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Los Angeles DA's husband pulled gun on Black Lives Matters protesters [More]

He was clearly not under a threat to warrant that reaction and had ignored the most basic rule of gun safety with his finger on the trigger, even when he lowered the weapon.

This looks like a cut-and-dried violation of 417 PC:

“Every person who, except in self-defense, in the presence of any other person, draws or exhibits any deadly weapon whatsoever, other than a firearm, in a rude, angry, or threatening manner, or who in any manner, unlawfully uses a deadly weapon other than a firearm in any fight or quarrel is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days.

Now imagine if a white Republican who supported NRA did this against a group of black protestors. Not only would he and his wife's careers be destroyed, but there would also be screams for hie head and demands to prosecute -- as there should be.

And the thing is, it's not up to the offended party to make the decision to press charges at this point. On criminal charges, it's "The State vs...."

Join me in supporting equal treatment of all and demanding LAPD investigate and that the DA's office recuse itself from prosecution decisions.

[Via Bluesgal]