National Protest and 'disband the cops' discussion (and now ICE)

[Muppet]

Brother, if there's shooting, it won't be initiated by the police or the guardsmen. Our fellow Americans are already shooting each other. Seven people were shot in Kentucky, and none of those shots came from police. 7 shot during downtown protests calling for justice in Breonna Taylor case

This is how stupid things are getting. A man who hung an effigy of Kentucky's governor from a tree has been fired


So, very similar to the Eric Garner case in New York.

Correct but I was referring to the President's comments about NG shooting at looters. They may be cunt, criminal looters but, they are still Americans and if/when the NG begins Kent State 2.0, they've lost my support and hell will break loose. I'm hoping this shit don't spread to other cities like mine.

 

[BloodStripe]

SEE IT: Woman in mobility scooter gets blasted by fire extinguisher in Minneapolis protest

Sigh.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

HyVee and CubFoods, 2 miles from my house are now 'boarded up' and closed in anticipation. We are 9 miles out of Mpls central.
Thought being that the rats will vacate MPLS and begin hitting the burbs.

 

[Jaknight]

The frightening thing really in the event a boogaloo kicked off from this is how muddled the lines are; there's no easy North and South divide this time.

Anything spilling out in the US will be analogous to Syria; The two sides are those who support the current government and those who are "fighting for the people".

But if the groups fighting for the people all have different ideas of what that should look like, you have a situation primed to be full of smaller scale conflicts and almost impossible to control.

Like, ANTIFA, socialist groups, some BOOG-boys/3%ers, and even some right-wing sovergin citizen lite groups would all fall into the "oppose the government" side; ain't no way in hell they don't fight each other too.

I can’t imagine The Right wing Boog boys extending the Hand of friendship to The Gun Toting Socialists in order to defeat The Man

 

[RackMaster]

I looked but can't find this. Seems there was a history.

George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club

 

[Blizzard]

HyVee and CubFoods, 2 miles from my house are now 'boarded up' and closed in anticipation. We are 9 miles out of Mpls central.
Thought being that the rats will vacate MPLS and begin hitting the burbs.

Yep, we're all closed down stores here too as a precaution. I think you know the area I live in. Police reported potential threats and I've seen graffiti at my local bank and on bridges.

Mpls and St Paul curfews go into effect at 8pm.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

My Aunt/Uncle live in a hot-zone. I just walked them thru what a go-bag is. She is packing it now in case they need to bug-out at the last minute.
Destination - My place.

 

[Florida173]

Correct but I was referring to the President's comments about NG shooting at looters. They may be cunt, criminal looters but, they are still Americans and if/when the NG begins Kent State 2.0, they've lost my support and hell will break loose. I'm hoping this shit don't spread to other cities like mine.

If you read it a few different ways, It's starting to sound more like he's trying to persuade not using the military because it could potentially escalate. It's the "but" part that really drives that idea home.

Trump threatens to unleash gunfire on Minnesota protesters

 

[Devildoc]

After action report:
For years to come, literally every city in the Union will have future meetings where they will say, "What actions do we take to ensure that we don't have a Minneapolis Event?"

Every time something like this happens, or a natural disaster, any weird or one-off or outlier event happens, all the organizations and municipalities say, oh we're going to write this down and learn from it.

The next riot, the next racial divide, the next hurricane, the next pandemic, it's like it has never been seen before.

Oh, and throw wars in that mix, too.

 

[Salt USMC]

SEE IT: Woman in mobility scooter gets blasted by fire extinguisher in Minneapolis protest

Sigh.

This lady is not disabled, and she was trying to stab people coming out of the Target

WATCH: Jennifer Grabs Knife to Block Looters While in Motorized Wheelchair

 

[Florida173]

This lady is not disabled, and she was trying to stab people coming out of the Target

WATCH: Jennifer Grabs Knife to Block Looters While in Motorized Wheelchair

Does this make her a hero or a villain in this story?

 

[SaintKP]

Does this make her a hero or a villain in this story?

Makes her an idiot and I'd go so far as to say baiting to try and incite more controversy and violence.

 

[Florida173]

I looked but can't find this. Seems there was a history.

George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club

Talk about a plot twist

 

[Cookie_]

This lady is not disabled, and she was trying to stab people coming out of the Target

WATCH: Jennifer Grabs Knife to Block Looters While in Motorized Wheelchair

Is she from Florida? Because that has Florida energy all over it

Talk about a plot twist

Not even Shyamalamadingdong would have thought up that one.

 

[Florida173]

Is she from Florida? Because that has Florida energy all over it

Or Ohio

 

[Ooh-Rah]

My suburb just went 8pm to 6am curfew thru Monday.

 

[Salt USMC]

Does this make her a hero or a villain in this story?

Easy villain. Target is a big corporation and is insured against these losses. Absolutely not worth stabbing people over.

 

[ThunderHorse]

HH6 has been working from home for 11 weeks. The AGO was phasing workers back into HQ...well she just got an email stating that everyone is being evacuated from government buildings. IN PHX! It's 110F right now!

 

[Ranger Psych]

A little trickier in MN, especially if it's a business. Lethal force can be used to protect life, not property. You'd be rolling the dice and better have a solid explanation.

Minnesota law won't excuse killing to protect property

It's not trickier, you just have a comprehension problem (not meant in an offensive manner).

If the "OCCUPIED" box is checked on a structure and arson is attempted, basically anyone is free to canoe said arsonists skull in defense of self or others.

Check your own laws, but every state I've lived in worked as such.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

If the "OCCUPIED" box is checked on a structure and arson is attempted, basically anyone is free to canoe said arsonists skull in defense of self or others.

100% true. As they say in MN Carry Classes:
- You can shoot to protect your car if you are in the car; but you cannot shoot to protect your car from the house.
- You can shoot to protect your house once they are 'in' your house...but you cannot shoot them on your front yard *

* I'll take my chances if they have a can of gas and rags in their hands.