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Corrik7
07/26/20 2:06:34 AM
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Garrett Foster, a husband who brought his quadriplegic wife to the protests regularly, was shot and killed during a protest in Austin.

The shooter drove through a red light into the crowd. The crowd continued to smack his vehicle. The driver rolled down his window firing 3 shots (though some reports say 8 shots rang out) killing Garrett. The driver then drove off. The driver has been detained and cops have said it is a homicide.

Garrett Foster was open carrying a rifle, leading many to suspect that the suspect may try to claim some sort of self-defense regarding the situation.

The incident was witnessed via an Uber driver camera feed and live streams in the area. I won't link the footage, but the incident can be seen on some videos.

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Machete
07/26/20 2:08:40 AM
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What is the over/under for how many "make america great again" (and the like) bumper stickers on the vehicle of the killer?

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bigtiggie23
07/26/20 2:09:56 AM
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What was the protest over?
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Lordgold666
07/26/20 2:11:34 AM
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No source link?

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Corrik7
07/26/20 2:11:44 AM
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bigtiggie23 posted...
What was the protest over?
BLM.

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boxington
07/26/20 2:13:14 AM
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RIP

all of this violence is so senseless

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Corrik7
07/26/20 2:14:17 AM
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Lordgold666 posted...
No source link?

https://www.statesman.com/news/20200725/man-shot-to-death-during-downtown-austin-protest

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Blue_Dream87
07/26/20 2:15:52 AM
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There's gonna be total civil war if this shit keeps up. You can only kill us so much until someone shoots back.

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MFBKBass5
07/26/20 2:17:25 AM
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Corrik7 posted...
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200725/man-shot-to-death-during-downtown-austin-protest


Jesus. Horrific to see the actual clip and hear the gunshots so close. Then all the screaming.

Wow. This country is so fucked.

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Lordgold666
07/26/20 2:21:44 AM
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AsianFury2020
07/26/20 2:22:54 AM
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So which was the "good guy with a gun"?

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I4NRulez
07/26/20 2:22:56 AM
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Drives into the crowd, gets stopped by said crowd, opens fire and kills someone.

Self Defense for a situation he caused lol

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KingArthur3D
07/26/20 2:26:28 AM
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What was the race of the driver? Cmon, you know the answer will affect (effect?) how you respond to this story.
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The_homelander
07/26/20 2:29:09 AM
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Blue_Dream87 posted...
There's gonna be total civil war if this shit keeps up. You can only kill us so much until someone shoots back.

this is what the right wants:

accelerationists want a civil war so they can become the new (far right) government after the breakdown of society.

boogaloo bois want a civil war so they can start killing minorities.

trump and MAGA want it so they can point to the chaos and blame liberals and win the election.

the NRA wants it because they will sell guns and ammo like hot cakes

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Blue_Dream87
07/26/20 2:29:59 AM
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The_homelander posted...
this is what the right wants:

accelerationists want a civil war so they can become the new (far right) government after the breakdown of society.

boogaloo bois want a civil war so they can start killing minorities.

trump and MAGA want it so they can point to the chaos and blame liberals and win the election.

the NRA wants it because they will sell guns and ammo like hot cakes

cops want it because... well you have heard their hot mic moment, it was disgusting and I dont want to mention it again

Tbh this is why every minority and leftist needs to arm themselves.

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The_homelander
07/26/20 2:30:01 AM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
Jesus. Horrific to see the actual clip and hear the gunshots so close. Then all the screaming.

Wow. This country is so fucked.

this is what they meant by maga. Sad!
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KingArthur3D
07/26/20 2:30:58 AM
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Worst president ever?
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tm315
07/26/20 9:56:06 AM
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Jesus, RIP
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The Trent
07/26/20 9:57:27 AM
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basically knocked the wife's quality of life down hard too, id imagine
senseless

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gatorsPENSbucs
07/26/20 10:08:42 AM
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The_homelander posted...
this is what the right wants:
You and everyone else in this topic .... youre basing all these assumptions on what?

Theres literally not even the slightest bit of evidence of anything in this story and we have people already jumping to conclusions.

Thats awful.

Feel sorry for the person who lost their life and his family that has to now deal with it. Seems the person is in custody so hope to see them spend the rest of their life in jail.

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Shablagoo
07/26/20 10:10:32 AM
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Corrik7 posted...
The shooter drove through a red light into the crowd.

So wait, did he also run people over?

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 10:10:59 AM
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Why'd he take his wife to a protest? Why'd he have a rifle? Why did some asshole drive into a protest?

Just a bunch of idiots all around. Ugh.
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Herodopus
07/26/20 10:11:40 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Why'd he take his wife to a protest?
Eat shit.
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Shablagoo
07/26/20 10:15:24 AM
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Corrik7 posted...
The driver rolled down his window firing 3 shots (though some reports say 8 shots rang out)

After watching the video, it was definitely 8. 5 rapid initial shots, then 3 more a few seconds later. And to answer my earlier question of whether the driver ran anyone over it does appear he hit people but I couldnt tell if anyone was seriously injured by the car.


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Slayer_22
07/26/20 10:18:21 AM
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Herodopus posted...

Eat shit.

...dude, what the fuck? She's quadriplegic. If something DOES happen, it's gonna be fucking difficult to get her the fuck out of there. For her safety, she does NOT need to be out in a possible situation where she could be injured.

I'm not even taking a side here, look at what happened. She could've been the one shot, or been ran over, and there's not a damn thing she could've done about it.
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Doom_Art
07/26/20 10:20:11 AM
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Not just homicide

You intentionally ram your car into a crowd of people and you kill someone then drive off? That's a terror attack.

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Shablagoo
07/26/20 10:21:14 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
...dude, what the fuck? She's quadriplegic. If something DOES happen, it's gonna be fucking difficult to get her the fuck out of there. For her safety, she does NOT need to be out in a possible situation where she could be injured.

I'm not even taking a side here, look at what happened. She could've been the one shot, or been ran over, and there's not a damn thing she could've done about it.

Im assuming she wanted to be there. Its her right to protest. (Obviously if he brought her there against her will it would be a different story.)

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 10:23:11 AM
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Shablagoo posted...


Im assuming she wanted to be there. Its her right to protest. (Obviously if he brought her there against her will it would be a different story.)

Yeah, I'm just saying it seems very irresponsible for both parties, considering there's so many horror stories of bad things happening at them. Someone who can't quickly move seems like they'd be in an awful situation. Your safety matters more than a protest.

Still just doesn't justify his whole 'eat shit' comment lol.
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ApoorHollow
07/26/20 10:25:24 AM
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Machete posted...
What is the over/under for how many "make america great again" (and the like) bumper stickers on the vehicle of the killer?
Kinda strange that the article didnt mention race, no?

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ASithLord7
07/26/20 10:30:39 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Yeah, I'm just saying it seems very irresponsible for both parties, considering there's so many horror stories of bad things happening at them. Someone who can't quickly move seems like they'd be in an awful situation. Your safety matters more than a protest.

Still just doesn't justify his whole 'eat shit' comment lol.
Eat shit

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yemmy
07/26/20 10:37:05 AM
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Blue_Dream87 posted...
There's gonna be total civil war if this shit keeps up. You can only kill us so much until someone shoots back.

Who is you?

They don't know who shot him.

And by all means, if a car pulls up on a crowd of people carrying rifles and shoots, please shoot back. Just watch what is behind your targets please.


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yemmy
07/26/20 10:43:04 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Your safety matters more than a protest.

Lol this is where they tell you to eat shit.

I don't have an opinion either which way. If a quadriplegic wants to protest then whatever. If they wanna carry a rifle idc. What I find kinda funny is how triggered most of these same folks used to get over open carry, or even of semi auto rifles in general. Kinda flips when shit hits the fan who guessed it.

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tm315
07/26/20 10:46:21 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Still just doesn't justify his whole 'eat s***' comment lol
You deserve to eat s*** for victim blaming
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John_Galt
07/26/20 10:46:45 AM
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Blue_Dream87 posted...
There's gonna be total civil war if this shit keeps up.
Doubt it

a man ran over and killed BLM protestors in Portland a few weeks ago and the whole story went away in a day


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yemmy
07/26/20 10:54:38 AM
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John_Galt posted...
Doubt it

a man ran over and killed BLM protestors in Portland a few weeks ago and the whole story went away in a day

I'm just trying to see where the dividing line would be for a civil war. It apparently isnt completely blacks vs white.

We are closer to all out anarchy than civil war.

Go fight your civil war if you must, I'm chillin for rn. I'm not out for blood. Not over cops, not yet.

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J E S U S
07/26/20 10:56:35 AM
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John_Galt posted...
Doubt it

a man ran over and killed BLM protestors in Portland a few weeks ago and the whole story went away in a day

wasnt it because the driver was black and it didnt fit the narrative?

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Herodopus
07/26/20 11:03:59 AM
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yemmy posted...


I'm just trying to see where the dividing line would be for a civil war. It apparently isnt completely blacks vs white.
The fact that you thought that was ever on the table...where do you people come from, where do you get these ideas from
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monkmith
07/26/20 11:04:14 AM
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J E S U S posted...
wasnt it because the driver was black and it didnt fit the narrative?
was he black? his dad had a very thick indian accent.

either way its moving through the courts right now, so its not "gone away".

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ScazarMeltex
07/26/20 11:11:52 AM
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Dude is probably gonna claim self defense. It's Texas so he'll get off.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:12:37 AM
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tm315 posted...

You deserve to eat s*** for victim blaming

What? Lol. Let's think about it. If he brought a rifle, why would that be? Likely for self defense. So, if you think violence would start at this peaceful protest, why would you bring your wife who can't even move at a quick pace or up curbs? Why would you even bring a rifle to a peaceful protest?

yemmy posted...


Lol this is where they tell you to eat shit.

I don't have an opinion either which way. If a quadriplegic wants to protest then whatever. If they wanna carry a rifle idc. What I find kinda funny is how triggered most of these same folks used to get over open carry, or even of semi auto rifles in general. Kinda flips when shit hits the fan who guessed it.

Why? Personal safety matters far more than attending a protest. If you think a peaceful protest could turn violent, why even attend? Your own safety is at risk at that point. Dude brought a rifle, he was expecting violence. And also the other points I made.
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monkmith
07/26/20 11:13:10 AM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
Dude is probably gonna claim self defense. It's Texas so he'll get off.
its weird how "stand your ground" laws mean you can start an incident and end it by randomly murdering someone...

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:14:49 AM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
Dude is probably gonna claim self defense. It's Texas so he'll get off.

Does Texas have similar laws to Florida where you can basically put yourself in danger and shoot someone if you feel threatened? I'm so out of the loop, that I don't even know if that's just a Florida thing lol.
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tm315
07/26/20 11:14:54 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
What? Lol. Let's think about it. If he brought a rifle, why would that be? Likely for self defense. So, if you think violence would start at this peaceful protest, why would you bring your wife who can't even move at a quick pace or up curbs? Why would you even bring a rifle to a peaceful protest?
Handicap people can't make their own choices? And the last part is irrelevant unless you are trying to blame the victim
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Corrik7
07/26/20 11:15:16 AM
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Garrett Foster the man shot is white. His wife was black. Reddit is a storm with whether or not he pointed the AK47 he was open carrying at the car or if he was carrying it pointed down when approaching the vehicle or not.

Also debating gun shots fired and who fired what. And debating if the driver made a right on red after they thought the crowd passed and ran into another crowd or if they ran the red light


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Shablagoo
07/26/20 11:16:23 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Your safety matters more than a protest.

This isnt true for everyone. Many throughout history have sacrificed their safety to make the world a better place.

yemmy posted...
I'm just trying to see where the dividing line would be for a civil war.

Probably fascists vs. those who are against fascism.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:17:22 AM
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tm315 posted...

Handicap people can't make their own choices? And the last part is irrelevant unless you are trying to blame the victim

They can, but it's stupid and is ill advised. If it were me, I certainly wouldn't have brought my wife there. For her safety. If she came somehow, that's on her, but if I'm expecting there to be violence, I sure as hell wouldn't go lol.

And the last part is relevant. Dude was an idiot. That was my point. Call it what you will, I think the driver is a scumbag murderer but the victim here was just as stupid if he brought a rifle to a peaceful protest.
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TheVipaGTS
07/26/20 11:18:36 AM
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After watching the clip, if the shooter tries to claim self defense its bull shit. Fuck him.

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WashYourHands
07/26/20 11:18:38 AM
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Corrik7 posted...
Garrett Foster the man shot is white. His wife was black.
That plot twist tho..

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Ruvan22
07/26/20 11:19:35 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
What? Lol. Let's think about it. If he brought a rifle, why would that be? Likely for self defense. So, if you think violence would start at this peaceful protest, why would you bring your wife who can't even move at a quick pace or up curbs? Why would you even bring a rifle to a peaceful protest?

Why? Personal safety matters far more than attending a protest. If you think a peaceful protest could turn violent, why even attend? Your own safety is at risk at that point. Dude brought a rifle, he was expecting violence. And also the other points I made.

So you believe people that went to Selma after past incidents of police beating protestors were wrong to do so? Also do you believe the shooter and husband are (in your words) equally ignorant?
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tm315
07/26/20 11:19:43 AM
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Slayer_22 posted...
And the last part is relevant. Dude was an idiot. That was my point. Call it what you will, I think the driver is a scumbag murderer but the victim here was just as stupid if he brought a rifle to a peaceful protest.
Great, so victim blaming, we made it full circle
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