Summary

Following a February 7th neo-Nazi rally, residents of Lincoln Heights, a majority-Black Ohio town, formed an armed Safety and Watch Program to protect against hate groups.

The rally, where participants waved swastikas and shouted slurs, received little police intervention, sparking fears of future threats when no arrests or identifications were made during the incident.

Volunteers now patrol bus stops and neighborhoods. “I’ve never felt safer as a Black man in my community,” said spokesperson Daronce Daniels.

The historically underserved and self-governing community shows strong support for the initiative with yard signs and sees this as a continuation of its legacy of self-reliance and community defense.

  • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    19 hours ago

    If the cops didn’t do shit when the Nazis came, why do they think the cops won’t fuck them over if they try to stop the Nazis?

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        18 hours ago

        He said he supports law enforcement, but that its handling of the Feb. 7 demonstration doesn’t give him faith that it will protect him in the future. For that reason, he says he’s proud of the neighborhood safety and watch program, even though he wishes it weren’t needed.

        Well for starters opposing the police instead of supporting them.

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          18 hours ago

          You gotta virtue signal sometimes. Purity testing every word people say will get the movement nowhere.

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            Plus, the quote only effectively says “I want law and order. I just don’t think the police will use law and order to protect us.”

            He supports “law enforcement”, not “the police”.

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      18 hours ago

      Cowards tend to back down when confronted on equal grounds. This is essentially a resurgence of the Black Panther movement, which worked quite well doing the exact same thing.

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        16 hours ago

        This is essentially a resurgence of the Black Panther movement, which worked quite well doing the exact same thing.

        Well, up until it got COINTELPRO’d and the cops assassinated Fred Hampton, at least.

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        17 hours ago

        I wonder if this will trigger republicans to enact gun laws

        Mulford Act A 1967 California bill to repeal the law that permitted citizens to carry loaded weapons in public places The Mulford Act was a 1967 California bill that prohibited public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit. Named after Republican assemblyman Don Mulford, and signed into law by governor of California Ronald Reagan, the bill was crafted with the goal of disarming members of the Black Panther Party who were conducting armed patrols of Oakland neighborhoods, in what would later be termed copwatching. Wikipedia

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      15 hours ago

      The cops did plenty! They openly fraternized with them and then escorted the Nazis away where they openly fraternized with them again. Wait a minute…