Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around the streets of Lincoln Heights, patrolling neighborhood bus stops to make sure children are getting to school safely.
“We have a very tight community, so all of our kids, they know us,” he said.
But for anyone outside the community, Jay’s presence might be a mystery. He wears a face covering along with tactical vests, and Jay is not his real name, which he asked not to use to prevent harassment from hate groups.
He’s a member of the Lincoln Heights Safety and Watch program, an initiative that started shortly after Feb. 7, when a neo-Nazi group waving swastika flags and shouting racial slurs demonstrated on a highway overpass just on the edge of this majority-Black community about 30 minutes north of Cincinnati.
spit_evil_olive_tips ( @spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org ) English18•2 days agothe purpose of the 2nd Amendment is so you can protect yourself from violent lunatics who wish to harm you and your family
…wait no not like that
Bluefalcon ( @Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de ) 11•1 day agoTime to strap up as a democrat. Protect yourself from the crazy nazis. That is one thing they fear.
Dizzy Devil Ducky ( @AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee ) English2•1 day agoIf I could afford it, alongside other things I’d need to consider, at this point I’d definitely do it.
LonstedBrowryBased ( @LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee ) English1•1 day agoWent from zero guns to three guns plus body armor in the last 3 months
Honse ( @Honse@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 21•2 days agoBased
Isa ( @Isa@feddit.org ) 21•2 days agoThat must be this newfound “freedom” Musk and Trump did propagate? 🙁
melpomenesclevage ( @melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English7•2 days agohopefully they and their nazi pals find out what’s going on sooner rather than later.
wildncrazyguy138 ( @wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io ) 16•2 days agoThe 50s were so last month. The 60s couldn’t come any sooner.
samus12345 ( @samus12345@lemm.ee ) English6•2 days agoStarting with 11/22/63…
spooky2092 ( @spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English2•2 days agoThat was last year, and the shooter was stopped
samus12345 ( @samus12345@lemm.ee ) English1•1 day agoUnsuccessful, so it doesn’t count. He wasn’t even president at the time.
Miles O'Brien ( @SARGE@startrek.website ) English10•2 days agoCan’t wait until they get declared domestic terrorists and alphabet squadded.
Just ask Reagan how Republicans feel about armed minorities.
Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
Nora ( @crazyminner@lemmy.ml ) 13•2 days ago Match!! ( @match@pawb.social ) English7•2 days agodo they have a school breakfast program for kids
mosiacmango ( @mosiacmango@lemm.ee ) 13•2 days agoThe neighborhood watch is a new part of the Heights Movement group. They offer youth mentorship, arts and rec programs, and job training along with the neighborhood watch.
Im sure if you want to help them start a school lunch program they would be very appreciative.
Match!! ( @match@pawb.social ) English1•2 days agothis is awesome but can i get it from an unambiguously supportive source