Digital Privacy and Security Tips April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Digital privacy and security is of increasing importance. That is true for those involved in civil rights work, as well… Read the rest “Digital Privacy and Security Tips”
“More Training” is NOT the Solution to Police Brutality April 26, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Additional training of police officers is not the solution to police brutality. Cruelty and depraved hearts can’t… Read the rest ““More Training” is NOT the Solution to Police Brutality”
Video from the April 10, 2021 protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Video from our protest today, including a great discussion about police brutality, racism, and what we can all do about… Read the rest “Video from the April 10, 2021 protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa”
Planes Crashes and Killings by the Police April 3, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author When a Boeing 737 crashes, you don’t see people rushing to “Back Boeing” or talk about how being a pilot… Read the rest “Planes Crashes and Killings by the Police”
Think about it for a moment April 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author It is unreal how people who spent last year (quite correctly) recognizing that the American government is violent and racist… Read the rest “Think about it for a moment”
Freedom of Speech – What it really means April 24, 2021February 11, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author There is a common misconception about what freedom of speech actually means. Hopefully this will clear things up. The text… Read the rest “Freedom of Speech – What it really means”
Gun Control is Not the Solution to Recent Civil Unrest and Violence from White-Supremacists April 24, 2021January 9, 2021 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author If you think that being unarmed or supporting anti-gun laws is a prudent response to recent events (e.g. the attack on the… Read the rest “Gun Control is Not the Solution to Recent Civil Unrest and Violence from White-Supremacists”
Why I won’t waste my time “debating” with you October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I spend a fair amount of time on in-person and online discussions about politics, civil rights, gun rights, etc. While I… Read the rest “Why I won’t waste my time “debating” with you”
Cops who commit crimes often avoid being held criminally accountable April 24, 2021September 24, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/24/nj-criminal-police-should-go-jail-records-show-they-dont/3514323001/… Read the rest “Cops who commit crimes often avoid being held criminally accountable”
A response to the baseless “why don’t you join the police department and fix it” argument April 24, 2021September 15, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The Dallas, TX police chief famously told people protesting police brutality to “Get off that protest line and put an application… Read the rest “A response to the baseless “why don’t you join the police department and fix it” argument”
A response to the “Why don’t you protest for [Insert name here]” attempt to derail civil rights progress April 24, 2021September 13, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I’ve seen some variation of the image shown below posted by some friends. Please allow me to explain why this is utter… Read the rest “A response to the “Why don’t you protest for [Insert name here]” attempt to derail civil rights progress”
What “Defunding” the police means April 24, 2021September 13, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Defunding the police is a simple and viable solution that will go a long way towards reducing police brutality and racism. … Read the rest “What “Defunding” the police means”
A Summary of Police Brutality and Racism April 26, 2021September 11, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The purpose of this page is to compile a convenient list of articles on police brutality, racism, protesting, and that situation… Read the rest “A Summary of Police Brutality and Racism”
A response to the “why are you protesting for this criminal?” attempt at excusing police brutality April 24, 2021September 7, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author When speaking out against instances of police brutality and racism, I often hear a response along the lines of “why… Read the rest “A response to the “why are you protesting for this criminal?” attempt at excusing police brutality”
Respondeat superior liability for protesters but not police? April 24, 2021September 2, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The idea that protesters should be collectively responsible for the small number of people who engage in violence or property… Read the rest “Respondeat superior liability for protesters but not police?”
Why innocent people fear and run from the police April 24, 2021September 2, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Innocent people rightfully fear the police. Some of them run from the police as a result. In response to the question of “if… Read the rest “Why innocent people fear and run from the police”
Civil rights activists need to be armed for self defense April 24, 2021August 30, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author There is an urgent need for those who support civil rights to arm themselves for self defense. Supporting gun control and… Read the rest “Civil rights activists need to be armed for self defense”
News articles about problems in policing in the greater Quad cities (IL and IA) Area April 9, 2021August 25, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The purpose of this page is to provide a list of links that address problems with policing in the greater Quad Cities area… Read the rest “News articles about problems in policing in the greater Quad cities (IL and IA) Area”
A great example of the ignorance and bigotry of people who oppose civil rights April 24, 2021August 20, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I posted about the upcoming peaceful protest against police brutality and racism that will take place at the Davenport… Read the rest “A great example of the ignorance and bigotry of people who oppose civil rights”
The Neonazi counter-protest to our peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa on August 22, 2020 April 24, 2021August 19, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Below are screenshots that provide information on Dave Coghlan Jr., the guy behind the armed “back the blue”… Read the rest “The Neonazi counter-protest to our peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa on August 22, 2020”
Protest Against Police Brutality and Racism in Davenport, IA on August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020August 8, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Some friends and I organized a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa. The protest took… Read the rest “Protest Against Police Brutality and Racism in Davenport, IA on August 22, 2020”
Petition to end police brutality and racism in the Quad Cities (Iowa and Illinois) July 19, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Police in the Quad Cities area – to include Davenport, IA, Bettedorf, IA Rock Island, IL, Moline, IL, East Moline,… Read the rest “Petition to end police brutality and racism in the Quad Cities (Iowa and Illinois)”
Police in America are so violent and trigger-happy that they are accidentally killing each other April 24, 2021July 16, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author We have a problem with the police in the United States being much too willing to use violence. A pair of recent cases where… Read the rest “Police in America are so violent and trigger-happy that they are accidentally killing each other”
My speech at the peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, IA on July 11, 2020 April 11, 2021July 11, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Below is video of a speech I gave at the peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa on July 11,… Read the rest “My speech at the peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, IA on July 11, 2020”
Police brutality in Davenport, Iowa April 9, 2021July 9, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author My office is in Davenport, Iowa and I have had multiple clients mistreated by the Davenport police. Due to attorney-client… Read the rest “Police brutality in Davenport, Iowa”
Our criminal courts are inherently racist April 24, 2021July 5, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Our legal system has a serious problem with racism, and I say that as an attorney and a Black man. As discussed below, this… Read the rest “Our criminal courts are inherently racist”
Concrete steps to fix the problem of police brutality in America April 24, 2021July 3, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Botham Jean, Elijah McClain, and so many others at the… Read the rest “Concrete steps to fix the problem of police brutality in America”
When Protesting, the Perfect is the Enemy of the Good June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author A gentleman who opposes police brutality and racism publicly stated that he would not attend a protest against police brutality… Read the rest “When Protesting, the Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”
Record Interactions with the Police June 26, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author In both Illinois and Iowa it is your legal right to record the police during a traffic stop (or when the police stop you on foot).… Read the rest “Record Interactions with the Police”
Protest Against Police Brutality and Racism in Davenport, Iowa on July 11, 2020 at 4:00pm June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Some friends and I have organized a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa. The protest… Read the rest “Protest Against Police Brutality and Racism in Davenport, Iowa on July 11, 2020 at 4:00pm”
The problem with “All Lives Matter” April 24, 2021June 23, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The “All Lives Matter” response to “Black Lives Matter” is a disingenuous attempt to downplay… Read the rest “The problem with “All Lives Matter””
White Supremacists and related people falsely Accuse Black Lives Matters protesters and other minorities of violence April 24, 2021June 22, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author People who are opposed to civil rights progress have a long history of trying to smear civil rights groups and their organizers.… Read the rest “White Supremacists and related people falsely Accuse Black Lives Matters protesters and other minorities of violence”
Video clips of Police Brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s murder April 24, 2021June 20, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Below is a video that shows numerous examples of police brutality, committed by the police in the wake of the protests surrounding… Read the rest “Video clips of Police Brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s murder”
Police use of force depends upon the race of the suspect April 24, 2021June 17, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author It is a sad truth that the police choose to use force more often and with more violence when dealing with black people than… Read the rest “Police use of force depends upon the race of the suspect”
For the people who are tired of protests and activism surrounding police brutality and racism April 24, 2021June 14, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I am entirely unconcerned about people who are inconvenienced by seeing a protest, or seeing activism on Facebook. If you… Read the rest “For the people who are tired of protests and activism surrounding police brutality and racism”
My speech at the BLM protest in Bettendorf, Iowa on June 13, 2020 April 24, 2021June 13, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Below is video of a speech I gave at the Black Lives Matter protest in Bettendorf, Iowa on June 13, 2020.… Read the rest “My speech at the BLM protest in Bettendorf, Iowa on June 13, 2020”
Where to donate to fight racism and bigotry April 24, 2021June 13, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I had a friend who couldn’t make it to the protest today ask me where he could donate to help fight racism. I thought… Read the rest “Where to donate to fight racism and bigotry”
All opinions are not of equal value April 24, 2021June 12, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author In recent weeks I’ve seen a significant uptick in debates where people seem to take the view that their uninformed opinion… Read the rest “All opinions are not of equal value”
Confederate statues and “destroying history” April 24, 2021June 12, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Confederate statues are not “history” but rather efforts to give a giant middle finger to civil rights progress.… Read the rest “Confederate statues and “destroying history””
Systematic racism is real April 7, 2021June 10, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author Although the existence and effects of systematic (or systemic) racism are well studied, there are still some people who… Read the rest “Systematic racism is real”
Communication security for protesters (and everyone really) April 24, 2021June 8, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I wanted to throw out a suggestion as to communication security. I believe (and hope!) that we are in a pivotal moment in civil… Read the rest “Communication security for protesters (and everyone really)”
A Public Service Announcement April 24, 2021June 8, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author PSA: Just because you can dig up a Youtube video of a black guy saying racism doesn’t exist, or a Jewish person who says… Read the rest “A Public Service Announcement”
Why I don’t focus on “black on black” crime instead of police brutality April 24, 2021June 5, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author In response to the question of why I don’t focus on “black on black” crime and do focus on police brutality,… Read the rest “Why I don’t focus on “black on black” crime instead of police brutality”
Trump, Race, and Police Brutality April 24, 2021June 5, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I’ve spent a fair amount of time debating President Trump and his actions as to race and police brutality. I’ve… Read the rest “Trump, Race, and Police Brutality”
My response to the “Believe it or not, its OK to be all three” meme on Facebook June 14, 2020June 5, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I’ve seen the following picture floating around today, and would like to take a moment to explain the problems with it. Starting… Read the rest “My response to the “Believe it or not, its OK to be all three” meme on Facebook”
My response to the “those who hate us will still call us when they need us” pro-police meme June 14, 2020June 5, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The above image is total garbage. When the police involuntarily take my money through taxes and have a monopoly on law enforcement,… Read the rest “My response to the “those who hate us will still call us when they need us” pro-police meme”
To my friends and “family” who turn a blind eye to racism and police violence June 14, 2020June 4, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author There is something that I don’t understand, and which I’m hoping someone can help me understand. I know people (on facebook… Read the rest “To my friends and “family” who turn a blind eye to racism and police violence”
Grouping people together by Race versus Grouping people together by Occupation June 14, 2020June 4, 2020 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author I think it is worth exploring the difference between having distrust or even hatred of “all cops” versus having distrust… Read the rest “Grouping people together by Race versus Grouping people together by Occupation”
The Killing of Concealed Carry Permit Holder Philando Castile by a MN Police Officer, and the Killing of 5 Dallas Police Officers June 14, 2020July 10, 2016 by The LearnAboutGuns.com Author The police killing of concealed carry permit holder Philando Castile is a troubling, for a variety of reasons, as are the… Read the rest “The Killing of Concealed Carry Permit Holder Philando Castile by a MN Police Officer, and the Killing of 5 Dallas Police Officers”