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Originally Posted by panerd
I would give the protesters some credit if they took up arms and looted the police stations. That would be Boston Tea Party like. Burning down the gas station and robbing hair extensions from a beauty supply shop? Not sure John Adams would have supported that.
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Sure, their anger may have been misdirected. But the idea stands that sometimes, actions like those* are the only ones that seem to get attention. But they no doubt hit easy targets - I don't think targeting a police station would have lasted very long or come out very favorable for them.
* I still think there's a nice bit of hypocrisy here where it comes to some 2nd Amendment defenders. It's ok to
open carry in a Target. At the same time, you might be
shot in a Walmart for holding a toy gun. You need to be armed to
protect yourself against an oppressive government. But you have to be quiet and do what the police tell you to do and accept that they may be a little overzealous at times and eh, gun you down.