in police custody of a 25-year-old black man.

“We have ¼ billion 2nd Amendment guns in our homes 4 protection,” Moore wrote. “We’ll survive til the right cops r hired.”

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Michael Moore: Disarm the police [View all] n2doc Apr 2015 OP

Does he want white people jailed on drug charges to be released too... NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #1

You seem to be totally missing politically liberal Moore's points about over incarceration of black youth, and also Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #3

Probably true. I think he wants to make sure and disarm the rest of us... NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #4

Did you read his tweets? Generic Other Apr 2015 #13

Moore doesn't have much credibility on the "disarm the police" front. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #2

Specious reasoning whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #7

Considering Moore is also anti-RKBA it seems he thinks he's the only one allowed to have protection. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #8

Didn't compare whatchamacallit Apr 2015 #11

You tried to draw analogy. It was a false analogy. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #12

No you're right, Michael Moore has no credibility whatchamacallit May 2015 #18

Why is he entitled to armed protection but works to deny that right to others? Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #20

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc... LanternWaste Apr 2015 #9

In what context? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #10

Have his armed bodyguards been beating up and killing people? nt Bonobo Apr 2015 #17

Disarm the police? Uh, no. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #5

Guns don't kill people. Police kill people! immoderate Apr 2015 #6

Hypocrite and an idiot... Oktober Apr 2015 #14

Demand. BKH70041 Apr 2015 #15

superficial mediocrity seveneyes Apr 2015 #16

Fine. romanic May 2015 #19

K&R RandiFan1290 May 2015 #21

Note the immediate Third Way pushback to any suggestion that actual policy changes need to occur. woo me with science May 2015 #22