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[–] [email protected] 134 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Some reich-winger's tweet quoted in the article:

There has been no claim that this individual fired on FBI agents, or even that he was armed at the time of the fatal altercation today. Apparently a giant squad of militarized personnel was incapable of apprehending a 75 year old man without gunning him down on his doorstep.

In Buffalo, a 75 year old man who was trying to turn in lost property during a protest; the police shoved him to the ground so hard that he was bleeding from his head, but they just stepped over his body. Breonna Taylor was sleeping when cops raided the wrong apartment. Charles Kinsey was shot lying facedown in the street with his hands in the air while trying to protect his autistic patient.

They're fine with all the other "poor outcome" police shootings in this country, they only get upset and fearful when one of "their own" is shot.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

I bet they're the same ones that don't want body cams or investigations into excessive policing...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

He did tell them, come back with a warrant, which they did.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just respond to them that he should've obeyed and he'd be alive

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

A 75-year-old with a gun IS Trump's base, and is just as dangerous as a teenager with a gun. Possibly more so because of the sheer delusions this voting base has. Who wants to guess as usual the the alt right is downplaying yet another terrorist event on their side.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Guy was armed and was making detailed death threats. If I was sent in to apprehend him you better believe I'm going in using as much force as I can to guarantee I'll see my family for dinner after.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, never heard these people talk about Michael Reinoehl.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually a lot of right-wingers cared about Breonna Taylor. The top post by far on /r/progun is about Breonna Taylor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They only care as long as it promotes gun rights for white men. They don't care about the disparate impact she and other black women experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

These are the top 4 posts on the sub though?