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Shazbotdom wrote:

Greed and Death wrote:So back the blue commandeered a black church's parking lot to hold a rally.
https://twitter.com/TasharaParker/statu ... gr%5Etweet

If I were the church, I"d have every single one of them towed. But, that's just me.

United States of Devonta wrote:

Shazbotdom wrote:If I were the church, I"d have every single one of them towed. But, that's just me.

Just an accident they chose a black church.

Shazbotdom wrote:

United States of Devonta wrote:
Just an accident they chose a black church.

Still doesn't matter. It's trespassing on private property. Tow 'em all.

Shazbotdom wrote:

Greed and Death wrote:So back the blue commandeered a black church's parking lot to hold a rally.
https://twitter.com/TasharaParker/statu ... gr%5Etweet

If I were the church, I"d have every single one of them towed. But, that's just me.

Ifreann wrote:Ware State Prison, near Waycross, Georgia, is on lockdown following unrest over night. Three prisoners and two guards were reportedly injured. Videos allegedly taken by prisoners during the unrest are circulating around the internet.

I guess locking people up in close quarters during a pandemic isn't conducive to a rehabilitative environment.

Greed and Death wrote:

Shazbotdom wrote:If I were the church, I"d have every single one of them towed. But, that's just me.

They were in their Trucks and armed.

Ifreann wrote:

Greed and Death wrote:
They were in their Trucks and armed.

Tow trucks clearly outrank pickups, though.

Atheris wrote:

Ifreann wrote:Tow trucks clearly outrank pickups, though.

But monster trucks conquer all.

Ifreann wrote:

Atheris wrote:But monster trucks conquer all.

Monster trucks are second only to Truckasaurus.

Ifreann wrote:

Greed and Death wrote:
They were in their Trucks and armed.

Tow trucks clearly outrank pickups, though.

Greed and Death wrote:

Ifreann wrote:Tow trucks clearly outrank pickups, though.

You can't tow while a person is in the vehicle. Trying to do so while they have a gun is also a problem. They also weren't parked they were driving around the parking lot.

Criminal trespass is normally a Class B misdemeanor with a fine up to $2,000 and a jail term up to 180 days. If the trespass is on agricultural land, and the trespasser is apprehended within 100 feet of the boundary of the land, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor with a fine up to $500. Agricultural land is broadly defined and includes land suitable for growing plants (for food, feed, fiber, seed, etc.) or trees or for keeping farm or ranch animals. However, under certain conditions including if one has a deadly weapon on or about one’s person the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a fine up to $4,000 and a jail term up to one year.

Fartsniffage wrote:

Greed and Death wrote:You can't tow while a person is in the vehicle. Trying to do so while they have a gun is also a problem. They also weren't parked they were driving around the parking lot.

Criminal trespass is normally a Class B misdemeanor with a fine up to $2,000 and a jail term up to 180 days. If the trespass is on agricultural land, and the trespasser is apprehended within 100 feet of the boundary of the land, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor with a fine up to $500. Agricultural land is broadly defined and includes land suitable for growing plants (for food, feed, fiber, seed, etc.) or trees or for keeping farm or ranch animals. However, under certain conditions including if one has a deadly weapon on or about one’s person the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a fine up to $4,000 and a jail term up to one year.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/non ... pass.phtml

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iF2-8na80M

So apart from locking people up on questionable charges, law enforcement has been offering to release people from prison if and only if they agree not to protest.

Even if it doesn't constitute a violation of freedom of speech, couldn't it at least be counted as extortion? Because this whole thing reeks of legalized extortion if nothing else. If you offered REAL criminals release from prison in exchange for keeping their mouth shut I don't think there'd be any doubt it's extortion, so why does this NOT count as extortion?

United States of Devonta wrote:

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iF2-8na80M

So apart from locking people up on questionable charges, law enforcement has been offering to release people from prison if and only if they agree not to protest.

Even if it doesn't constitute a violation of freedom of speech, couldn't it at least be counted as extortion? Because this whole thing reeks of legalized extortion if nothing else. If you offered REAL criminals release from prison in exchange for keeping their mouth shut I don't think there'd be any doubt it's extortion, so why does this NOT count as extortion?

Wtf? Protesting is not against the law? Why would the police think "protesting" is bad?

The Black Forrest wrote:

Cannot think of a name wrote:Matches also start fires.

Hey man! Those wall of moms look like they are out for trouble.

Solomons Land wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:
Hey man! Those wall of moms look like they are out for trouble.

In all seriousness, we need a stop, or at least a restriction, on these protests. They are cesspools for coronavirus.

Vassenor wrote:

Solomons Land wrote:
In all seriousness, we need a stop, or at least a restriction, on these protests. They are cesspools for coronavirus.

I mean it kind of hasn't, but...

Agarntrop wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
I mean it kind of hasn't, but...

Protests only spread diseases when i disagree with them

Vassenor wrote:

Solomons Land wrote:
In all seriousness, we need a stop, or at least a restriction, on these protests. They are cesspools for coronavirus.

I mean it kind of hasn't, but...

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
I mean it kind of hasn't, but...

Large crowds of people assembled. How did coronavirus not spread? How do we know the study isn't biased?

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
I mean it kind of hasn't, but...

Large crowds of people assembled. How did coronavirus not spread? How do we know the study isn't biased?

Vassenor wrote:

United States of Devonta wrote:
Wtf? Protesting is not against the law? Why would the police think "protesting" is bad?

Because they're protesting against the police.

Pilipinas and Malaya wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
Because they're protesting against the police.

Also because the police probably don’t want to lose their funding or almost paramilitary powers.