the lawless parts of Atlanta?

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by matilda79

Agree with the other poster that said security guard escalated said situation by continuing to carry on and run his mouth. Too much yelling. Just tase the perpetrator. He doesn't get the message? Tase him again and get APD over there ASAP.

You don't have to have the loud argument and then continue the argument outside and then follow the guy down the sidewalk asking for his gun permit, which I am surprised by this point that this security guard wasn't immediately shot by this guy and/or his buddies. This could have ended very badly. You can try to be a tough guy but don't be stupid and risk your life, either.

Sidebar: That's why I'm not a security guard. I'd get sued. : )

why would you get sued?

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by tone77

Damn, the KKK can still hold a rally in 2014 Atlanta? With police protection? Really? All respect for that city is lost.

we have the busiest airport n stripclubs?

[oldschoolChevy]

Originally Posted by k374

I don't understand why the cops are asking the black people to move and yet let the white people stay there with a megaphone blocking the entrance of the state capital spewing hate filled messages. I feel what the cop did was downright racist. Can you residents comment on race relations between blacks and whites there?

They had that rally at the crack of down on a Saturday. In front of the Capitol Building. Where no one really is at that time and day. They didn't walk down thru Five Points past Peachtree & Alabama. That first video you posted was Five Points, you see the types of people that are down there. Do you actually think the Klan would have walked down the street with dudes like that on it? Please Bro. Those fools knew what they were doing with where they had that rally, because they knew there was another group of fools just around the corner who would have no issues at all giving them a fight.

[afdinatl]

Originally Posted by oldschoolChevy

They had that rally at the crack of down on a Saturday. In front of the Capitol Building. Where no one really is at that time and day. They didn't walk down thru Five Points past Peachtree & Alabama. That first video you posted was Five Points, you see the types of people that are down there. Do you actually think the Klan would have walked down the street with dudes like that on it? Please Bro. Those fools knew what they were doing with where they had that rally, because they knew there was another group of fools just around the corner who would have no issues at all giving them a fight.

Why aren't people bringing up the kkk rally in downtown LA a few years ago or the KKK fliers that was passed out in suburban LA a few months ago??,

[k374]

Yes, I have started provocative threads in this forum but that is because I am contemplating a move to ATL after two decades in SoCal. Most people around me think that is an extremely bad move and I am trying to figure out why they think the way they do. Is it because of ignorance? Or is there something more to it? I am trying to elicit a reaction from native Atlantans to defend the argument here.

Of particular importance is crime in the city. Yes, parts of LA are much more dangerous than any part of ATL. We have Watts, South Central etc. that have the most violent gangs in the nation. The most feared gang in all of the Americas - MS13 was born in Los Angeles. South Central Los Angeles is one of the most dangerous areas in all of the country.

However, crime in LA is very localized. There are many neighborhoods in LA that are super safe with very little crime. I have heard, and maybe my information is incorrect, that in ATL the crime is pervasive through most neighborhoods and it's not localized. That is very concerning.

[k374]

crime in LA, to set the record straight and not picking on ATL:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyt_J03b_ro

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by tone77

Damn, the KKK can still hold a rally in 2014 Atlanta? With police protection? Really? All respect for that city is lost.

It's called the First Amendment. In order for all of us to enjoy, those *******s get to have it too.

[hush.bereel]

Yeah as tough as it is to understand, the KKK larvae are exercising the same freedom of speech that the rest of us get to enjoy. Same thing goes for that Westboro hate church, same thing goes for flag-burners, same thing goes for organized protesters, and the list goes on and on. The best thing that can be done to combat people who exercise their free speech to espouse hatred and divisive tactics, is to out-shout them. One of my favorite examples of this is when the Westboro knuckle-draggers were protesting a funeral somewhere, and a group of bikers on Harleys lined up in front of them, with exhaust pointing toward them, and just revved their engines nice and loud, drowning out the shrieks of hatred coming from those clowns.

That is probably the best ammunition one has against others who are exercising their free speech in a hateful, unevolved way. It would have been sweet if the Klan rally was drowned out by a passing marching band parade or something like that!