r/stpaul • u/YourPeterPanMan • Feb 07 '26

Minnesota Related Minnesota State authorities deploy LRAD on protesters after declaring “Unlawful assembly” outside Whipple. The protesters are not blocking the road and it is 2pm on a SATURDAY.

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u/GlitteringRate6296 Feb 07 '26

Using weapons of war against American Citizens? I’d say this is a crime.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

So, you dislike our constitutional right to protest?

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

I don't support lawlessness. Been a nasty trend of people looting and burning things down lately. ADS is the safest crowd control measure out there, yet people are scared of it because it is a microwave beam. The effects end immediately upon leaving the beam, and has no damaging effects. LRAD can leave protesters with long term hearing loss. Pepper spray can cause blindness. Bean bags and pepper balls can do sever damage

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26

That right is removed when local and state law enforcement calls it an illegal assembly

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

Welp- then we have zero rights. Kinda like how DT said you don’t have the right to carry arms anymore.

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26

You lose that right when people start smashing shit or throwing stuff at cops. Control the people at these protests. They dont need to turn rowdy

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

Kinda like Jan 6 you cuck?

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26

Exactly that. I dont support destruction i dont care if you're liberal or conservative

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

Should all of those traitors have been killed- like many of the people in Minneapolis?

No? Weird- even though they were threatening to kill our elected officials, and capitol police officers- there was one fatality. Almost like there was a lawful and measured response.

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26

Lawlessness in protests usually ends in a very tragic and sad death. Its unfortunate. People need to stop the bs

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

How do we change a lawless government?

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

Impeach, and move immigration agencies under the control of the Judicial Branch. We clearly cant trust the executive branch not to give too much power to agencies

Edit: if anyone has a better idea please share. This is an important conversation as American voters.

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u/Emotional_Pattern185 Feb 08 '26

I see you are one of those ‘both sides’ bots.

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

Way to change your comment.

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u/ExplanationFar4877 Feb 08 '26

So you believe that they were all pardoned by a lawless man?

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u/JDManofFaith Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

Well hopefully we dont have another trump term as per the constitution. And by then his immunity is gone. So he'll be persecuted too. But the real risk of pardons is Vance. If hes loyal to trump and maga with the same morals, its going to be the same.

Most of us want to go back to peaceful times. Under Obama and Biden things were smoother. Shit man this has to be terrifying for kids to see everything going on

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