As I understand it, the black Panthers were so successful, laws were passed to stop them; why don't people LEGALLY walk in groups open carrying to keep ICE polite?

In states that allow open carry without a permit, do so; in ones that require a permit or license, get one; of course again, keep everything within the bounds of the law.

Edit: also travel in groups, the larger the better

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[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People are doing cop-watch stuff with ICE. There's coordinated efforts to track and tail them when they leave and warn workers before they arrive. Adding guns to that process is a big escalation and they will escalate in return. For most of those organizers, escalation isn't the priority. The priority is protecting as many workers as possible.

[–] ufcwthrowaway@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Right, in the 60s and 70s, black people were attacking the police autonomously. Revolution felt imminent to a lot of people. The panthers were trying to goad the police into a shootout so that they could launch a Revolution.