Gonna add some commentary here about this statute. https://twitter.com/don_chump/status/963755640140255233 …
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Statutes like this are really weird. Does it criminalize a gun safety course? A martial arts class? NVDA training?
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The key element is the intent clause. It has to be done with intent for those techniques to be used in a civil disorder.
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There's also the intent to cause harm. It's not illegal to, say, practice de-escalation training. It's not illegal to prepare for a situation where firearms are expected, so long as you don't intend to bring firearms to cause harm.
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The discord logs, however, are full of messages where it's clear people are sharing information for how to bring implements to cause harm.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
Isn't the burden of proof on the state to prove that there was intent to harm? I guess in this case there's discord logs, but it doesn't seem like a stretch that this could be used against peaceful protestors with picket signs by classifying them as "arms".
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Yes, the burden is on the state, and that's why the intent element is there. The state can't claim picket signs were implements if there is no evidence of intent.
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Whereas the discord logs literally have people sharing info like "embed a bolt in the handle then you can unscrew a knob and you have a nice pointy end"
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