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    This was a public execution.

    He was legally armed.

    They disarmed him.

    Placed him in handcuffs.

    Then shot him on the ground repeatedly.

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      So I’ve been out all day and haven’t seen videos yet, but I didn’t know he was already disarmed. At that point what does it even matter that he had a gun, wtf. A gun has nothing to do with the murder.

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          How does that even matter if he was disarmed.

          Let’s say that’s true.

          He was disarmed.

          Now the gun doesn’t play into shooting him.

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            Didn’t you read what I said? It doesn’t matter that he was disarmed because they said he was threatening them with a gun. Your preference for facts has nothing to do with the reasons they make up.

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      I think the only thing clear from the multiple videos is that he was not handcuffed. No idea why would you say he was.

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        You’re right. I found a different clip that shows he wasn’t cuffed. The original clip I saw it looked like they cuffed him while he was on the ground, He tried to stand up and they shot him, but I can’t see his hands.

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    I’ll say it again, until these people fear for their own lives, nothing will change.

    This means peaceful protest is not the answer. Sorry.

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      The Americans get very upset when you point out what theyre doing isnt enough. Its like the myth of American exceptionalism will magically protect them from reality.

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        I get it because I used to be that way. I’ve hand-waved a lot in my life because I naively felt the swinging pendulum would balance things. I believed shit like good always prevails, taking the high-road will pay off, etc.

        But as I dug into it more and learned more and saw more, it is undeniable what is actually happening. We’ve been on a bad path for a long, long time and the slow frog boil has duped many.

        And because things are so far gone at this point, what used to appear to work won’t anymore. What comforts and conveniences some of us used to be able to somewhat hide behind no longer exists.

        Sadly, I’m not sure a critical mass of people are ready to face and accept this reality. I’ll be honest, part of me barely is, but most of me knows the truth. I also know my line of work gives me the luxury of being able to care and take a step back sometimes - not everyone has that and it is purposely manufactured to be that way.

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          Im glad to hear this, honestly. I think people are taking it personally when people from other countries point it out but it isnt out of malice. We’re concerned for you and your country and instead of listening the overwhelming response has been to lash out. Its baffling from the outside perspective.

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            I think it’s mostly just fear. Like a fear-induced executive disfunction.

            Reminding them “you need to get out and do something, you need to get out and do something, you need to urge your representatives to get out and fucking do something” sounds to them a lot like you’ve just tied a bungee to their waste and are telling them to jump off the bridge. And they’ve been afraid of heights their whole life, you know?

            Unironically, we have too many sugary treats here for a meaningful resistance to mount yet. American’s lives need to get less comfortable before they (finally) start feeling like they have nothing to lose.

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      I’d say ‘unbelievable’ but it’s very believable. They just fucking executed that guy.

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      He was on the floor when he decided to start shooting? Thats even worse than I thought

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        And they maced him before that. This dude was virtually incapable of posing a threat. The DHS narrative is insane. He was fucking trying to help two women being shoved around by ice lol. Who can watch this and not see the diabolical lies?

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      Yeah that’s cold blooded murder alright. These group of fat fucks couldn’t even take one guy and so they killed him out of spite. It’s going downhill with the USA at an accelerating pace.

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          When I see police shootings like this, I was wonder how unarmed British cops would handle such a situation. I’m against defunding the police in general, but defunding their gun budget I think would go a long, log way.

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            I think removing their union protections (I’m a union member and I don’t think they should be afforded the same types of protections since they’re not labor, they’re the armed section of government who are the only ones allowed to use force on the citizens) and making them carry insurance would be a start. Then, moving their budget to do something about the fact that so many of their calls are to deal with mental health crises which they’re not trained for. Plus, for as large as their budgets are, I’d expect better results in solving crimes. Lots of police departments average something like 25% solve rate which includes things like when people turn themselves in.

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    The fascists wouldn’t behave this way if they thought there was any chance of repercussions.

    I guarantee they will be outside polling places wherever the constituents have IQs above room temperature.

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      Seems like they need to fear repercussions.

      Since I’m in Canada and safe from the five eyes bullshit now…

      Do ICE agents have radio systems? What happens if you manage to separate a few of them?

      Do they take smoke breaks outside of the hotels they stay at? Getting shot at by a sniper on a smoke break might make them pretty scared.

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        Since I’m in Canada and safe from the five eyes bullshit now…

        Hate to tell you this, buddy, but Canada is one of the five eyes countries…

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          lol

          yeah, I’m aware… I’m also aware that we’re decoupling from sharing intel with the US, and that Canada’s not going to extradite me to this administration.

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        Do NOT even SUGGEST hurting these MEN! That would ESCALATE things and Then they might Start MURDERING AMERICANS IN COLD BLOOD!

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          They might start shooting people in the face or the back. Do not resist ICE or they could knock down doors and drag people away without warrants.

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          I actually agreed with this sentiment until fairly recently, but it turns out these guys are so fucking stupid that everyone is in danger just by having them around.

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    So far what’s been identified is the murder victim was a 37-year-old white male, a resident of Minneapolis, with no criminal past beyond traffic tickets and a legal gun owner.

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      In that moment, they learned this is real life. They all clearly aren’t trained. If they were to be attacked by someone else with a real weapon, they would literally piss themselves. They should not be in the position they are in, where that is a real potential outcome in their line of work.

      They’re also all going to have that memory seared into their minds for the rest of the years, whether they face real consequences or not. I hope the trauma ends their lives early as well, if I were then I’d be thinking about turning the gun on myself after doing that to an innocent man. But then again, I’m a human being

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    Congratulations! You have reached the next stage of your descent into fascism! Now opponents of the dictator will be shot!

    Service information: if you wish to stop fascism before you reach the death camp/ world annihilation stage now, you got to use: Violent and extreme measures against the dictator and his cronies.

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      Don’t worry about. The second amendment crowd is about to stop them. I have been assured by decades of talk that they all needed to keep there guns and use the second amendment to protect and defend the Constitution.