Sickening.
On the other hand, cops are scum. No matter which agency they work for, or what their badge says on it. If they "fear for their life", they need to find a different job. Their primary- and possibly only- duty is to die to protect your life, liberty, and property, not to murder to enforce counterfeit "laws".
Enforcing unethical (and unconstitutional, if you care about such things) "immigration" rules puts you on the wrong side. Murdering someone who is trying to escape from your authority-addled display of aggression just stacks more wrongdoing on top of wrongdoing.
It doesn't matter whether or not I would have liked the dead woman, or even if she was only inspired to protest because she hated the current president (as I suspect was the case). Politics makes people stupid, after all.
You have the right to drive over anyone who is blocking your way, be they a protester or an enforcer. Don't block cars if you don't want to be run over. And if you do, your claims of "self-defense" will be ridiculed by smarter people.
The comments I see people copsuckers making about the situation make me sad for the future of liberty in America... and the world.
If you hate other people more than you love liberty, there's no hope for you. And this seems to be the case with so many people these days. They love Big Brother and his rules more than they value liberty. That's not good!
Tips are nice.
"If you think it's time to protest, it's probably time for something more direct. I get it, though, even though I know it won't make any useful difference."
ReplyDeleteI generally agree with that, but sometimes protesting has another benefit besides having a direct impact on the issue at hand. It can bring like-minded people together.
Two days ago, I stopped to talk with a lone 60ish year-old white woman carrying a protest sign about brownshirt ICE murderers along one of the intersections in town. She got a couple of honks, waves and thumbs up signs from drivers as I was talking with her. Although I’ll probably never see her again, it was a pleasant and interesting encounter for its own sake.
I can see where that would be nice. I just don't like to be around people with signs- I figure it makes them a target and I generally avoid standing in front of, behind, or beside targets. Especially if I don't know who might be shooting at them (or aiming a car at them), or when. Protests attract angry people, and create angry people, and I don't want to be around crowds of angry people. A lone woman with a sign might be a different situation, though. I'm glad you had a nice encounter.
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