[MysteryMeat]

Originally posted by hyoomen
Don't have an immense amount of time for response, but I was standing outside when they came marching up and stood in front of the police station several days ago. I fully respect their right to march, though I think militantism is a step in the wrong direction. Violence is suckass.

My main concern was with the fact that police (plainclothes, urban tactical, and standard dress) were swarming over several blocks in cars, vans, motorcycles, bicycles, and on foot. There were some on roofs, there were some on multiple floors. I counted more than 60 cops, though I'm certain there might have been 100+ surrounding the 10 or so wouldbe "black panthers". At 20-30/hr per cop, can we afford that sort of shit?

It's a tricky distraction to draw attention away from white people getting robbed in Deep Ellum and Lower Greenville. It's rent week, foo.