Here is a man. A white man and he’s angry. Here is a white man who is angry, and he gas a gun!
OMG! The angry white man with the gun is confronting the police! With all we’ve heard about the trigger happy police these days, what do you think will be the end result for this angry white man with a gun, picking a fight with the cops? Someone is sure to be slaughtered, right?
This just goes to show the double standards in today’s society. Can you imagine if the color of the man was different? What would happen to him if he were black or latino?
Well you don’t have to imagine. Eric Garner was just standing in his neighborhood when he was attacked by police, taken down and killed when a police officer applied and illegal choke hold.
Mike Williams, another black teenager was murdered by another cop, having at least 6 bullets pumped into his fleeing body simply because he was walking in the street.
Trayvon Martin was walking in his father’s neighborhood and because he fit a stereotype, he was followed and murdered by a cop wannabe.
Santiago Hernandez was sitting when police descended on him, beat and pepper sprayed him for because they claimed he “resisted arrest.” Then then dropped the charges, leaving Santiago bruised and bloodied.
These are just some of the recently publicized examples of this double standard, but there are countless more happening daily that we never hear about.
But back to our story.
A 63-year-old white man, clad in pajamas, was waving a large gun around, threatening people and understandably scaring the bejesus out of them. Several called the cops, who showed up in a cruiser and attempted to convince the man to “put the gun down,” so they could talk to him.
He was having none of it, and though what he says cannot be heard on the video, it is clear he is making some sort of a statement about his rights to openly carry this weapon. The officer acknowledges his “open carry” rights, but says the man is not allowed to cross the street. That’s jaywalking. The man flips the bird to the police and toward the camera, makes masturbatory gestures, and keeps the assault rifle over his shoulder. He’s having none of it. The cops keep trying to talk some sense into him, and tell him he is “scaring people.” The man says, “shoot me.” The cops don’t.
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