𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@slrpnk.net to In Person Activism@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agoBe aware of your surroundings during protestsimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1657arrow-down18
arrow-up1649arrow-down1imageBe aware of your surroundings during protests𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@slrpnk.net to In Person Activism@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squareVytle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 month agoYou can just buy a vest.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoYeah, but would you try to hide it?
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoOf course?! Same reason I conceal carry. Why the hell would I advertise my offense and defense? And advertising gives the pigs one more reason to target your happy ass.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 month agoActually, that’s a good question. Would I try to hide it? Like if I’m at a protest and seriously worried about cops shooting me I don’t know that the thin ass vest the guy is wearing is gonna do much.
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month ago Like if I’m at a protest and seriously worried about cops shooting me You show up to party with the booze ya’ got, not the booze ya’ wish ya’ had. The rate things are going you may soon wish you’d ordered yourself some.
minus-squareProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoKevlar vests like that will reliably stop most pistol rounds, but rifle rounds will zip through.
You can just buy a vest.
Yeah, but would you try to hide it?
Of course?! Same reason I conceal carry. Why the hell would I advertise my offense and defense? And advertising gives the pigs one more reason to target your happy ass.
Actually, that’s a good question. Would I try to hide it?
Like if I’m at a protest and seriously worried about cops shooting me I don’t know that the thin ass vest the guy is wearing is gonna do much.
You show up to party with the booze ya’ got, not the booze ya’ wish ya’ had. The rate things are going you may soon wish you’d ordered yourself some.
Kevlar vests like that will reliably stop most pistol rounds, but rifle rounds will zip through.