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Mecha Sonic
07/05/20 11:55:09 AM
#103:


Why is the knee-jerk reaction to topics like this "lol they shouldn't have been standing in the road"

Stop being such tools

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nemu
07/05/20 11:56:16 AM
#104:


I dont think Ill ever understand the mindset of saying the victims did something moronic = victim blaming. Actual victim blaming tires to take guilt off of the assailant(s). Simply saying the victims were morons isnt doing that.
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metralo
07/05/20 11:56:52 AM
#105:


nemu posted...
I dont think Ill ever understand the mindset of saying the victims did something moronic = victim blaming. Actual victim blaming tires to take guilt off of the assailant(s). Simply saying the victims were morons isnt doing that.

they objectively werent morons

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John_Galt
07/05/20 11:56:52 AM
#106:


Wtf why are these people protesting on the side of a highway in the middle of the night?

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TheApexPredator
07/05/20 11:58:05 AM
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sktgamer_13dude posted...
Can you explain how driving up the ramp the wrong way, turning around down the interstate, and then not slowing down when you drive onto the shoulder when the road is barricaded is necessary?

It was not necessary and because of this persons poor choice of decisions it resulted in another person losing their life. But we can't just brush aside the fact that protesting on a highway was a wise decision either.


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MarqueeSeries
07/05/20 11:59:37 AM
#108:


nemu posted...
I dont think Ill ever understand the mindset of saying the victims did something moronic = victim blaming. Actual victim blaming tires to take guilt off of the assailant(s). Simply saying the victims were morons isnt doing that.

I notice a whole lot more criticism of the actions of the protestors than the actions of the guy that ran them down

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metralo
07/05/20 12:00:20 PM
#109:


its weird how conservatives are actively cheering on deliberate murder

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CyricZ
07/05/20 12:00:57 PM
#110:


Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
Disagree
Noted.

I'm hardly suggesting that it's the rule that people typically follow. Goodness knows a good majority of posts about today's issues are made without a lick of research and kneejerk reactions.

If you want to be taken seriously, though. Might be a good idea.

If you misgender someone, and someone lets you know, the proper response is "Sorry, I'll fix it/not do it again", not getting indignant that you've been found incorrect and trying to make excuses.

It's literally that simple. It just requires a tiny fraction of loss of pride.

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nemu
07/05/20 12:04:54 PM
#111:


metralo posted...
they objectively werent morons
Under the assumption this wasn't a deliberate murder, this guy somehow found himself on the road no matter how many proper safety precautions they took. It is a fundamentally unsafe place to be for extended periods of time. Outside of deliberate murder by car that has happened a few times, the chance of being accidentally run down in a park is pretty much nill. That doesn't mean this isn't homicidal negligence. It just means protesting on the highway is a stupid idea.
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legendary_zell
07/05/20 12:08:42 PM
#112:


This is Charlottesville all over again. A lot of regressive MFers take glee in people who protest for causes they don't agree with being run over. I remember the topics for that and this has the same vibe. Protesting racial oppression on a freeway is in no way equivalent to running down a human being and to focus on the location of the protest rather than vehicular homicide is morally bankrupt.

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NeoShadowhen
07/05/20 12:54:47 PM
#113:


Ultimately, the blame for this falls on the police. It is illegal to block a highway like that, and the police allowed it to happen anyway. When law enforcement decides to not enforce a law, and a person dies as a result, they are to blame.

Tell the people blocking the highway to disperse. If they refuse, arrest them. It is that simple.

The police are to blame.
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Guide
07/05/20 12:56:50 PM
#114:


Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
Disagree

That explains your posts.

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Lorenzo_2003
07/05/20 1:13:03 PM
#115:


NeoShadowhen posted...
Ultimately, the blame for this falls on the police. It is illegal to block a highway like that, and the police allowed it to happen anyway. When law enforcement decides to not enforce a law, and a person dies as a result, they are to blame.

Tell the people blocking the highway to disperse. If they refuse, arrest them. It is that simple.

The police are to blame.

No.

If they arrest people who are protesting, then they are racist and maybe fascist. Ive heard hat before and its starting to sway me. Its Ok for people to protest.

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thronedfire2
07/05/20 1:14:00 PM
#116:


NeoShadowhen posted...
Ultimately, the blame for this falls on the police. It is illegal to block a highway like that, and the police allowed it to happen anyway. When law enforcement decides to not enforce a law, and a person dies as a result, they are to blame.

Tell the people blocking the highway to disperse. If they refuse, arrest them. It is that simple.

The police are to blame.

Roads get closed for legal reasons all the time. Its not like the protestors were the ones who put barriers up. This is the fault of the driver driving where he wasnt supposed to

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dave_is_slick
07/05/20 1:38:03 PM
#117:


Lorenzo_2003 posted...
but he could have still been drunk or high.
Impairment was ruled out.

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bloodyarts
07/05/20 1:39:08 PM
#118:


DoubleDare posted...
Will dissapear from the news in a day. Driver was a black male, so won't fit the medias preferred narrative.
"WHItE pEOPle aRe OpPrEsSeD!!!"
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CarrieChan
07/05/20 2:22:33 PM
#119:


Protesting on a dark freeway is asking for a Darwin Award. Also going at 80mph is considered normal freeway speeds in some places. At that speed at night, it is difficult to even see, or let alone stop in time.
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CyricZ
07/05/20 2:27:11 PM
#120:


CarrieChan posted...
Protesting on a dark freeway is asking for a Darwin Award. Also going at 80mph is considered normal freeway speeds in some places. At that speed at night, it is difficult to even see, or let alone stop in time.
Heeeey good job on not reading anything about this.

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thronedfire2
07/05/20 2:28:08 PM
#121:


CarrieChan posted...
Protesting on a dark freeway is asking for a Darwin Award. Also going at 80mph is considered normal freeway speeds in some places. At that speed at night, it is difficult to even see, or let alone stop in time.

Going 80mph on the freeway is illegal everywhere in the country

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Trigg3rH4ppy
07/05/20 2:31:22 PM
#122:


metralo posted...
they objectively werent morons
I agree with what you're trying to say but you can't objectively be a moron, because stupidity itself is subjective. Just a stickler for the language used because the other side is quick to try to use that shit against us.

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Trigg3rH4ppy
07/05/20 2:34:22 PM
#123:


To those of you guys victim blaming, what you're basically saying is the same thing as justifying murdering someone with your car for illegal jaywalking. Say that out loud and ask yourself if you sound stupid.

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Houston
07/05/20 2:40:07 PM
#124:


It seems CNN and the other big ones arent releasing the suspects name, even though it's available. Wonder why..

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ZMythos
07/05/20 2:41:50 PM
#125:


CarrieChan posted...
Protesting on a dark freeway is asking for a Darwin Award. Also going at 80mph is considered normal freeway speeds in some places. At that speed at night, it is difficult to even see, or let alone stop in time.
The freeway was closed you fucking rotten zucchini

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nemu
07/05/20 2:42:33 PM
#126:


Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
To those of you guys victim blaming, what you're basically saying is the same thing as justifying murdering someone with your car for illegal jaywalking. Say that out loud and ask yourself if you sound stupid.
Jaywalking without determining proper clearance is someone actively putting themselves and others in danger, so that's a case where you can directly blame them for their own death and any other potential deaths.
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Guide
07/05/20 2:42:36 PM
#127:


Houston posted...
It seems CNN and the other big ones arent releasing the suspects name, even though it's available. Wonder why..

Are there small ones not releasing it? Fox?

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FursonaNonGrata
07/05/20 2:42:39 PM
#128:


its really weird and gross that some of the usual suspects ITT seem happy about the skin color of the person driving the car

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OneThatFollows
07/05/20 2:54:23 PM
#129:


ZMythos posted...
The freeway was closed you fucking rotten zucchini

It's gwaak.

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Houston
07/05/20 2:56:17 PM
#130:


Guide posted...
Are there small ones not releasing it? Fox?

Yeah smaller ones are, and it seems a couple of bigger ones too. Doesnt look like CNN though.

Just seems theres usually a lot of focus on the suspect in these cases. Pictures, names, motives etc

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Skiggie
07/05/20 3:07:15 PM
#131:


FursonaNonGrata posted...
its really weird and gross that some of the usual suspects ITT seem happy about the skin color of the person driving the car

Same thing can go the other way.

If the driver was white, "oh my gawd a white supremacist attacked the blm rally! America is so racist and this is proof! This is why we need BLM!"

Whenever breaking news appears about a shooting or violent attack, people hope the attacker is a certain type of person attacking a certain type of people.

People on right hope the perpetrator is an illegal immigrant or a Muslim, so they can rail against Islam or scream about the border. On the left, they hope it's a Neo-Nazi so they can say that Trump is responsible for it, he's a fascist, etc.

Just people taking advantage of an opportunity to say "told ya so!"

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DragonGirlYuki
07/05/20 3:09:19 PM
#132:


Houston posted...


Yeah smaller ones are, and it seems a couple of bigger ones too. Doesnt look like CNN though.

Just seems theres usually a lot of focus on the suspect in these cases. Pictures, names, motives etc

Perhaps because it doesn't fit the biased media's narrative.
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FursonaNonGrata
07/05/20 3:18:22 PM
#133:


Skiggie posted...
Whenever breaking news appears about a shooting or violent attack, people hope the attacker is a certain type of person attacking a certain type of people.

Only psychopaths do this


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DepreceV2
07/05/20 3:20:41 PM
#134:


People that defend this are the worst kind of scum. CLEARLY it wasnt an accident. Pausing the video right at the start proves it. He came around a very wide curve so he could clearly see a head of himself for a long distance. There were 3 cars making a blockade that he drove into the shoulder to get around. He was picking up speed as he went along. He fled the scene of the crime. Plus, the road was officially closed. I dont give a damn if they were having a BBQ in the middle of the intersection. That was inexcusable

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hockeybub89
07/05/20 3:23:54 PM
#135:


Some random person could jump a steel barrier, run down the sidewalk swinging a machete, and people would blame the victims for assembling illegally.

"Let's not forget there were TWO crimes being committed"

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bloodyarts
07/05/20 3:24:02 PM
#136:


CarrieChan posted...
Protesting on a dark freeway is asking for a Darwin Award. Also going at 80mph is considered normal freeway speeds in some places. At that speed at night, it is difficult to even see, or let alone stop in time.
Victim blaming.
Also, on that particular stretch of highway, it was wrong to even go 1mph.

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DepreceV2
07/05/20 3:25:24 PM
#137:


Imagine saying its difficult to see on that highway where there are lights all over the damn place

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Alexanaxela
07/05/20 3:41:03 PM
#138:


i still don't understand the logic of standing in the middle of a freeway. What's so special about the middle of a freeway?

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thronedfire2
07/05/20 3:46:47 PM
#139:


Alexanaxela posted...
i still don't understand the logic of standing in the middle of a freeway. What's so special about the middle of a freeway?

would anyone besides like 10 people care if they protested on some back road?

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KevinDunn
07/05/20 3:48:04 PM
#140:


FursonaNonGrata posted...
Only psychopaths do this

so most of the left and right, then?
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Alexanaxela
07/05/20 3:53:38 PM
#141:


thronedfire2 posted...
would anyone besides like 10 people care if they protested on some back road?
i just don't understand people's infatuation with standing in the middle of the road whether they're protesting or not

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Corrik7
07/05/20 4:02:17 PM
#142:


Bass_X0 posted...
Looks like he aimed straight at the group and attempted to hit as many people as possible.
I mean, you can view it however you want but he clearly swerved away from the main crowd and hit two stragglers in the way he swerved to.

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Corrik7
07/05/20 4:03:56 PM
#143:


Houston posted...
It seems CNN and the other big ones arent releasing the suspects name, even though it's available. Wonder why..
If he were white, they would have made it known he was white from the first headline. Just like with every cop situation. Since he is black and it is white women hit/killed, they are not reporting races now. It is very easy to see the narrative they are going for.

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KevinDunn
07/05/20 4:13:44 PM
#144:


Bass_X0 posted...
Looks like he aimed straight at the group and attempted to hit as many people as possible.

it's pretty obvious he swerved because he didn't know her and her pal were there until the last second.
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tm315
07/05/20 4:17:15 PM
#145:


He was driving 80 on the shoulder
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ultimate reaver
07/05/20 4:21:27 PM
#146:


whether or not he was intending to hit people he was driving in an obviously closed section of freeway on the shoulder at an extremely high speed and killed people in the process. he should serve time and never drive again

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Houston
07/05/20 4:27:00 PM
#147:


Corrik7 posted...
Since he is black and it is white women hit/killed, they are not reporting races now.

Wow, didnt realize the victim was white. So we definitely wont see a headline of "Black man runs over white protestors" then, huh?

It really makes me angry how one sided headlines are. Why cant people just report things consistently? The news used to be pretty partial. Trump isn't lying when he says things like MSDNC

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Corrik7
07/05/20 4:42:57 PM
#148:


ultimate reaver posted...
whether or not he was intending to hit people he was driving in an obviously closed section of freeway on the shoulder at an extremely high speed and killed people in the process. he should serve time and never drive again
He is definitely going to serve time. He was charged with 2 counts of vehicular assault pending investigation which may net more charges. He was denied bail too.

It is just sadly ironic that a black man is going to go to jail for a long time (one who possibly went to Harvard and was able to afford a jaguar - a black man who escaped the lower class) because he hit two BLM protestors who were white.

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FantasticAssGas
07/05/20 4:46:47 PM
#149:


Lots of undoubtedly unfair moderations itt...
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FursonaNonGrata
07/05/20 4:55:05 PM
#150:


A black man who escaped the lower class god damn tell us how you really feel about Black people

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s0nicfan
07/05/20 4:56:27 PM
#151:


FursonaNonGrata posted...
A black man who escaped the lower class god damn tell us how you really feel about Black people

"Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids." - Joe Biden

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-poor-kids-white-kids/

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FursonaNonGrata
07/05/20 4:58:02 PM
#152:


s0nicfan posted...
"Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids." - Joe Biden

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-poor-kids-white-kids/

Fuck off

Imagine trolling in a thread like this.

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