local town in louisiana celebrated a festive on sept 24, after festival was over, about 50 african-american...

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citizens were hanging out on a public street corner. the police dept told them to disperse but they didnt leave fast enough. now, the police dept decided to use tear gas to break up the crowd which had women and children among them. was this a nescessary measure to take? even if there was no violence? afterwards, someone called the New Black Panthers organization. their leader reverend brown came down, during a newscast and said if this tear gassing of african americans happens again, he will use physical force against the sheriff dept. could he be arrested for just saying a statement like that? another festival was in the same town, the black panthers were there, and there was no tear gas. can what rev brown say be considered a threat? now he demands a meeting with the local towns government, making certain civil rights demands. my question is, did he do anything illegal? the black panthers are well known for having weapons and using them, and please, answer my first question.

Answer 1

If he had said something like, "I want every person in town to get a gun and kill all the police officers", then perhaps he could be charged with inciting violence. Most successful public speakers are schooled enough to know better than to do that sort of thing, though. You can skirt the issue fairly closely if you wish such as by saying something like, "If the police break the law, we may be forced to break the law ourselves". See, that gives some insulation to the speaker, because the police are not supposed to be breaking the law in the first place, right? The story in the website just said the speaker stated they might resort to 'weapons of warfare' if a repeat occurred. There are all kinds of weapons of warfare, including psycological and rhetorical. One note I'll add though is that a just government has no need to fear an armed public. One of the main reasons for including the second amendment to the constitution was to assure the people the means to resist an oppressive government. I'm a cop, but if a whole section of my town wanted to party in the street (sans violence and looting, of course), I'd back off and let 'em. No need to clear the street unless fire department or ambulance crews need to get through.

Answer 2

I dont think using tear gas on a crowd of women and children is necessary no matter the color of their skin. However a large crowd gathered on the street can be considered a gang and if a officer asks them to disperse should comply with his orders.



About the Black Panthers leader he did commit a crime by making a threat on someone. Whether or not they will arrest him for that I doubt it with how much tension is there at the time. Should they be concerned about him and whether or not he will follow through on his threats, definitely.

Answer 3

Naa, he just said that. Remember freedom of speech. Although, probably gangs from LA such as the Salvas and the 18s might visit the police. Remember that Rage against the machine and NWA sang a song called "F*** The Police," they didn't get arrested for singing that song. The Police should get arrested for harming peaceful people, they should also be charged and marked with racism and brutality. The Black Panthers were only defending their people.

Answer 4

Wow! i hadn't heard anything out of the Black Panthers since like..the 70's! Though you mentioned the "New" Black Panthers, hmm... i'm guessing this is something that rose up out of the ashes of "Katrina" and probably just made from the remnants of gangs that were around Pre-Katrina. Just sum it up to Police vs. gang activity.

Answer 5

truthfully, there is an Asian-American Pacific Islander month (might), Hispanic Month (September), women human beings's history Month (March), community American history Month (November). i don't think of that is racist to ask approximately having a white history month - that is a valid question. the greater suitable reason that there is not a white history month is using the fact the accomplishments and achievements of white human beings (rather white adult males). people who contribute could be recognized - there is unquestionably not something incorrect with this. White adult males and white human beings often have contributed plenty to this society and that's super. yet different communities made contributions too and that is common for the contributions of different communities to get drowned out, forgotten, or perhaps actively denied in specific situations. a number of that is racism, yet in my opinion countless it has to do with numbers -- there are lot greater white human beings so it follows that there may well be greater white human beings to honor as nicely. So, those "months" are reminders to assist us undergo in ideas that all and sundry had a hand in making this united states super. I agree that we would desire to consistently have equality. yet in certainty, racism has not long previous away (undergo in ideas James Byrd being dragged from the back of a pickup truck until his head got here off - wasn't that throughout the time of the past ...). that is why human beings proceed to concentration on it and combat it. So we would desire to consistently combat it. in case you do not think of that racism exists - think of approximately this. If racism and sexism did not exist - why might we nevertheless - in 2008 - be asking if usa is waiting for a "black" president? Or a "lady" president? If there have been authentic equality - we would not even think of approximately asking those questions. in spite of everything, in fields have been there is greater equality - we don't ask those questions. We on no account ask if the NFL is waiting for a "black" soccer participant or if the scientific field is waiting for a "lady" nurse. yet we do ask approximately this someplace else - which recommend that equality would not exist. the main's that we've freedom of speech, so persons are unfastened to precise how they experience approximately it. If we will not try this then we would not be living in usa.

Answer 6

how else could the police get the savages to move? i'm sure they asked them numerous times until they were blue in the face and warned them several times before they deployed the gas to give them an opportunity to leave. f the panthers, community activits, jackson, sharpton and all the hate mongering blacks who think that society owes them. normal people who go to work and raise their families, regardless of color, do not get tear gassed...or for that matter have any dealing with the police!!!

Answer 7

I doubt threatening someone even a cop is specifically a crime unless it can be morphed into interfering with their work.



My advice is stay away from Lousiana whatever the color of your skin.....last time I was in Louisana we had a car crash. Our car was pulled to a local garage where the white cop took statements and a black mechanic (who wasn't being paid) cleaned the mud off the car as a favor.



The cop interrupted talking to me about the accident to tell the mechanic he had missed a bit....which was unnecessary. The mechanic replied "Yeah bro' I'm getting to it".



So the cop fingered the leather cover off his gun and said "Don't call me bro' or I'll shoot you".