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I'm not familiar with more than I've said. But let me see if I understand correctly.

The first claim you are making is that the police did not announce themselves before entering, but claimed in their statement that they did announce themselves before entering, and therefore lied.

According to the CNN article I linked to, the police were executing a no-knock raid. They then announced themselves as they were entering the apartment. According to the CNN reporter who viewed the video,

Show me the statement by the department or responding officers claiming they announced themselves before they entered the apartment and I will concede it was a lie, and I will agree it was not appropriate to claim that they did pre-announced instead simultaneously announcing.

The second claim you are making is that the police claimed the gun was pointed at them, but the gun was not pointed at them, and therefore the claim that the gun was pointed at them was a lie. Based on the CNN article I linked to, I first of all think you're misrepresenting the first part unless you have further information, do not accept that any statement by the department or any officer about the display of the firearm is contradicted by the known facts, and as a tertiary matter I don't even think your conclusion follows from the premises. I believe this very strongly.

A gun rights group had the following interpretation of the video:

The reporter who wrote the article analyses the video as follows:

The police department's official statement is that the man had aimed the gun "in the direction of the officers."

I think that the police department's statement that Mr. Locke had aimed the gun in the direction of the officers is almost certainly true, and for the reasons stated by other posters in this topic and outlined by the gun rights group quoted. It is highly probable that Mr. Locke did not know he was surrounded by police and being ordered to put himself under arrest, which means he more likely than not emerged holding the gun either as a threat or intending to immediately use it. Okay I don't know they were surrounding the couch, I'm just assuming it. My gut impression is that there was at least 50% chance there were one or more officers in the direction of where the gun was pointed, more when I read the police department's official statement.

Still, that's reading a lot into the situation, and I don't really like the fact that you're doing the same in a way that accuses police of lying. Even if an officer was mistaken in their perception that the gun was "pointed at them" or "aimed in the direction of officers", it was... a gun in his hand. It is easy to confuse "being confused and reaching for a weapon", or "coming out from behind a blanket holding a firearm" with pointing a firearm at the officer. It is literally impossible in real life to freeze frame and decide exactly what is going on in the situation as it is described.

This has been a known tactic by hardcore leftist activists for a long time now. Come on.
Also the Confederate flag is a symbol of rebellion despite whatever modernity wants to reassign it as.

Im sure saying turtle in this context is somehow fucked up too

Because. I love my Chiefs.

Yeah its not like I make a living out of capitalizing on these kinds of things or anything. Its not like my job is related to being on top of the tech market. What do I know compared to your random CE basement dweller.

And how exactly have I been wrong? Ive already countered your argument about them being ok with it before with current market trends and my direct experience, and your response has been nothing but emotionally charged garbage.

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You're oddly invested with this tails guy