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mk  ·  4400 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Flagrant voter intimidation.

I'm confused. Is this really intimidation? If he's 100 feet away and not threatening, he can hand out his fliers.





cliffelam  ·  4400 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Contra question - if someone identified with the KKK was doing the same thing would it be intimidation?

NB, not saying (Black Panthers)=(KKK), but they share similarities relative to violent behavior, illegality, etc, etc. Interestingly the KKK was never big into moonshining to finanance their operations while the BP ran/dealt a lot of drugs back in the day.

-XC

cgod  ·  4400 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm also confused, what are you really trying to say here? Trying to figure out what you think is and should be going on now that we are back at the intersection of race and free speech. Is anyone in violation of any law? Why does their ethos have anything to do with their right to express themselves in a legal way?

mk  ·  4400 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Contra question - if someone identified with the KKK was doing the same thing would it be intimidation?

I don't think if they are just standing there and handing out fliers it qualifies, even if it's the KKK. Right? I mean, it is a democracy.

Look at this guy. He almost looks nerdy. I probably wouldn't even realize that he was a Black Panther. If he's just handing out fliers, NBD.

Also, I wonder if he is in a predominantly black precinct. The irony is that he might be there to look out for intimidation.

If he was giving people a hard time, or really being anything but civil, yeah, he should take a hike.