He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town. Then a white minority locked him out ( www.theguardian.com )

TornadoRex , 10 months ago

I appreciate that they’re going the legal route, but this is literally what the 2nd amendment is for.

MossyFeathers , 10 months ago

The fact that people are (were) down voting you for this is disappointing.

Their lives are in danger.

One of them has had their house burned down.

They’re receiving threats against themselves and their children.

They are being stalked and harrased.

There is no one coming to help them.

They cannot call the cops, because the cops will likely take the opportunity to kill them all in a series of “”“accidental discharges”“”, if they show up at all.

Voting doesn’t work and neither will protesting because the “”“current”“” mayor doesn’t follow any election laws.

The only avenue they have left is a lawsuit, which they’re current pursuing. If that fails, then this becomes a perfect example of what the 2nd amendment is for.

Y’all need to understand that there’s a time to do things civilized, and a time to do things like a caveman. If, after exhausting all their other options, y’all really think this could be resolved another way, you need a reality check. You need to step outside of your comfy, cozy apartments or houses and travel through the “flyover country”. You need to get out, find out what the people are like, and learn how hard it is to leave an area like that. You need to understand that the KKK is still alive and kicking, and is growing in popularity. You need to understand that sundown towns are still very much a thing, albiet unofficially; and there are many small towns which have ponds that you should not go swimming in under any circumstance. If you still think there’s no place for violence in this issue, then I don’t know what to say.

TornadoRex , 10 months ago

Thank you for being far more detailed. This was exactly my point.

Kecessa , 10 months ago

Not American, shouldn’t a higher level of government intervene? Over here we have major cities being put under control of the State because the council starts acting illegally, what’s happening in this town wouldn’t last a month…

pingveno , 10 months ago

They’ve filed a lawsuit. That should bring intervention.

Kecessa , 10 months ago

I’m just surprised it will take that for something to happen, over here just seeing something like this in the news would be enough for the actual government to step in!

TornadoRex , 10 months ago

Absolutely. Hence the 2nd amendment argument.