Digby notes that at least one protestor, an asshole openly carrying a gun in order to assert his “second amendment rights” and his rights under a crazy open carry law, gets an inordinate amount of respect from the cops that confront him . I’ve seen the video before, but if you haven’t, you can view it at the link.
So here’s my thought experiment, one that could actually be carried out. Suppose someone-someone black and male-walking down that same street carrying that same gun was confronted by the same cops. Who would want to bet against me that the respectful and humble tone the cops took with the asshole would be repeated?
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