Comment by rtp4me
6 hours ago
Please, by all means, take a loaded weapon to a protest (lawful but certainly not smart), get in between a federal officer and a suspect, and hope you don't get shot. Or, harass federal officers all day by blocking their path with your car, get confronted about your actions, and hope you don't get shot. You can claim nonsense all day long, but actions have consequences. And, there is a huge difference between peaceful and non-peaceful protests.
Comments like your only serve to incite more violence.
> get in between a federal officer and a suspect, and hope you don't get shot
Sometimes standing up to tyranny does require bravery. Like the protestor in Tienanmen Square. Did he get shot? We don't know.
> Comments like your only serve to incite more violence.
How so? We are clearly talking about the Pretti case. All the violence was from the paramilitary operatives. All Pretti did was film and stand in front of a woman who was being beaten and pepper sprayed.
Are you saying that the populace needs to learn to submit or else more violence will be inflicted on them? And that I should stop posting my opinion in case it angers the authorities or inspires more people into nonviolent resistance? If not, please clarify.
> between a federal officer and a suspect
The "suspect" being the person standing alone who was sent flying backwards whens an officer approached and shoved with both hands? Why was that justified? Was that an "arrest" or physical assault?
The whole thing was completely unnecessary.