On: Police attacks against journalists across the U.S....

[jtbayly]

Turns out guns are important for protecting yourself against government overreach and abuse. Who knew?

[jkestner → jtbayly]

Judging by how black people _thought_ to have guns are treated, I’d say white skin is better at protecting you.

[chipotle_coyote → jkestner]

I would say that is correct.

(Fascinating trivia: California allowed open carry until the Mulford Act in 1967 restricted it -- directly in response to the Black Panthers practicing it. The Act was signed into law by Ronald Reagan, with the explicit support of the National Rifle Association.)

[monadic2 → jtbayly]

Fun fact, the reason why california banned open carry was to prevent the black neighborhoods in Oakland from policing themselves as armed citizens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act

[mcv → jtbayly]

Guns work very well when you're white. Not so well when you're black.