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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:20:54 AM
#51:


Shablagoo posted...


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

And many people have died senseless deaths because they ignored their own health limitations.

Take precautions, keep yourself safe. It's a protest. It's not like she was leading a revolution. Contrary to popular belief apparently, quadriplegics can't do everything.

I mean, hell, what do you think she was gonna do at this protest exactly? What COULD she have done?
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ScazarMeltex
07/26/20 11:22:53 AM
#52:


Slayer_22 posted...
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.
No Texas isn't as bad. Florida's is completely fucked up.
According to Texas Law Self-Defense is not allowed in the person has done the following.
  • provoked the person they were defending against
  • was engaged in a criminal activity (other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law regulating traffic).
What will likely happen is the guy will try and claim that he "accidentally" plowed into the crowd and then became scared for his life when protesters began hitting his vehicle.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:24:17 AM
#53:


Ruvan22 posted...


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?

The shooter is a stupid asshole, but that's just me calling him names. He knew what he was doing, he wanted to rile people up and fire into the crowd, likely. He is stupid if he thought that no one would die, though, or that this wouldn't catch some headlines.

The victim was just stupid, to carry a rifle to a peaceful protest is just...asinine? Bringing your handicapped wife to a protest you expect to turn violent? Stupid.

tm315 posted...

Great, so victim blaming, we made it full circle

If that's what it is, so be it lol.
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TheVipaGTS
07/26/20 11:25:09 AM
#54:


Slayer_22 posted...
The victim was just stupid, to carry a rifle to a peaceful protest is just...asinine? Bringing your handicapped wife to a protest you expect to turn violent? Stupid.
oh shut up.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:25:20 AM
#55:


ScazarMeltex posted...

No Texas isn't as bad. Florida's is completely fucked up.
According to Texas Law Self-Defense is not allowed in the person has done the following.
* provoked the person they were defending against
* was engaged in a criminal activity (other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law regulating traffic).
What will likely happen is the guy will try and claim that he "accidentally" plowed into the crowd and then became scared for his life when protesters began hitting his vehicle.

Yeah, that's probably his plan.

Huh, so he might actually NOT get away with it? Fantastic news. Tired of people getting away with what is clearly murder.
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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:26:01 AM
#56:


TheVipaGTS posted...

oh shut up.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOsUhrrxeg
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Shablagoo
07/26/20 11:28:07 AM
#57:


Slayer_22 posted...
And many people have died senseless deaths because they ignored their own health limitations.

Take precautions, keep yourself safe. It's a protest. It's not like she was leading a revolution. Contrary to popular belief apparently, quadriplegics can't do everything.

I mean, hell, what do you think she was gonna do at this protest exactly? What COULD she have done?

Im not saying Id want to go to a protest if I were paralyzed. But obviously she felt strongly enough about it to attend.

Slayer_22 posted...
The victim was just stupid, to carry a rifle to a peaceful protest is just...asinine?

Why? Presumably he brought it there for protection, to keep the protest peaceful and try to ward off guys like the one who murdered him.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:32:11 AM
#58:


Shablagoo posted...


Im not saying Id want to go to a protest if I were paralyzed. But obviously she felt strongly enough about it to attend.

Why? Presumably he brought it there for protection, to keep the protest peaceful and try to ward off guys like the one who murdered him.

I'm saying it was a dumb decision to do so. Feeling strongly about something is fine, but putting your own safety at risk when you expect danger is just...stupid.

And bringing weapons to a PEACEFUL protest is just the antithesis of peaceful.

That's like bringing a nuclear bomb to a anti-nuclear warfare rally just to ward off nukes.
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yemmy
07/26/20 11:38:21 AM
#59:


Shablagoo posted...


Probably fascists vs. those who are against fascism.

So like proud boys vs antifa?

Yeah our grandkids will read about the great battle of portland.

You walk around with this idea that there are skins all over the place. Fake boogeymen.

Herodopus posted...
The fact that you thought that was ever on the table...where do you people come from, where do you get these ideas from

Who the fuck do you mean "you people" asshat? It wasn't on the table, that is why I asked who is gonna fight who. Miss me with that bullshit.

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Shablagoo
07/26/20 11:43:11 AM
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yemmy posted...
So like proud boys vs antifa?

Antifa didnt invent the term fascism, its been around for over a century.

Slayer_22 posted...
And bringing weapons to a PEACEFUL protest is just the antithesis of peaceful.

That's like bringing a nuclear bomb to a anti-nuclear warfare rally just to ward off nukes.

Ah, well I believe in the right to bear arms.

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 11:49:31 AM
#61:


Shablagoo posted...
Ah, well I believe in the right to bear arms.

As do I, to a certain degree.

However, that doesn't mean a peaceful protest needs people armed with weapons to 'ensure it remains peaceful'.

Especially rifles, an AK if the posts on the last page are correct. We aren't talking, say, a pistol or something. We're talking a rifle that can mow down an entire crowd of people. If the dude was carrying a concealed pistol for self defense...sure, yeah, but we're talking a rifle. That's just stupid, and the antithesis of a peaceful protest.
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Herodopus
07/26/20 11:52:21 AM
#62:


yemmy posted...
Who the fuck do you mean "you people" asshat?
far rights

pro fascists

conspiracy theorists

people who get defensive when they have no reason to
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Machete
07/26/20 11:54:26 AM
#63:


yemmy gettin mad lol

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yemmy
07/26/20 11:56:09 AM
#64:


Shablagoo posted...
Antifa didnt invent the term fascism, its been around for over a century.

Oh thanks for that fact bomb.

I still wanna know where these combatants are other than the west coast. People are giving up on the west coast from what I'm seeing.

If you were to take all of the right wingers that showed up to that Virginia thing, I bet not even half of them are wanting a war. Prob less than half of the lefties that showed up want a war either.

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yemmy
07/26/20 11:58:29 AM
#65:


Machete posted...
yemmy gettin mad lol

Yeah there's people wanting civil war itt

And I'm the mad one. Totally dude.

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Machete
07/26/20 11:59:13 AM
#66:


yemmy posted...
Yeah there's people wanting civil war itt

where?

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Herodopus
07/26/20 12:00:03 PM
#67:


yemmy posted...
Yeah there's people wanting civil war itt

And I'm the mad one. Totally dude.
youre always mad cuz u flip tha fuck out whenever u dont understand what's going on, which is also always
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yemmy
07/26/20 12:00:10 PM
#68:


Machete posted...
where?

Up your ass

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Slayer_22
07/26/20 12:01:53 PM
#69:


This yemmy guy is so triggered lol.
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Shablagoo
07/26/20 12:02:19 PM
#70:


yemmy posted...
Oh thanks for that fact bomb.

No prob

I still wanna know where these combatants are other than the west coast. People are giving up on the west coast from what I'm seeing.

If you were to take all of the right wingers that showed up to that Virginia thing, I bet not even half of them are wanting a war. Prob less than half of the lefties that showed up want a war either.

Oh, to be clear, Im not expecting a civil war. I just think thats where the line would be drawn if one did pop off.

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yemmy
07/26/20 12:03:51 PM
#71:


Herodopus posted...
youre always mad cuz u flip tha fuck out whenever u dont understand what's going on, which is also always

I just want to know who is on the dividing line.

Like our all our families fighting too? One of my sisters is republican, the other one is democrat. Do they fight?

You see how silly that is? Why are we even going there?

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Herodopus
07/26/20 12:04:31 PM
#72:


you're the one who's bringing it there dude

did you drop out in 3rd grade or something
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Machete
07/26/20 12:05:20 PM
#73:


enjoy your moderations, yemmy

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Herodopus
07/26/20 12:05:51 PM
#74:


Machete posted...
enjoy your moderations, yemmy
lame post
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yemmy
07/26/20 12:08:12 PM
#75:


Shablagoo posted...
No prob

Oh, to be clear, Im not expecting a civil war. I just think thats where the line would be drawn if one did pop off.

But there isn't even a clear line in the sand is what I'm saying.

I mean take the John Lewis's funeral for example (on tv). In the 1960s the police beat the shit out of him for crossing the bridge he went across.

Everyone is cool there rn, nobody going crazy, no pigs beating people. Are we closer to civil war than 1960? I don't think we are.

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yemmy
07/26/20 12:09:33 PM
#76:


Herodopus posted...
you're the one who's bringing it there dude

did you drop out in 3rd grade or something

Funny, I was not the person that brought up civil war.

So we just agree to agree that there is no upcoming civil war? Ok

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Herodopus
07/26/20 12:17:52 PM
#77:


Are you high rn?
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The_homelander
07/26/20 12:19:59 PM
#78:


gatorsPENSbucs posted...
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.

based on informed opinions from experts, rather than a far right trump fan that posts in a message board (you)
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yemmy
07/26/20 12:23:50 PM
#79:


Herodopus posted...
Are you high rn?

Ok im gonna run this down
-post 8 and 14 talk about a supposed civil war
- I ask for the parameters of said war
- you jump in and call me crazy for even suggesting civil war
- im high.
- ignore

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The_homelander
07/26/20 12:24:06 PM
#80:


Machete posted...
enjoy your moderations, yemmy

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Herodopus
07/26/20 12:25:05 PM
#81:


yemmy posted...
im high
it was obv
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yemmy
07/26/20 12:25:37 PM
#82:


The_homelander posted...
based on informed opinions from experts, rather than a far right trump fan that posts in a message board (you)

What experts?

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R1masher
07/26/20 12:29:41 PM
#83:


Ad hominems, thats all that is left here


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VTBM
07/26/20 12:45:27 PM
#84:


Normal people are sick and tired of protestors.

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RomanRoy
07/26/20 12:47:28 PM
#85:


The_homelander posted...
based on informed opinions from experts, rather than a far right trump fan that posts in a message board (you)

What experts exactly? We'd all like to know.
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The_homelander
07/26/20 1:01:05 PM
#86:


RomanRoy posted...
What experts exactly? We'd all like to know.

I know the game. I will give you names and sources and you will go like hahaha those are librulz! The only good sources are rush Limbaugh and one news America
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NinjaWarrior455
07/26/20 1:02:28 PM
#87:


VTBM posted...
Normal people are sick and tired of protestors.
We know you support fascism.

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Corrik7
07/26/20 1:16:45 PM
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https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/garrett-foster/

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Ruvan22
07/26/20 2:03:03 PM
#90:


Slayer_22 posted...
The shooter is a stupid asshole, but that's just me calling him names. He knew what he was doing, he wanted to rile people up and fire into the crowd, likely. He is stupid if he thought that no one would die, though, or that this wouldn't catch some headlines.

The victim was just stupid, to carry a rifle to a peaceful protest is just...asinine? Bringing your handicapped wife to a protest you expect to turn violent? Stupid.


So you didn't answer - you believe people were "stupid" to go to Selma?
And you believe the wheelchair bound woman's husband was (in your words) "Just as stupid" as the shooter? As in both share equal amounts of blame? "If only he hadn't brought a rifle, he wouldn't have died" is equally as valid as "If only the driver hadn't started shooting the husband would be alive"?
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gatorsPENSbucs
07/26/20 2:03:46 PM
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IllegalAlien
07/26/20 2:04:50 PM
#92:


Spooking posted...
They were banging on his vehicle and one of the protesters pointed his weapon at the driver. This is an open and shut case. Expect the driver to be released without charges.
Using your vehicle as a weapon is illegal.

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RomanRoy
07/26/20 2:04:59 PM
#93:


The_homelander posted...
I know the game. I will give you names and sources and you will go like hahaha those are librulz! The only good sources are rush Limbaugh and one news America

Naming experts to back up your claim is a "game" now?

Weird way to say " I actually dont have any experts to name after all".
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gatorsPENSbucs
07/26/20 2:07:29 PM
#94:


The_homelander posted...
based on informed opinions from experts, rather than a far right trump fan that posts in a message board (you)
Well first off you have me confused with someone else

and second off ... who are these experts and wheres the link to that?

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hockeybub89
07/26/20 2:14:49 PM
#95:


Ah so legally carrying a gun is now threatening and inherently violent since a BLM protester got murdered and we have to figure out how to blame him. I'm sure we'd hear this same logic if someone had decided to shoot up one of those COVID protests.

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Corrik7
07/26/20 2:31:27 PM
#96:


There are two sides.

A. He is guilty. You cannot incite the incident then use your weapon. He ran into the crowd.

B. He was making a legal right on red. And it went into a crowd he didn't see coming because the main group had just passed. They were banging on his car and the person with an ak-47 pointed the gun at the driver. The driver then shot the person under threat of the gun pointed at him. Thus, self-defense.

Either way he is going to get charged. The details will have to sort themselves out to see whether it would be a conviction or not. I would lean into saying he is likely to be charged and for it to stick as of now.

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Corrik7
07/26/20 9:36:40 PM
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https://www.kut.org/post/austin-police-release-two-people-who-fired-handguns-deadly-incident-during-protest

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Deja Blue 03
07/26/20 11:32:07 PM
#100:


Corrik7 posted...
There are two sides.

A. He is guilty. You cannot incite the incident then use your weapon. He ran into the crowd.

B. He was making a legal right on red. And it went into a crowd he didn't see coming because the main group had just passed. They were banging on his car and the person with an ak-47 pointed the gun at the driver. The driver then shot the person under threat of the gun pointed at him. Thus, self-defense.

Either way he is going to get charged. The details will have to sort themselves out to see whether it would be a conviction or not. I would lean into saying he is likely to be charged and for it to stick as of now.

I didn't read through this whole topic but I'm in group B. To me it looks like he made the turn, when he saw a crowd of people ahead of him he did stop. He didn't just continue to run through them. I just think he probably wasn't paying much attention to the road.

It seems pretty believable that while everyone was banging on his car, Garrett, lifts his gun up in the direction of the car, resulting in the driver shooting his own.


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Slayer_22
07/27/20 6:15:22 AM
#101:


Deja Blue 03 posted...


I didn't read through this whole topic but I'm in group B. To me it looks like he made the turn, when he saw a crowd of people ahead of him he did stop. He didn't just continue to run through them. I just think he probably wasn't paying much attention to the road.

It seems pretty believable that while everyone was banging on his car, Garrett, lifts his gun up in the direction of the car, resulting in the driver shooting his own.


You know what, that makes some real sense.

Goes to show, don't point a gun at people and assume the worst. Or, don't bring a fucking gun to a peaceful protest.
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