Live Protests in St. Louis - Ex-cop Jason Stockley found not guilty of shooting Anthony Lamar Smith (program, gun)

[Sundaydrive00]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Yes I did. The violence happened after the police tried to stop them from continuing to protest.

Nope, The vandalism happened first, then police began to clear the area.

https://twitter.com/JesseBogan/statu...06722150338560


"After vandals hit random areas downtown"

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by budlight

You seriously did not read the article. It was far from a peaceful protest. Some demonstrators carrying guns, bats and hammers, smashing windows. Why did they bring these weapons to a supposedly peaceful protest? You just NEVER admit when you are wrong and continue on like a child who puts his fingers in his ears and says LALALALALA.

I support violence when your rights are violated.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by Sundaydrive00

"After vandals hit random areas downtown"

In public there is NO such thing as unlawful assembly. We are free to assemble with whoever and wherever we want.

[budlight]

Originally Posted by pknopp

I support violence when your rights are violated.

You changed your stance now. Why bring weapons to a peaceful protest?

[budlight]

Originally Posted by pknopp

In public there is NO such thing as unlawful assembly. We are free to assemble with whoever and wherever we want.

Do you support destroying public property?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by budlight

You changed your stance now.

I did not.

Why bring weapons to a peaceful protest?

We have a Constitutional right to carry. It's not my place to question that.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by budlight

Do you support destroying public property?

Depends. Police cars? Yes, in retaliation.

A private business? Not in general but if your protests are ignored it will come to that.

[budlight]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Depends. Police cars? Yes, in retaliation.

A private business? Not in general but if your protests are ignored it will come to that.

So you support violent protests. Once again, changing your stance. This is the result of a total lack of self control. Thugs unleashed.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by budlight

So you support violent protests. Once again, changing your stance. This is the result of a total lack of self control. Thugs unleashed.

I've changed nothing. I've long noted that the Founders understood that people must be able to stand up to an out of control authoritarian government.

I've noted that the people have the right up to a lethal response to protect themselves.

[8won6]

Originally Posted by budlight

So you support violent protests. Once again, changing your stance. This is the result of a total lack of self control. Thugs unleashed.

why are you more outraged at the destruction of property than the police slaughtering people? Are you looking at the police shootings with this much scrutiny? All of the victims aren't "heroin dealers". All of them aren't black "thugs". The police are slaughtering unarmed people of all races. If you're going to blindly stand by while they kill people, then you should blindly stand by while property is destroyed. You're fake outraging at reactions and not the initial cause.