Diner in Louisville draws handgun as armed BLM protesters swarm restaurant

BLM is completely out of control. They enter a restaurant with firearms, and one lone customer with a handgun of his own sent them packing. They marched past Churchill Downs during the running of the Kentucky Derby. They had signs :"No justice, no Derby". Obviously it was a lame threat because the Derby went off without a hitch.

Diner in Louisville draws handgun as armed BLM protesters swarm restaurant | Fox News

 

Good!

If more people start doing that, this bullshit will end.

 

There were probably two more armed patrons who chose not to reveal their firearms, yet.

 

Eventually one of these idiots is going to get shot. Classless behavior.

This is the first time I've seen a (purportedly) BLM protest with guns.

 

The article reads...

Images showed a Louisville restaurant patron pointing a handgun AT armed Black Lives Matter protesters

Is it?
As far as I know... you can open carry while black in Kentucky.
It doesn't seem plausible that a white person can point a gun at people even when they are black.


But enter white privilege....

 

You have no clue what happened but automatically you support BLM?
Says a lot.

 

As far as I know... you can open carry while black in Kentucky.
It doesn't seem plausible that you can point a gun at people even when they are black.


This has all the making of demanding white privilege.

 

I read the article. I quoted the article.
And you're not proving me wrong. So... whazzap?

 

I wasn't thinking about race or ideology. I just think it's stupid to go to a protest with a gun.

 

The first post goes immediately "BLM is completely out of control" and I responded to that accusation.

And you might think it's stupid to go to a protest with a gun.
This is America and people can carry guns. Even when black.
It is what it is. 1st amendment etc.

 

BLM, as a group, were armed and trespassed on diners at a restaurant. A Diner responded in kind.

Skin color has absolutely nothing to do with it.

BLM, as a group, believe they are entitled to act as they wish. They aren't, and it has nothing to do with their skin color.

 

This is not mentioned in the article.

Weird. As far as I know people can open carry, even while black... and so they are entitled and act that way as they wish. While pointing a gun, even while white and pointing at BLM people, is not allowed.

So how come you think it's the other way around without putting in white privilege as a corner stone of your argument?

 

Exactly what do you think happened? Did you even read the information provided??

PEOPLE. Color is not a factor, and you keep making about color, so that is your issue, not mine.

When people trespass, regardless of color, while carrying weapons, someone who is also carrying has the same rights as those who trespass.

 

Protestors generally have a point to make, many times they have good reasons.
However, if they appear to be a threat to people, they take away from the good reasons they may have for staging the protest in the first place. On the video, I saw some idiots on both sides, and some very commendable behavior. Kudo's to the woman shooing the protestors away from some people who looked agitated and one armed. Another guy seemed to be taunting the protestors, probably out of fear or anger. Sooner or later, situations like this will end in tragedy.
For the protestors out there: Yes, you have a point and have the right to peacefully demonstrate, protest, etc. But don't damage people or property, respect that people use roads to get back and forth to work and home and if you are demanding respect (99% are), GIVE it.

 

I read the article and as far as I am aware, trespassing or something similar is not mentioned. Enlighten me please of this knowledge of yours.

You're deliberately dishonest.
I mentioned this before to you, and it's in the article and also to be seen in the vid.
Both sides were not just carrying weapons, since only one side was pointing a gun at the other.


See that I care that I'm the elephant in the room raising the race card.
This story would be totally different if BLM protesters pointed their guns at people who didn't do that.
Go change my mind.

 

As far as I saw, nothing of that little restaurant or whatever it was got damaged.
The protesters were not "respected" with their freedoms in this vid. One guy was taunting them, while a buddy next to him pointed his gun to them.
But to hell with respect. Pointing a gun at non violent protestors is a violation of the constitution.

I'm calling it.
Nobody noticed, since the guy who did it is white.
You would have an entire different story if the armed BLM started to point guns at people.

Go change my mind.

 

What part of the article did you quote that claims the white guy probably did not follow the law?

 

Yeah and you're wearing that stupid race card out too....along with claims of white ****ing privilege. Who had the privilege, the WHITE BLM protestors or the guys who are the victims? Can you not see the dumbass white people in the BLM group? How could you miss that red-headed beached whale?

Talk about dishonesty.

No different than claiming Trump was racist......yet he's not the President that spoke at a KKK member's funeral. That would be one Joe Biden......and if you don't vote for Biden, you ain't black.

Dems are so unbearable.

 

Honestly, I'm not trying to change your mind. The first part of my post was about protesting in general.
The second part was about this specific incident, and all we have is a short article and short video to judge by, not much evidence on either account to actually make a logical judgement either way. All I'm saying is that is EVERYBODY behaved civilly and respectfully, these situations would produce more positive effects.
If no one wants to accept any responsibility, then it will continue to be a problem. This refers to all of these situations, no matter how good the cause is.

 

I thought you claimed you viewed the video.
They were not there to order food or get a table.
They were only there to harass the patrons of the restaurant dining outside.
That makes them trespassers.
If a mob of BLM armed protestors approaches my family screaming and yelling while they are sitting at a table, you can be GURANTEED I will draw my weapon.

 

Nobody but you said anything about them having a right to carry. All you did was deflect from the actual comment.

So according to you, if you're black you have the right to trespass and harass anyone sitting at a dinner you want but if a white guy responds to this criminal activity he is acting out of white privilege. Sounds more like black privilege to me.

If the white guy committed the crime you claim while on video, why isn't he being arrested? Is this another white privilege claim? I guess white people are not longer accountable to the law.

 

The unintended consequences of some of these protests is that they are lessening the support of the average citizen as they get more extreme and violate other people's rights. Don't get it twisted, I'm not berating those who protest for a cause they strongly believe in, in fact, hooray for you! It's what separates our country from many others. But when they go too far, it will have the reverse effect, and sort of ruins the good point they had, resulting in the opposite re-action they desire.
It is a delicate balance, but one that protestors should be aware of and maintain. Let someone else be the bad guy.

 

I don't have a problem with them having guns as long as they are not brandishing them. Really no different than the folks from the other side who occupied the Wisconsin capitol or whatever it was in the recent past. I am not sure what they hope to really achieve though other than get attention. They are a polarizing lot.

 

Looks like both sides were being *******s, but only one was threatening lethal force, and he'll probably face charges for it.

 

Why did the person who threatened deadly force, think that the BLM protesters couldn't be carrying around their own fire arms?