A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
“I feel like it’s more secure now,” one woman said. “I know my son can walk home and be OK.”
Summary
Following a February 7th neo-Nazi rally, residents of Lincoln Heights, a majority-Black Ohio town, formed an armed Safety and Watch Program to protect against hate groups.
The rally, where participants waved swastikas and shouted slurs, received little police intervention, sparking fears of future threats when no arrests or identifications were made during the incident.
Volunteers now patrol bus stops and neighborhoods. "I've never felt safer as a Black man in my community," said spokesperson Daronce Daniels.
The historically underserved and self-governing community shows strong support for the initiative with yard signs and sees this as a continuation of its legacy of self-reliance and community defense.
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The cops didn't didn't show up for the same reason that you never see Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus at the same time.
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Wanna bet this community sees a temporary decrease in crime?
Hell, I personally would feel safer as an opponent of facism there too.
History shows us that this will not be tolerated for long though, regardless of the constitutional right. I hope this idea is picked up elsewhere. There are a lot of places that could benefit from running their own regulated militia: cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
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You wanna bet they're gonna make some laws now to restrict them because black people are exercising their 2nd amendment rights.
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That's the part I'm curious about. California did enact a law in 1967 requiring permits to openly carry loaded firearms, but the Black Panthers didn't just go away.
Anything enacted at a federal level will get pushback, and I'm very curious about how it will be constructed to avoid pissing off their support. In either way, I would presume that people aren't just going to passively hand over their guns. We know how that ends up.
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I mean I can certainly imagine, why.
But this feels so strange, reading as European...
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Ask someome in their 90's if it feels strange.
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If the cops didn’t do shit when the Nazis came, why do they think the cops won’t fuck them over if they try to stop the Nazis?
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Cowards tend to back down when confronted on equal grounds. This is essentially a resurgence of the Black Panther movement, which worked quite well doing the exact same thing.
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I wonder if this will trigger republicans to enact gun laws
Mulford Act A 1967 California bill to repeal the law that permitted citizens to carry loaded weapons in public places The Mulford Act was a 1967 California bill that prohibited public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit. Named after Republican assemblyman Don Mulford, and signed into law by governor of California Ronald Reagan, the bill was crafted with the goal of disarming members of the Black Panther Party who were conducting armed patrols of Oakland neighborhoods, in what would later be termed copwatching. Wikipedia
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This is essentially a resurgence of the Black Panther movement, which worked quite well doing the exact same thing.
Well, up until it got COINTELPRO'd and the cops assassinated Fred Hampton, at least.
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What other options remain?
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He said he supports law enforcement, but that its handling of the Feb. 7 demonstration doesn’t give him faith that it will protect him in the future. For that reason, he says he’s proud of the neighborhood safety and watch program, even though he wishes it weren’t needed.
Well for starters opposing the police instead of supporting them.
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Funny thing is, if they kill all the Nazis, there ain't be any cops left to fuck them over.
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The cops did plenty! They openly fraternized with them and then escorted the Nazis away where they openly fraternized with them again. Wait a minute....
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The rally, where participants waved swastikas
Why isn't this enough to shot them in the face?
Millions died at war to stop swastika-waving scum, and the world united to never allow this to happen again, so why is American society suddenly ok with letting them terrorize communities?
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Almost all of the WW2 vets are gone man. I worry that the far right resurgence around the world is being allowed to happen because people are simply ignorant to the horror of WW2. I remember talking to someone younger than me about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust. He didn't seem to think much of the Holocaust which I found disturbing. I started bringing up the numbers and I could see the shock in his face. He genuinely didn't seem to grasp just how many people were murdered because of fascism.
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Look at major wars and start going backwards in history… and then do the math of how long before that major war a previous major war was.
WW2… 80-ish years ago from today Civil War… 1860s - about 80 or so years before that American Revolution - 1770s - about 80 to 90 years before that
There seems to be a rough pattern indicating that once the generation scarred by a major war is gone… so seems to go the world order that was in place beforehand.
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I think everyone should attend an event where they can personally thank a WW2 vet.
And we can apologise to them at the same time for not honouring their sacrifice by allowing tyranny to rise up nearly uninhibited.
I regularly watch documentaries about out WW2 as a reminder of how easily dictators can threaten civilization, but also to learn about what it took for ordinary people to become heroes.
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Because the Venn diagram of those waving swastikas and those enforcing the law is nearly a circle.
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Some of those that burn crosses???
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Blue by Day, White by Night. On a Klan/Cop button I have from the 70s
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You ever been to an anti far right protest? You can tell who the cops like more. It's the cowards in hoods
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well yes, because they're them. I'm a white dude and even I know that.
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The resurrection of the Black Panthers
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When it's necessary, it's necessary
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Unfortunate….
But true.
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It’s a good thing Ronald Reagan isn’t around anymore.
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I read this with the subtext that Ronald Reagan worked as governor of California to pass gun control after Black Panthers were exercising their right to bear arms.
Underrated comment, ty
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You read good.
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If Reagan were around to see this we might stand a chance at getting some kind of gun control.
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With Trump you just might
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Getting organized is good.
Individuals just yolo shooting Nazis and CEOs is kind of heart warming, but real power I think comes from organizing.
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yeah but you don't expect that shit from first world country, america is in decline
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That why the rest of the world expect this from the USA
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Resist fascism!
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We need these in every neighbor hood now
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This ends with blood in the streets. We just need to decide whose blood.
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When there is blood, highly likely it will be from both.
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Alas, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of both patriots and tyrants.
It is with a heavy heart we must accept this and move forward, as our elected leaders have now left us with virtually no other choice.
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‘Twas ever thus.
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We already decided in WW2, so Nazis shouldn't get another chance to come back.
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I can guess whose blood the police prefer.
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NRA inexplicably starts sweating
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Oh, that was just perfect. Thank you.
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Very relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act
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So the white sherif is more worried about black folks wearing masks and carry assault rifles than the neo Nazis wearing masks and carrying weapons? And not identifying them?
I understand cops don’t want to arrest their friends, but this is pretty bad, even by those standards.
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its almost as if the cops are the ones behind the masks, the way they are protecting them.....
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Some of those that work forces...
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Every group of people need to have autonomy and independence, and the right to self-govern. No people should have to fear violence and repression from another group.
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May as well. We're well on our way to being third-world anyway
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"shit-hole cuntry"
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Are the fucking neo-Nazis showing up in Tesla Cyber trucks? They fucking asswipes should be.
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Hey I think I've seen this episode before!
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Yeah, this I'd the first season. Next season the US military will bomb the city
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Or they might just have the local police bomb and incenerate an entire city block like in Philly.
*Edit: typo
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Good move for the black people.
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close enough
welcome back Black Panthers
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I think letting everybody have a gun is absolutely moronic. But if i was living in the US right now i would definitely be stocking up on assault rifles and ammo.
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An assault rifle just tells everyone you can't aim and are happy with indiscriminate targeting. They are fine when you are fighting 1000 of something, but there's a reason the army sharpshooting badge doesn't include burst fire (or didn't thirty year's ago, anyway).
I'd recommend just about anything else for self defense, actually.
I can't because of some mental health concerns in my household (not the least of which, my own), but otherwise I'd have a revolver.
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[Assault rifles] are fine when you are fighting 1000 of something, but... I'd recommend just about anything else for self defense, actually.
(Pointedly) Yeah, we know.
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This situation absolutely calls for rifIe usage. Tell us you know nothing about firearrns without telling us..
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I keep a cavalry company of winged hussars in my back yard. Fuck with me and get lanced mofo!
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Good for them!
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KKK aren't the only ones who can run militias.
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This will be the thing that finally gets us gun control.
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Forget it. If you can't imagine the government rounding up all the stockpiles of weapons from right wingers around the country, you should be against any further gun control. Our enemies are already well armed. Don't make it harder for the rest of us.
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Watch gun control laws suddenly appear.
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It begins
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Wake up, babe! New Republican gun restrictions are about to drop!
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antifa supersoldiers /j
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All this happens because Americans are obsessed with race. The first time I was asked about my race was when I applied for my visa
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It's fucking hog-wash I tell ya
