OK, first, in your scenario, cops wouldn't kick your butt. they'd look up a few ordinances and fine you to oblivion. or politely ask you to leave.
I see a continuous slide of our basic rights and no one standing up saying, hey, we want our rights. This guy did, but did it in piss-poor way. But he did call attention to it, dialogs have been started, here in fact. I think a lot of good can come of that.
or we have the alternative, from the tape:
"Get down on your knees. Just obey what I'm saying," Dougherty said.
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Originally Posted by Gogar
Of course not. Still a big-time cop fail, but it's just harder for me to feel sorry for the guy, knowing he strapped on his gun and got his little recorder ready and went to where he knew the all the dumb cops were. He should have made a "Cops suck" sign or something, too. It's not illegal to make a "cops suck" sign, you know.
Maybe I could make a "Cops Suck" sign and go down to my local district cop shop and just stand around singing songs about how cops suck. And, when they kick my ass, make sure someone videotapes it.
Would everyone applaud me for 'standing up against police brutality?" No. They would call me a dumbass.
When aggressive gun-owners pull stunts, it's not "standing up for their rights." It's pulling a dumb stunt; and it does more damage than good for the cause, however noble.
IMO.  |