I don't know what the man was thinking or doing or what his intentions actually were by getting involved. I just hope it was something he felt was worth dying for.
Personally, I can guarantee that I wont be protesting ICE in a crime riddled city that is high on adrenaline, getting pepper sprayed by armed government agents, wrestled to the ground and used for target practice.
That wont be how my life ends.
One thing that I find interesting an about all I have to say a it is why hasn’t the governor and mayor come out and told people to stop following ice. If you wanna peacefully protest set it up an have a ball. But the amount of bullshit that they are adding to those agents is ridiculous you guys sit here and say it’s a bunch of hacks and amateur seems like a brilliant idea to me to go and make their job harder and make them feel like they are in a even more dangerous situation.
I tend to avoid anywhere that has a bunch of nonsensical people with signs, flags, pepper spray, guns, etc.... It’s working well...for the whole staying alive thing.
Kinda why I avoid riot zones and don't mess with armed federal agents.
Feds and AWFFULs (affluent, white, fat, female, urban, liberals) are certainly not a crowd I intermix with intentionally
I’d rather go ice fishing and I don’t like ice fishing
So, I’m reading a lot of these comments (besides victim blaming) as, “if you see injustice, best bet is to stay home.” Doesn’t matter how much charged language you want to use, the point is the same.
Most people who go out to protest or stand up for something are hoping to make a difference, not expecting to get shot. And sorry, not sorry if protesting makes things harder/inconvenient for the government; that’s the point of protest.
When it’s acceptable that the only way to stay safe is to not stand up for something you believe in, then dissent is more necessary than ever. Doesn’t matter if you’re protesting ICE, or abortion, or anything on either side of the aisle. You don't have to like the person protesting, or agree with their methods (provided they’re legal), but dismissing a death by saying 'they shouldn't have been there' is pretty disheartening when thinking about the history/founding of this country. Also kind of surprising given the type of people on this forum (in my mind, freedom-loving, gun-toting advocates for things like hunting and conservation).
(And on another topic, if this is a prevailing attitude, no wonder we are losing so much ground in all things conservation, too.)
And to the guy that dislikes us “AWFFULS” (or simply, “WFFLish’s”), I guess it’s a good thing well behaved women rarely make history.
