• FauxPseudo @lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    It’s 2025. America. You see these men on the street.

    If you assume they are going to rob a bank dial 911.

    If you assume they are going to lynch someone dial 911.

    If you assume they are going to kidnap someone dial 911.

    If you assume they are law enforcement then get your eyes checked. They aren’t wearing any identifying uniform, no insignia, no badges.

    If you assume they are impersonating law enforcement then dial 911 and get your eyes checked.

    • MisanthropiCynic@lemmy.today
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      8 hours ago

      Definitely don’t call 911. That just gives them more backup. They look like terrorists in the streets. It’s actually illegal here to wear a mask over your face while demonstrating or armed so they are under stand your ground territory

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        2 hours ago

        If you stand your ground you still go to jail. Even if you are released you still got more inconvenienced than them.

        As a white person I’m at minimal risk from them. But in order to stand your ground for another person they must have a legal right to be where they are. And if they are, in fact, not legally here, then bad things happen to you.

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          2 hours ago

          You can only use proportional force to defend yourself under stand your ground laws. If you stab someone that is only using their body parts then you go to jail. Will a jury convict? It will take a year or two to find out.

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            11 minutes ago

            I’m not saying it’s legal. I’m saying if someone wearing a balaclava tries to force me into an unmarked van, they’re getting stabbed.

          • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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            55 minutes ago

            Well the thing is there are more than 1 of them. Would it not be proportional to stab them if you get ganged on by 4 to 5 of them?