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NutmegYankee

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75. Funny, we were talking about streets in Texas.

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Sat May 16, 2015, 11:03 AM

May 2015

Those don't appear to be from there...

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White man with AR-15 O.K. - Black guy, well..... [View all] packman May 2015 OP

Yep. It would be fascinating if Soros or other wealthy liberals would fund an organization dedicated stevenleser May 2015 #1

I am black and visit our range twice a week. DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #56

It doesn't fit sarisataka May 2015 #59

I agree the image of gun owners is a little jaded Backwoodsrider May 2015 #77

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #57

Ugh. This demonstrates the point we already knew, putting the second kid in grave danger. Buzz Clik May 2015 #2

No they wouldnt, quit exaggerating. randys1 May 2015 #3

That says it all world wide wally May 2015 #4

Interesting video but, so what...no new data here CincyDem May 2015 #5

Yes, when they show up at Walmart and so on, that will get attention. randys1 May 2015 #16

well we just might get a shootout Voice for Peace May 2015 #26

Already happened in Texas derby378 May 2015 #6

This one? sarisataka May 2015 #7

Panthers did the same thing at the Sacramento State House in '67. Prompted CA gun legislation leveymg May 2015 #10

BINGO! The right-wing's fucking messiah REAGAN goes down as a hardcore bullwinkle428 May 2015 #11

At the risk of sounding cliche sarisataka May 2015 #13

I remember that..n/t BlueCollar May 2015 #8

Yep LittleBlue May 2015 #90

This video needs to go viral. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #9

Denial of a second amendment rights to minorities by racists has a long and tragic history. Kurska May 2015 #12

The 2A belongs to all citizens... ileus May 2015 #14

History has repeatedly shown otherwise. (nt) jeff47 May 2015 #15

The policeman should have wrestled the stupid white right wing toter to the ground. Hoyt May 2015 #19

The pro gun crowd is very much about racism JI7 May 2015 #17

Exactly. Hoyt May 2015 #20

So should blacks have the same 2A rights? If there was that much racism... Eleanors38 May 2015 #39

blacks Don't have the same rights. tamir rice JI7 May 2015 #44

So, do you want to make it de jure? Malcolm X said 2A was for all citizens... Eleanors38 May 2015 #46

I don't know about the poster, but I want all ethnicities treated the same if they are walking down Hoyt May 2015 #51

"a threat to society until proven otherwise." Nope. It works the other way. Eleanors38 May 2015 #52

I don't think so, not with a gun. Hoyt May 2015 #53

You ought to re-check your views about the role of government in society... Eleanors38 May 2015 #84

What license? NutmegYankee May 2015 #67

Look, quit readin one word at a time while pointing. These yahoos have a gun, they are unstable and Hoyt May 2015 #71

Your posts are just outlandish. NutmegYankee May 2015 #73

Kind of hard to hide an AR15. You don't think these guys are dangerous? Hoyt May 2015 #74

Funny, we were talking about streets in Texas. NutmegYankee May 2015 #75

There's no "should" POC do NOT ... NOT have the same 2a rights as whites, RayGun showed us that uponit7771 May 2015 #81

No doubt blacks' rights are circumscribed in most ways, but I don't see that with 2A. Eleanors38 May 2015 #86

I recently told my "racist" joke to group of about 5 dealers at a gunshow. It's actually a joke brewens May 2015 #79

More examples of racism in policing. aikoaiko May 2015 #18

Actually, I think the policeman's response in the second video was proper. The first guy should Hoyt May 2015 #21

"they should not" but they do and all people should be free from harassment. aikoaiko May 2015 #35

A policeman, or a bystander, seeing someone with a gun walking down the street has the right to Hoyt May 2015 #37

Like this? sarisataka May 2015 #42

I'd suggest calling police, but you gotta do what you gotta do when an unstable person walks down Hoyt May 2015 #43

Gotta do what you gotta do sarisataka May 2015 #45

Why aren't you berating the legislators and Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #48

So you are saying the ignorant racist carrying a gun is as likely to kill a concerned citizen as a Hoyt May 2015 #50

No. I am saying that the people you should be criticising are the legislators, not the Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #58

I agree with legislators are fools, but the laws do not REQUIRE yahoos to walk around with a gun. Hoyt May 2015 #61

The priority of blame must rest on the shoulders of the legislators, not the governed. It's why Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #62

So in other words - you support police brutality, particularly when no crime is being committed? NutmegYankee May 2015 #68

I support treating armed people like a potential terrorist, criminal, mentally unstable person, etc. Hoyt May 2015 #69

I consider drawing a weapon on someone to be brutality. NutmegYankee May 2015 #72

Legally, it is Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. leveymg May 2015 #76

I dream of a day when the police are held to the same rules as everybody else. NutmegYankee May 2015 #78

WHILE HIKING is the operative phrase in your post jmowreader May 2015 #95

It's turkey hunting season right now. NutmegYankee May 2015 #104

A gun fancier walking down a city street is a threat. Hoyt May 2015 #96

This is not the first time you've advocated vigilantism directed against gun owners friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #94

I would suggest that you not strap one of your gunz on when walking in public. You avoid Hoyt May 2015 #97

I would suggest that you abandon your support for vigilantism and police oppression... friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #106

Legal maybe. Moral or good for society, not hardly. Hoyt May 2015 #107

You are part of a long American tradition, Hoyt friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #109

Not to worry, all those sarisataka May 2015 #116

That is a couple very brave people uppityperson May 2015 #22

Sorry, meant to post elsewhere. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #29

In complete contrast to the bunch of police cowards. Just look at them! Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #31

The first cop hiding behind the car door was smarter than you think. From that A Simple Game May 2015 #38

That's part of the reason why I was so astonished that he stayed so far away. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #60

And once Johnny Law saw that it was a set-up they all still played it as if they A Simple Game May 2015 #65

Well, I have to concede - second best is better than third or nowt. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #83

For sure. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #33

I saw the black guy w/ gun and immediately thought, "OMG he's going to get killed" fbc May 2015 #23

And the first cop kept him covered, just waiting for him to make any wrong move. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #30

Any wrong move or any move at all. Jamastiene May 2015 #93

Law enforcement exists to protect the status quo. Dawson Leery May 2015 #24

Considering how trigger-happy cops are with black guys these days DFW May 2015 #25

Every time I hear the police or a SamKnause May 2015 #27

K&R napkinz May 2015 #28

But only when there are no LEO present to see that behavior aikoaiko May 2015 #63

The guns were pointed at officers. JTFrog May 2015 #87

There were no LEO on the bridge to see him doing it. aikoaiko May 2015 #88

So the news and the assistant sheriff just made it up that guns were pointed at the officers? JTFrog May 2015 #89

They were describing what was happening in the ravine, not on the bridge aikoaiko May 2015 #92

Google Huey P. Newton Gun Club. Is it photoshopped or not? Eleanors38 May 2015 #32

Wonder if he's going to be billed for the police response. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #34

Why? He didn't break the law. It specifically protects every one who chooses to Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #85

gun laws have always been to stop african-americans from owning guns captainarizona May 2015 #36

Sullivan Laws rode in on a wave of anti-Italian sentiment. Eleanors38 May 2015 #40

Does anyone know how these incidents ended? Flatulo May 2015 #41

The cops detained him another 5 minutes or so, gave him his weapon back, sent him on his way. . . Journeyman May 2015 #100

Thanks for finding that. While I don't doubt for a second that blacks are being profiled, I have Flatulo May 2015 #105

The white guys were detained for approximately the same amount of time, then let go. . . Journeyman May 2015 #101

I wish I didn't watch that olddots May 2015 #47

It would be better if it was the same cop on another day imnew May 2015 #49

I agree. It wasn't the same law enforcement agency... or state rollin74 May 2015 #66

... POC don't have that benefit to govern actions from individual officers, we're not judged by uponit7771 May 2015 #80

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #54

Is this a joke ? imnew May 2015 #55

So how did it end? . . . Journeyman May 2015 #64

Answered my own question . . . Journeyman May 2015 #102

They both should of been told to drop the gun frankieallen May 2015 #70

So even though they broke no laws nor explicitly threatened anyone hack89 May 2015 #110

Brutality? Taking control of a situation is police brutality? Amazing how frankieallen May 2015 #119

It is perfectly legal to walk down the street with a rifle over your shoulder hack89 May 2015 #120

I am not scared of guns, I own a pump shotgun for home protecting, which i traded in frankieallen May 2015 #123

Do they have to be polite when approaching young black men? hack89 May 2015 #125

Tamir Rice and John Crawford sarisataka May 2015 #113

huh? What does that have to do with the conversation? frankieallen May 2015 #124

That is why Gov. Reagan pushed for gun control laws in California--because the tblue37 May 2015 #82

K&R cprise May 2015 #91

I'm speechless! Though I should not be. bobGandolf May 2015 #98

This is the first time I've seen a black guy confronted this way, but plenty of white rednecks. Cassidy1 May 2015 #99

Lots of white gun toters have been proned out by the police mwrguy May 2015 #103

Are there any *other* groups that you think ought to be proned out... friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #108

Police brutality is fine when directed at the proper people? hack89 May 2015 #111

The Black Panthers did and open carry was passed in TX WestSideStory May 2015 #112

Open carry isn't legal in Texas yet. tammywammy May 2015 #118

Yup nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #114

This Is White Privledge, Full On! sylvanus May 2015 #115

kick nt napkinz May 2015 #117

The Islamic Youth Peaceful Right-to-Carry Brigade. DirkGently May 2015 #121

A very stark illustration of white privilege and police discrimination. DanTex May 2015 #122