When even Portland gets tired of your commie ass and tells you to GTFO, you know you've gone too far.

Who would have ever thought that people might get tired of being tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets?

Except nothing like that has happened in Portland at all.

Hmm, it's like they feel they have to arm themselves against the police to exercise their Constitutional rights.

Why not just leave 'em alone?

Dancin_In_Anson: Why not just leave 'em alone?

At some point, there become some public health and sanitation issues, like we had in New Orleans with the homeless camp in front of City Hall a few years ago. Other than that, though, I say leave 'em be.

are building shields and makeshift weapons -- including nails hammered into wood


Soon they will create a board with a nail in it so big that they will destroy themselves.

Considering the high level of corruption in the Portland police forces, I find nothing they say to be credible.

Move along citizen, police propaganda in action... Maybe the police could spread the rumor that the OWS protesters may have a small nuclear weapon or other weapons of mass destruction, then declare war and exterminate them all. They could probably do this then head to the doughnut shop for crullers and coffee before the shift ends... Oh hell what am I saying? The mobile police hospitality van brings the doughnuts and coffee to the scene for them.

Nabb1: At some point, there become some public health and sanitation issues, like we had in New Orleans with the homeless camp in front of City Hall a few years ago

Well, if they are endangering public health I can understand. If they're just making themselves worse off, who cares? They should be free to do so if that's their desire.

Dancin_In_Anson: Why not just leave 'em alone?

Love you.

MorrisBird: Love you.

;)

OMG THEY HAVE A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT!!!!!11!!111!!

the cops have body armor. they have armored vehicles. they have tactical gear. Radios. Helicopters. shotguns, rubber bullets, tear gas, riot shields. And they're afraid....of protesters....who might have a board....with a nail in it.

Portland police believe that some protesters inside the Occupy Portland encampments are building shields and makeshift weapons -- including nails hammered into wood -- in preparation for when authorities attempt to clear the parks this weekend, police said Friday.

man up nancy.

MeinRS6: Except nothing like that has happened in Portland at all.

Only violence I've seen so far is from undercover cops pretending to be protesters.

morrisbird, we could make DIA the the meat in a bird-horse sammich

I would think that our 2nd Amendment zealots would be encouraging and applauding the citizenry bearing arms against tyranny.

Howie Spankowitz: I would think that our 2nd Amendment zealots would be encouraging and applauding the citizenry bearing arms against tyranny.

the GOP is ok with revolution but only if the goal is to put the GOP into power. they're against anyone ELSE arming themselves against tyranny.

Weaver95: the GOP is ok with revolution but only if the goal is to put the GOP into power. they're against anyone ELSE arming themselves against tyranny.

Lock and load.

Weaver95: the cops have body armor. they have armored vehicles. they have tactical gear. Radios. Helicopters. shotguns, rubber bullets, tear gas, riot shields. And they're afraid....of protesters....who might have a board....with a nail in it.

i'm having flashbacks to a Simpsons Halloween special.

Maybe this guy had a point after all.

Aarontology: Maybe this guy had a point after all.

Can you imagine the bed wetting that would occur though?

Weaver95: OMG THEY HAVE A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT!!!!!11!!111!!


"Look out! He's got a broken milk carton!"

Dancin_In_Anson: Can you imagine the bed wetting that would occur though?

Jesus.

If they're so scared about a nailboard, they'd probably nuke it from orbit if OWS started showing up with firearms.

sinschild: Dancin_In_Anson: Weaver95: the GOP is ok with revolution but only if the goal is to put the GOP into power. they're against anyone ELSE arming themselves against tyranny.

Lock and load.

You know, one of my favorite "If I win the lottery" type things is figuring out how to cheaply recreate the liberator pistol. .45 caliber and very concealable. The distribute them to every man and woman in every major city. I don't think the police or other criminals would be quite so cavalier about opening fire on groups of people in the future.

Whether they shoot anyone with them would be mostly irrelevant, the fact that they existed, undocumented and untraceable in large numbers of civilian hands would be enough I think.

You do realize the most common result of weapon carry is that weapon being used against you, right? That guns don't prevent crime?

GAT_00: Hmm, it's like they feel they have to arm themselves against the police to exercise their Constitutional rights.

There is no Constitutional right to camp out indefinitely where there are laws against doing it for even one night. Sometimes I really wonder about you lefties. You make up stuff and then repeat it over and over again until you actually believe it is true.

GAT_00: You do realize the most common result of weapon carry is that weapon being used against you, right? That guns don't prevent crime?

Citation needed.

sinschild: They should demonstrate peacefully, but have the means at hand to resist violence with equal violence. It dissuades the armed from preying on the unarmed with impunity.

I agree.

After how the Oakland PD has acted, I don't really blame the OWS people for being worried about excessive violence.

Aarontology: If they're so scared about a nailboard, they'd probably nuke it from orbit if OWS started showing up with firearms.

I'm thinking more along the lines of the OWSers who would shiat a brick at the sight of a firearm.

sinschild: MeinRS6: GAT_00: You do realize the most common result of weapon carry is that weapon being used against you, right? That guns don't prevent crime?

Citation needed.

Link (new window)

Citation Provided.

So if I read that whole thing I would find that some guys that wrote a paper 12yrs ago may or may not successfully argue the point?

sinschild: GAT_00: sinschild: Dancin_In_Anson: Weaver95: the GOP is ok with revolution but only if the goal is to put the GOP into power. they're against anyone ELSE arming themselves against tyranny.

Lock and load.

You know, one of my favorite "If I win the lottery" type things is figuring out how to cheaply recreate the liberator pistol. .45 caliber and very concealable. The distribute them to every man and woman in every major city. I don't think the police or other criminals would be quite so cavalier about opening fire on groups of people in the future.

Whether they shoot anyone with them would be mostly irrelevant, the fact that they existed, undocumented and untraceable in large numbers of civilian hands would be enough I think.

You do realize the most common result of weapon carry is that weapon being used against you, right? That guns don't prevent crime?

A subject on which you and I will always differ GAT. I respect your opinion, but I do not agree with it.

That's not opinion and I know you know that. You just proved it for me. How can you knowingly hold an opinion that you know isn't backed up by fact?

Dancin_In_Anson: Aarontology: If they're so scared about a nailboard, they'd probably nuke it from orbit if OWS started showing up with firearms.

I'm thinking more along the lines of the OWSers who would shiat a brick at the sight of a firearm.

You mean like the ones your police are pointing at them because they had the audacity to protest?

GAT_00: You mean like the ones your police are pointing at them because they had the audacity to protest?

No I mean like the ones the OWS type shiat a brick over when people brought them to TEA rallies.

"your" police eh?

BroVinny: This is a sure sign of the deterioration of the OWS movement. We need only wait while they destroy themselves.

the cops are freaking out because ONE guy might have a board with a nail in it and you think the protesters are the ones falling apart?!

duuuude....

Dancin_In_Anson: GAT_00: You mean like the ones your police are pointing at them because they had the audacity to protest?

No I mean like the ones the OWS type shiat a brick over when people brought them to TEA rallies.

"your" police eh?

Law and Order conservatives are responsible for the state of the police today.

BroVinny: Just watch. It'll be over before you know it.

true. if the cops are this scared, they could give up and go home at any time.

randomjsa: List of problems associated with Occupy gatherings.

you left out the part where the cops break the law and violentely attack the protesters.

Dancin_In_Anson: I'm thinking more along the lines of the OWSers who would shiat a brick at the sight of a firearm.

A guy had his skull cracked open by police and OWS is still protesting. Meanwhile, the teabaggers backed out a deal to hold a meeting in Nevada because it was uncomfortably warm.

MeinRS6: sinschild: MeinRS6: GAT_00: You do realize the most common result of weapon carry is that weapon being used against you, right? That guns don't prevent crime?

Citation needed.

Link (new window)

Citation Provided.

So if I read that whole thing I would find that some guys that wrote a paper 12yrs ago may or may not successfully argue the point?

You're right, its an absurd expectation that you'd be able to read more than a paragraph.