• BombOmOm@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    From the article: “At no point in time was anyone menaced or injured as a result of her possessing the firearm”

    Given we know she did not threaten anyone. Why should she be arrested for exercising her rights?

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      1 year ago

      You read that part, but ignored the part right before:

      Although the councilwoman has a concealed carry permit, she violated the recently passed city law that prohibits civilians from bringing firearms to protests, the police said.

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      This is such a beautiful example of cherry picking the bits you like. The answer to your question is literally the sentence right above the one you have surgically quoted:

      "Although the councilwoman has a concealed carry permit, she violated the recently passed city law that prohibits civilians from bringing firearms to protests, the police said.

      “At no point in time was anyone menaced or injured as a result of her possessing the firearm at the earlier protest,” the NYPD said in a statement."

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          Right, but with different sorting, people don’t experience the same flow as you and might not see that first. So in this particular conversation thread, you’ve obfuscated a key part of the information and just ‘asked a question’ that is phrased in a way to spread misinformation

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      Because breaking an explicit law isn’t “exercising your rights.” It’s specifically and literally not a right.