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In reply to the discussion: Hawaii Becomes First State to Put Gun Owners in FBI Database [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)up in jail after problems with that instructor or principal, vs white kids? We (as a country) had teachers in Boston who kept wooden switches in vinegar in the basement because the black kid's skin was tougher. Not the only instances. Think there is a line for that shit?
What you describe is a just a book of death, reactive, only necessary if the job of prevention fails. But it is also a list of criminals.
Whereas what is being discussed is a list of people who are doing nothing but exercising a right, have done nothing illegal. A list kept by law enforcement, an agency which has a history of going on witch hunts against innocent Americans.
People think they are safer, having given up their privacy. Clearly they are not.
You can read up on COINTELPRO. Or not.
Having lived through the 60s I am quite sure there are damn few groups the FBI hasn't gathered at least some information on, and what they have done with some of it gives non-randos pause. The rest,including people who can't stay on topic, are just twitter fodder for the compost heap.