Poll of the Day > Oklahoma Drivers who RUN DOWN Protesters and KILL them will NOT be CHARGED!!!

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The Oklahoma House approved a bill to grant IMMUNITY to DRIVERS who "unintentionally" mow down and even KILL protesters who block roads!!

It was approved on party lines with 79-18 with Republicans who offer both civil and criminal immunity to any driver who injures or kills someone while "fleeing a riot" provided that they had "reasonable belief" that harm would come ot them unless they flee

It now heads to majority state Senate Republicans who would allow prosecutors to bring misdemeanor charges against protesters who "unlawfully obstruct streets or highways" punishable by up to a year in jail and 5000 fine

In a heated floor debate, House Rep. Kevin McDugle who presented the bill invoked an incident that took place during Black Lives Matter in Tulsa when a pickup truck drove through a crowd of activists causing multiple injuries including paralysis.

The DA chose NOT to file charges as he had children in the vehicle and in defending the bill he said its to prevent protesters from impeding the "freedoms of others"

Another Republican, Kevin West cited an incident during a BLM protest of George Floyd when he said "If you're in a vehicle and you end up being surrounded, you're trapped in that vehicle. If the people around yo are hitting your car with their hands, with bats, with bricks, any of these tings, that's a huge distinction between people being in the road and people impeding you, and you being fear of your life"

Monroe Nichols, a Democrat says he does not want to have ot tell his 12 y/o son that instead of addressing systemic racism and police reform that the Oklahoma House made it so that folks who may advocate for people who look like him can be run over with immunity.

Emily Virgin, a democrat accused republicans to pandering to people who disagree with protesters rather than taking a hard look at the issues on what caused them to protest

Tennessee also proposed a near identical bill that would make it a felony to obstruct a highway and grant immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill someone for blocking a road

Do you think right-wing nutjobs are gonna jump on this and attempt to attack protesters cause they have "immunity"?

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Full Throttle posted...

The Oklahoma House approved a bill to grant IMMUNITY to DRIVERS who "unintentionally" mow down and even KILL protesters who block roads!!

It was approved on party lines with 79-18 with Republicans who offer both civil and criminal immunity to any driver who injures or kills someone while "fleeing a riot" provided that they had "reasonable belief" that harm would come ot them unless they flee

...so literally nothing to do with what you claimed in the topic title.

And considering other incidents of drivers being attacked and risking death from rioters, it's a reasonable protection. If your choices are get dragged out of your car and beaten within an inch of your life (where, if you're very lucky, you'll only wind up some substantial injuries and a destroyed car) or try to drive out of there, most people -- including the guys who publicly disagree with these laws -- are going to drive.

Full Throttle posted... It now heads to majority state Senate Republicans who would allow prosecutors to bring misdemeanor charges against protesters who "unlawfully obstruct streets or highways" punishable by up to a year in jail and 5000 fine

Good. Those laws may help reduce the likelihood of a motorist being put in the position where he has to choose between his safety and possibly injuring somebody when he's forced to flee.

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I don't know the details on this; the Tennessee one specified the Highway and for good reason, it's very dangerous to block a highway even for a short time - there's longhaul trucks and heavy machinery that just can't stop and go effectively.

But for town roads? Fuck that, protestors should be allowed to clog them up - they're using their limited resources to get something done.

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Lokarin posted...

I don't know the details on this; the Tennessee one specified the Highway and for good reason, it's very dangerous to block a highway even for a short time - there's longhaul trucks and heavy machinery that just can't stop and go effectively.

But for town roads? Fuck that, protestors should be allowed to clog them up - they're using their limited resources to get something done.

Arvs gonna have to disagree. Only cause Arv was taught not to stand in the middle of the street

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Lokarin posted...

I don't know the details on this; the Tennessee one specified the Highway and for good reason, it's very dangerous to block a highway even for a short time - there's longhaul trucks and heavy machinery that just can't stop and go effectively.

But for town roads? Fuck that, protestors should be allowed to clog them up - they're using their limited resources to get something done.

Yeah....plenty of ways to get shit done that don't involve blocking traffic and attacking motorists in their vehicles because they have a busy life and don't have time to sit there while you shout at them for something they haven't done.

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Tennessee also proposed a near identical bill that would make it a felony to obstruct a highway and grant immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill someone for blocking a road

This needs to be law everywhere. Let Darwinism run it's natural course.

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Don't stand in the middle of the road. You're not protesting. You're annoying.

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Easily one of the dumbest ways to 'help' your cause. You are creating animosity in the people you are trying to convince.

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Lokarin posted...

But for town roads? Fuck that, protestors should be allowed to clog them up - they're using their limited resources to get something done.

Blocking streets is illegal for countless practical reasons, including the fact that you risk injury to yourself or the motorist. You have fucking sidewalks to protest on, use those. And honestly, when you do stupid shit like illegally block streets, your "limited resources" are far more likely to get people to disagree with whatever cause you're supporting.


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Oklahoma!

Dont move here and if this is already where you live, then oh fuck!

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reason posted...

Don't stand in the middle of the road. You're not protesting. You're annoying.

Only protest in ways that are convenient to me that no one will ever notice

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