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Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester (www.reuters.com)
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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Black Panthers didn't point their guns at the police.

They would only shift the guns from one arm to the other and temporarily have the barrel pointed in the direction of the pigs for a fleeting second. They knew that aiming it at the pigs would get them executed. Using guns was for them a tactic of intimidation and deterrence. If you're gonna arm yourself against the State, be smart.