Cops are cowards, so they might not have felt empowered enough to gang up on him.
A visible, if not brandished, firearm would have heightened the situation for sure, and made it so there was a 50/50 chance that “they fucked off” or “they shot him.”
But, even though it’s with hindsight, seeing as they still killed him…
I cannot recall a single video of protesters open carrying getting shot with pepper balls, rubber bullets, or sprayed like any of the unarmed protests we see get fucked with by police in the US on the regular.
Going for the worst-take-ever award?
Cops are cowards, so they might not have felt empowered enough to gang up on him.
A visible, if not brandished, firearm would have heightened the situation for sure, and made it so there was a 50/50 chance that “they fucked off” or “they shot him.”
But, even though it’s with hindsight, seeing as they still killed him…
I can find an endless stream of cops escalating violence against people who are not visibly armed.
Can you show me one instance of police escalating to violence against a protestor with a rifle in their hands?
Cops are scared bullies, they attack the weakest targets.
When they see rifles, they go elsewhere.
It’s not a “take” it’s what the fucking numbers say. Opinions aren’t relevant, neither is you believing anything.
I cannot recall a single video of protesters open carrying getting shot with pepper balls, rubber bullets, or sprayed like any of the unarmed protests we see get fucked with by police in the US on the regular.