We cannot support bounties for turning in our neighbors

In a tweet (which can be seen below) on Saturday night, he wrote: “SCOTUS is letting private citizens in Texas sue to stop abortion?! If that’s the precedent then we’ll let Californians sue those who put ghost guns and assault weapons on our streets. If TX can ban abortion and endanger lives, CA can ban deadly weapons of war and save lives.”

From Gavin Newsom proposes bounty on assault weapons after Supreme Court Texas abortion law ruling – Alternet.org

We cannot support the right outcome – fewer illegal guns on the streets – with bad means. I was trying to decide if id label this as vigilanteism. I don’t think so. More I think it’s the kind state sponsored spying – so rampant in East Germany – that undermines cohesion and trust in a community, keeping us away from people who do not share our views.

#democracy

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