Monday, October 18, 2021

The "Restraint" Narrative

The new narrative floating around the news is that the police, during the January 6th insurrection, showed "great restraint" by not shooting at the insurrectionists...F this narrative. The police were entrusted to protect the people in that building, the mob had already assaulted/killed(?) security/police, and were shouting to kill (or worse) the legislators/VP. Not only should they NOT have show "restraint," it was their duty to use deadly force on anyone who violently besieged the Capitol in that manner.

Meanwhile, if minorities/leftists don't show their vehicle registration in the exact tone/manner the cops prefer, on a routine traffic stop, they will pump peaceful citizens full of lead at the drop of a dime (as body cam footage shows time after time). It's tiring to see the stark differences in treatment that various groups in society get.

As an example, we all saw how the Bundy's completely hijacked a government building, stole government vehicles, and SHOT at police...but they were allowed to stay in occupation of that building for weeks, while mail/supplies were delivered, they shot video of their crimes and posted them on social media, and even after they were forced out...nary a slap on the wrist for their insane criminal activity. Contrast that with the BLM protests; they were teargassed, clubbed, shot with "less-lethal" bullets, run over by police vehicles, and even black-bagged/kidnapped by unmarked government agents...and video shows the VAST majority of protesters were completely peaceful when the violence against them began.

There CAN'T be these sliding scales of justice. The law must be applied objectively, to prescribed, well-defined conditions/parameters, and in a consistent and fair manner. If we continue down this road, "Rule of Law" will lose all meaning, Social Contract will break down, and we will no longer be a "civilization"...just large groups of tribal marauders, ruled by violence, greed, and delusion.

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