Would community defense organizing be good?

  • happydoors@lemmy.world
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    52 minutes ago

    I’m from a suburb of Minneapolis. Civil engagement is a good way to go. Recent events (shootings) got people to get our city council to figure out what they could do for gun safety. ICE hasn’t touched our wealthy suburb yet, though. There hasn’t been a city meeting since Renee Good, as well. Next city council meeting will be 🔥

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      34 minutes ago

      What can they do for “gun safety”? I’m fairly sure the woman murdered wasn’t because of lack of gun safety on her end.

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    5 hours ago

    You either contribute to the United States’ brain drain so that the economic situation collapses, or you use the second amendment.

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    9 hours ago

    I think groups of openly armed citizens patrolling the streets would be a huge deterrent to ICE. These guys are violent bullies when they operate against unarmed people, but I doubt they are willing to mess with a mass of armed defenders.

    But if the military continues to go along with Trump then this just may escalate things.

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    8 hours ago

    Do a nazi thing, like a hitler salute. That way they get confused, and could possibly see you as one of them.

    Second idea: wear an explosive belt at all times, now you can get all of them, and if youre lucky even the bomb expert and negotiator.

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    10 hours ago

    I’m in rural Cheshire in the UK, so first of all I’d be very surprised.

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    19 hours ago

    Alone, you are out-manned and out-gunned. Community is probably the best bet as bullies rely on uneven strength for their confidence. They’re untrained and want an easy target. Don’t give them it

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        19 hours ago

        What kind of classes? Shooting? If so I’d say shooting won’t help much unless you have a community response to those threatening you. It just gives ammunition to those calling the American population dangerous, and trying to break them into groups so they can exploit hatred and fear. I believe that standing by all “groups” no matter what is what needs to happen. When someone tries to divide to conquer, the best answer I can see is avoiding any divides. The problem is it works on so many people, that about 30% of the country agrees that they have enemies in the country. Yet those people they think are enemies… Are no one they know, and would take as a friend if they were their neighbor.

        Edit: that’s said as someone taught to shoot when I was 8 and has owned guns from 18, I’m 36. Guns aren’t the answer without community

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    19 hours ago

    Unless you’re actually breaking the law and they’re not fake cops. In that instance you’re the asshole.

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      19 hours ago

      Some would argue that shooting real cops wouldn’t make you an asshole either.

      You still wouldn’t be legal for doing so. But I wouldn’t say someone is an asshole just because they killed a cop.

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        9 hours ago

        I’d argue if a cop is trying to kill you instead of arrest you, which is their job, then yeah, killing them back isn’t exactly an asshole response.

        You can be an asshole for something else in the situation, but not for the mutual killing.

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    19 hours ago

    You excerise your rights provided to you by the constitution. Have a lawyer and video tape everything you can and fuck it do it live.