McLay "unprepared" for Trump rally (Pittsburgh, Oakland: public school, closing)

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by Merge

You are incorrect. Consult post above.

So dudes were walking around capa with assault rifles with all the media Downtown & everyone & their brother having camera phones but no one has any photos or contacted the media for a story? Sounds a bit odd to me....

[Moby Hick]

Originally Posted by UKyank

Unfortunately for Hillary & the republican candidates, Sanders has something most of them don't have: people without jobs or without worthwhile jobs they mind losing at least, thus they can act like fools, destroy property, attempt to incite violence, etc without the repercussions to their livelihoods most normal people would face if they were caught acting the same way.

I'm not sure that's true. Social Security doesn't stop paying if you get arrested and from looking at the crowds, Trump (and Cruz) seem more dependent on retirees than Sanders is on unemployed young people.

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by Moby Hick

I'm not sure that's true. Social Security doesn't stop paying if you get arrested and from looking at the crowds, Trump (and Cruz) seem more dependent on retirees than Sanders is on unemployed young people.

Well the young are more motivated to do such things the old are more preoccupied with annoying other family members about producing grandkids & such if my family get together from this past weekend is any indication

[Merge]

Originally Posted by UKyank

So dudes were walking around capa with assault rifles with all the media Downtown & everyone & their brother having camera phones but no one has any photos or contacted the media for a story? Sounds a bit odd to me....

Seemed odd to me too. But the parents who posted the info are absolutely credible, so I didn't accuse them of lying about it.


It's not really a surprise that the media was focused on Oakland and the events immediately outside the Convention center.


Do you not believe that police were directing resources toward containing the threat posed by the "open-carry" Trump supporters? I think that's pretty naïve.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by UKyank

It's in reference to a message board posting where some nut suggested walking around Oakland with guns to which everyone told him he was nuts. Not to mention he even had the date wrong. No such thing actually occurred.
Either way it's not smart but not illegal & luckily not listened to.

Exactly. If it were the case the media would've had a field day.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by UKyank

So dudes were walking around capa with assault rifles with all the media Downtown & everyone & their brother having camera phones but no one has any photos or contacted the media for a story? Sounds a bit odd to me....

Exactly again.

And had it occurred, and the media reported it, there would've been an immediate thread about it here.

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by Merge

Do you not believe that police were directing resources toward containing the threat posed by the "open-carry" Trump supporters? I think that's pretty naïve.

Im sure they did & if they didn't they weren't doing their jobs. Anyone that proposes an 'open carry' event, especially at an already contentious situation is a complete moron.

Protestors of either ideological side of the spectrum who act in a way to incite others should be dealt with harshly.

[Merge]

Originally Posted by UKyank

Im sure they did & if they didn't they weren't doing their jobs. Anyone that proposes an 'open carry' event, especially at an already contentious situation is a complete moron.

Protestors of either ideological side of the spectrum who act in a way to incite others should be dealt with harshly.

I'm actually in agreement with both of your points here. My posts above were in reaction to the ridiculous criticism directed at the police chief at the top of the thread.

[erieguy]

I'd wager some have different definitions of what an assault rifle actually is.

[Merge]

Originally Posted by erieguy

I'd wager some have different definitions of what an assault rifle actually is.

I wouldn't be surprised, as many in America don't fetishize firearms the way the extreme Right does. To many people an assault rifle, a shotgun, or EVEN a handgun all constitute potential threats to civil political discourse in our society. Many people disagree that firearms have a place in the political arena. They don't necessarily care about the specifications of the individual model.


Of course, as always... your mileage may vary.