Average r/AntifascistsofReddit user gets caught by police, his grappling hook and kneepads don't help him

A Florida man suspected of being affiliated with Antifa was busted near a Jan. 6 anniversary rally in Florida carrying a homemade pipe bomb and a detailed plan of “direct action,” authorities said. Garrett James Smith was arrested Thursday — his 22nd birthday — as a local congressman joined more than 80 others at a rally supporting a member of the Oath Keepers being held on Capitol riot charges.

Based Antifa super soldiers don't even have time to celebrate their own birthdays. They're constantly carrying out direct action against the CHUDS 24/7

Officers chased Smith — who “stuck out” dressed all in black, including a ski mask — when he suddenly sprinted away from the rally outside Pinellas County Jail, local Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told a press conference. Smith also had a black helmet decorated with three red arrows in a circle, the sheriff said of the “Iron Front” logo widely used by Antifa. The suspect had until several months ago been based in Portland, the troubled Oregon city that saw nightly riots by the left-wing militant group.

From his clothing list:

• black long-sleeve t-shirt
• black cargo pants
• black shoes or boots
• black hoodie or hooded jacket
• black heatproof gloves
• black facial covering or balaclava
• black socks
• black helmet + shaded goggles
• black vest [unintelligible]
• black shin/knee guards
• black elbow pads + wristguards
• black shoulder pads
• black socks

I'm surprised this absolute specimen stood out wearing all black clothing and armor at a protest if Florida. Has the surveillance state gone too far?

Officers then found a homemade pipe bomb in his backpack, which “had the potential to be very harmful,” the sheriff warned. Alongside the bomb, officers found a handwritten “direct action checklist” detailing the armor he needed, such as a gas mask, duct tape and flammable rags, the sheriff said. A search of Smith’s nearby home — where he lives with his parents — found another pipe bomb, along with hand grenade-style explosives, nails and duct tape, Gualtieri said. Federal agents who searched Brown’s home found a sawed-off shotgun, short-barrel rifle, hand grenades and more than 8,000 rounds of ammunition, the Tampa Bay Times said.

The "bombs" and "explosives" look so shitty it's laughable. Let's see what other "gear" he kept in his mom's basement:

• individual first aid kit [IFAK]
• black umbrella
• black duct tape
• rebar caltrops
• gas mask + filters
• collapsible baton
• button lighters
• headlamp + flashlight
• laser pointer
• pepper spray [large]
• black dildo
• flammable rags
• black balloons
• firework satchel [smoke, rockets, crackers, mortars, tubes]
• spray paint
• black paracord + grappling hook
• carabiners
• sling shot [or unintelligible]
• construction nails
• water bottle
• snacks
• notepad/pen
• road flares + gun
• binoculars
• breakable glass bottles
• signal horn
• survival whistle
• compass
• multitool pocketknife
• RC support drone
• cash + change
• zip ties
• batteries
• matches
• zines/posters

So many questions here. What did he need the black balloons for? What sort of snacks was he packing? Why does he need a signal horn and a survival whistle? Does the duct tape really have to be black? Did he get confused half-way through this list and decide to be a ninja instead? Is that why he has a grappling hook?

Smith was arrested on charges of making and possessing a destructive device and loitering. He remains in jail on a bond of $300,000. It’s unclear if he had retained an attorney who could comment on the charges.

Further proof that all cops are bastards, smdh