BLM protesters say costly gear to
protect them from cops prices
them out of civil rights
by
Jackie Salo
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
8/4/2020 4:57:11 PM
A group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle are claiming that they’re being priced out of their civil rights by the prohibitive costs of defending themselves against police violence.
The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court alleges that the repeated use of force by the Seattle Police Department has made it impossible for them to exercise their right to protest without pricey personal protective gear.
“Because protesters now must purchase expensive equipment to be assured that they will be able to protest safely, the indiscriminate use of weapons by SPD implicates equal protection,” the lawsuit says. The five plaintiffs
Reply 1 - Posted by:
hisself 8/4/2020 5:02:36 PM (No. 499935)
Boo friggin' hoo! If your protests were peaceful, and lawful, you wouldn't need protective gear. The cops are reacting, you are the cause.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
volksford 8/4/2020 5:07:19 PM (No. 499943)
I swear.. these mental midgets are prime examples of arrested development
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
seamusm 8/4/2020 5:08:40 PM (No. 499944)
Ya don't need riot gear unless you're rioting. But frankly, neither do the police. They might as well join the protests for all the 'policing' they are actually doing.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
AGGW 8/4/2020 5:08:54 PM (No. 499945)
Tsk tsk. Tough stuff, creme puff.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bighambone 8/4/2020 5:12:12 PM (No. 499949)
At this stage of the game, who knows, they might just draw an activist liberal Democrat Judge who would happily issue an injunction or restraining order prohibiting the local police there from using force against the rioters also known as "peaceful protesters".
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Wait until your new insurance premiums will be in the near future.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
coobr03 8/4/2020 5:16:18 PM (No. 499952)
What were they spending tier $900 a week of unemployment on?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Highlander 8/4/2020 5:18:05 PM (No. 499956)
The knights of olde had to make their own weapons and armor. Antifa goons should make their own protective gear if they’re that serious about rioting. Duct tape can work wonders, I hear.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Moritz55 8/4/2020 5:24:08 PM (No. 499963)
Bwahahahahaha!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Deepthinker 8/4/2020 5:28:46 PM (No. 499966)
Don't worry!
Elizabeth Warren will have a plan to provide FREE STUFF.
"Riot Gear For Rioters" (RGFR)
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 8/4/2020 5:30:09 PM (No. 499970)
Those poor kids. So back to their day jobs as public school teachers then?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
TJ54 8/4/2020 5:30:24 PM (No. 499971)
LOL
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Elljay 8/4/2020 5:51:43 PM (No. 499993)
“Your Honor, I can’t exercise my First Amendment rights without a tank.” And some desperate idiot lawyer actually believes there’s a case here.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 8/4/2020 5:51:44 PM (No. 499994)
Gimme a break willya! How about the cops just use live ammo instead and all you need is a bulletproof vest. Get those at an army surplus store. The Vietnam era stuff should work fine.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
anniebc 8/4/2020 5:53:12 PM (No. 499996)
Here's a couple of pieces of advice for you idiots:
1. Take your freaking backsides home
2. Tell blm to buy your armor instead of giving money to white racist democrats
3. Shut up and quit your crying. You can't wage a war with a bunch of cry babies. Go home!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/4/2020 5:54:08 PM (No. 499997)
It's difficult to buy riot gear on a teacher's salary isn't it?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Stickhitter 8/4/2020 5:58:28 PM (No. 500003)
There is absolutely no reason to not fund riot gear to the have not's. After all, "Black Riot Gear Matters",................dammit, white privileger's are messing things up!!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
bad-hair 8/4/2020 6:07:11 PM (No. 500012)
We've got a second wave virus crisis. CNN say it so it must be true. Stay home and do a virtual protest. You won't need any protective equipment unless your wife disagrees with you.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Heraclitus 8/4/2020 6:08:44 PM (No. 500014)
#2, i think they are a product of the education system, the entertainment industry and MSM!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
HPmatt 8/4/2020 6:13:57 PM (No. 500019)
With your paid Gold Level BLM membership, you get a discount at the local BLM PPE store, with Nike China slave Warrior series equipment, WalMart Uighur waterproof underwear, etc...
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 8/4/2020 6:31:20 PM (No. 500034)
So PPE isn't just for Covid19? Besides I thought they just looted everything, must not be rioting in the right areas.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
ScooterTrash 8/4/2020 6:43:32 PM (No. 500038)
The original article forgot to mention the "peaceful" protester and demanding the police provide cookies too. Heck, ya can't have a good riot on an empty stomach...
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
udanja99 8/4/2020 7:29:45 PM (No. 500076)
Well, maybe you should try this - go home and stay there. Get an education in something useful and get a job. Be responsible for yourself. And don’t breed - the world has enough idiots.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
SALady 8/4/2020 7:58:36 PM (No. 500093)
The way evil warps a person's brain is just scary on so many levels!!!
That someone could honestly believe they should be rewarded for breaking the law, destroying things, and hurting people, is simply not something that a sane person is capable of. That is all you need to know about the pure evil of BLM and Antifa!!!
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
hershey 8/4/2020 8:26:43 PM (No. 500120)
If they didn't riot they wouldn't need protective gear...
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
chumley 8/4/2020 8:27:58 PM (No. 500122)
If those punks had any idea how much I have spent on ammunition since 2010...they wouldn't care. I guess I'm not smart enough to have someone else buy it for me.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
clipped wings 8/4/2020 8:29:34 PM (No. 500125)
They should go to Soros for additional money. Otherwise, go home to mommy's basement.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Sunhan65 8/4/2020 8:43:02 PM (No. 500135)
This is what happens when you let idiots live through their first attempt at riotous assembly. They need to very rapidly become "largely rest in peaceful" protestors, so the rest of us can get on with rebuilding our severely damaged society.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Mushroom 8/4/2020 8:43:04 PM (No. 500136)
You know Dick's Sporting goods is looking for a new clientele.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Ashley Brenton 8/4/2020 11:18:28 PM (No. 500231)
Think of how much money you'd save by staying home, writing your Congressman, city council, mayor, newspaper editorial board, and waiting for election day to cast your vote.
You know...the usual American citizen stuff we do that doesn't involve property damage.
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#30 You are assuming they can write. Most print and too lazy to make it legible.
I have a sign at home that says "No Whining" Ya know, kids, you are getting on my last nerve. Go home and cry to your mommy. Join the army. They might give you some equipment.
I am blaming Dr. Spock for telling mothers not to spank their kids. We would not be here if they had.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
PChristopher 8/5/2020 12:11:06 AM (No. 500272)
Maybe you should take whatever money you have, invest in some cyanide capsules and do us all a favor.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
TCloud 8/5/2020 12:45:57 AM (No. 500295)
Hide behind those realllly loud and hysterical hairy Antifa Females for protection.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Trigger2 8/5/2020 1:13:04 AM (No. 500308)
So your rights are violated if you can't dress up with better gear than cops or the military going off to war?
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
web 8/5/2020 2:59:12 AM (No. 500322)
A couple of points. Americans have the right to Free Speech and to protest against injustices... but NOT in the streets. In my humble opinion, any protestor who is hit by a car in the street has brought it upon themselves. They can protest in a park, on the sidewalk, or some other designated area, but streets are payed for by taxpayers and made for automobiles. I'm sick of young, ignorant youth chanting that it is their streets, when they've probably never worked a day in their life and never payed taxes. Also, they wouldn't need protective gear if they weren't being violent and causing a police response. When a protest turns in to a violent riot, police should respond with lethal force. These "protestors" are ignorant, uneducated, and have way too much self-esteem and sense of entitlement.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
4Justice 8/5/2020 3:29:50 AM (No. 500324)
Well, that's what happens when you pocket most of those millions of dollars you and your buddies are getting from all those wealthy leftists. I wonder how many of you have new cars and other nice goodies to play with now.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
LaVallette 8/5/2020 4:22:41 AM (No. 500334)
The Court is only required to read out the terms of the First Amendment especially the bit about ..."the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble". If you do it peaceably then you do not need protective clothes or special equipment.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
paral04 8/5/2020 9:19:05 AM (No. 500528)
Too funny! Are we now supposed to contribute to these thugs so they can rob and beat up up? And if they have time burn anything they can't take with them.
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With all of the corporations, professional athletes, Hollywood et al giving money to BLM, just where did all that money go? Must not have trickled down to the average street protestor yet.
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