National Protest and 'disband the cops' discussion (please review page 1)

[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.

 

[Blizzard]

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

Hating this for the mentality bolded above. I've seen/heard repeatedly from the pro-looter crowd as though it somehow excuses their actions or makes it acceptable in some idiotic way.

 

[Blizzard]

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.

I don't disagree and have no issue upholding that viewpoint, in principle. The key is to ensure others see it the same, sometimes easier said than done, especially in certain crowds. Thus, the "trickier" part. Other states make this easier to defend.

 

[RackMaster]

And now this.

Protests are rocking the United States tonight. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Memphis, Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, and Washington DC have all experienced mass convergences of people in public spaces.

BREAKING: White House under lockdown as protest outside grows

 

[JacktheShortKid2001]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...rge-floyd-protest-updates-05-28-20/index.html

Some live feed from ATL, I am in shock, just wow.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Guess we won't be shutting down the economy ever again.

 

[Salt USMC]

Hating this for the mentality bolded above. I've seen/heard repeatedly from the pro-looter crowd as though it somehow excuses their actions or makes it acceptable in some idiotic way.

It doesn’t excuse their actions, but I also won’t get particularly upset if Target or Autozone get looted. What I’m attempting to do is draw a strong distinction between the items being looted (which are replaceable) and the lives being threatened here (which are not). Pull a knife on someone to defend your life, or the life of your loved ones. Don’t pull a knife to prevent a $50 microwave from getting jacked

 

[Blizzard]

Curfew starts in <30 min. Still a large crowd in downtown Mpls. We'll see what goes down shortly.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Wowzer. St. Cloud, MN.
Huge Somali population up there.

 

[Ranger Psych]

I don't disagree and have no issue upholding that viewpoint, in principle. The key is to ensure others see it the same, sometimes easier said than done, especially in certain crowds. Thus, the "trickier" part. Other states make this easier to defend.

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look it up...

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Don and Clear!