Demonstrators confront self-styled militia groups in Louisville

[Bayard]

On Thursday night at 7:15 p.m., a large group of protesters from Jefferson Square Park descended upon a nearby Hampton Inn where more than two dozen members of several self-styled militia groups, including the Oathkeepers, were staging for the night. As men readied long guns and donned tactical vests, the man leading the group of protesters, Chris Will, 34, of Milwaukee, led activists into the parking lot where they berated mostly silent armed men in fatigues. A handful of arguments ensued, and one of the Oathkeepers said a lawn chair of his was stolen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/24/breonna-taylor-charging-decision-protests/

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[dhill926]

1. a lawn chair was stolen?

time to send in the National Guard...

[msongs]

2. please call them armed gangs, not militia. they are NOT militia in any way nt

[Squinch]

3. I was just about to say this. Armed militia my ass. Ignorant, nasty thugs.

[rockfordfile]

4. I agree

[Bayard]

5. I think they were outnumbered by people filming them

[Wednesdays]

6. Cosplayers always draw a curious crowd

[Chili]

7. oh that was intense

they were standing there with their friggin' weapons in broad daylight surrounded by cameras, but I worry about after dark. That's when they suddenly find their "courage."