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I lived in different countries. Many are friendly with actual neighborly caring folks. Like leave your car unlocked safe. Like if you lost your phone outside, someone will kindly put it somewhere safe. Countries with good safety nets and a government that wants to help people.
Here in America, I'm not afraid of the pickpockets or petty theft. The biggest threats to my family's life are by police officers or ICE, all because of the color of their skin.
I've been to protests where everyone was peaceful and it was violently dissolved by police. Where I've been to protests which had hired security guards packing guns protecting protesters, and the cops were on their best behavior.
hwat
i think you just discombobulated my brain
What is this concept? Who does this? Where?
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/20/797895183/richmond-gun-rally-thousands-of-gun-owners-converge-on-virginia-capitol-on-mlk-d
Basically cops want you to be disarmed, you're easier to harm.
Plenty of people who will get paid to hurt unarmed people, but not a lot willing to die for that same paycheck.
Not the best example. Right-wing gun nuts are cop-adjacent if not cops themselves. Let's see how an amed BLM or antifa or anti-ICE rally goes.
The cops do not want an armed populous, and those 20k people who were armed during that protest where not cops.
Feels like that should have been bold, so here you go:
Here in America, I'm not afraid of the pickpockets or petty theft. The biggest threats to my family's life are by police officers or ICE, all because of the color of their skin.