We’re gonna need a little more attention to detail in this protest business. The first thing is to understand you cannot fight the police – or the national guard or anyone else for that matter. But you can “win” the day, with a little planning.
Couple points to remember: #1 – If the police think this country belongs to their overlords and wish to engage in brutality and suppression tactics, they are liable to get hurt as well. It’s a legal doctrine called mutual combat. Of course the government narrative implies they are right and protesters are wrong, depending on where you believe any legal authority comes from. So just remember, weapons are cheap, readily available and DISPOSABLE. Nobody wants to get done for killing a cop, because that story’s ending is already written – just like it’s been a foregone conclusion for all their brutally murdered victims over the years.
#2 – Pick your battles. Confrontations tend to happen dynamically and unpredictably. The opportunity to defend yourself effectively will arise at the time and place of your choosing. If the authorities expect to show up, they will be dressed and ready, and your options will be very limited. Surprise, surprise, what have we here… Based on yesterday’s Federal Police Reform discussions in Congress, it’s going to take some dead cops to bring this to a satisfactory conclusion.
This one may be the most egregious in modern CO times – and they did NOTHING. Until they get the law right in terms of police tactics and accountability, I declare this nation’s police force as a whole, fair game on the mean streets of the good ‘ol USA.