Riots/Looting/Violence and general post-George Floyd madness

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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    Armed protesters from out of town. I look forward to the condemnation. “Militia.”

    Is George Floyd coming back? Will Jacob Blake walk again? How about Breona Taylor? Is she going to wake up again?

    Proud Boys and Buggaloos murdering people again. Looking forward to their speaking at the RNC tomorrow night to close out the show.

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  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited August 2020
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    And just look at how these thugs were treated. And some wonder how we got where we are? Too bad, I guess, tsk, tsk.

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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,434
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited August 2020
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property and their own lives.  Just yesterday a 70 year old man was beaten and could have been killed by these looters, and I think it would have been okay to for him to have protected himself with a firearm.  I wish he had.  It was just a matter of time.
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,434
    edited August 2020
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    And just look at how these thugs were treated. And some wonder how we got where we are? Too bad, I guess, tsk, tsk.

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    You’re too funny. What you choose to post and not post is just, so funny. The right barely mentions the pandemic, the left doesn’t address all the insanity taking place in blue states on a nightly basis. Both sides are a joke. Suckers. 
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited August 2020
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    Read it how you may.  He was not executed...he was stopped from burning down someone’s livelihood.  I’m fine with people protecting their businesses and property and families by whatever means.  Do you support the looters?  Is that a yes?
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    edited August 2020
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    No. But you’re dealing with a bunch of untrained maniacs. Nights of rioting will eventually bring out people who have to defend their property and neighborhoods. It’s an accident waiting to happen. It’s happened before with the elderly officer who was executed for a flat screen and it will continue to happen. None of these “protests” are doing any good. Let’s not forget there’s still a fucking pandemic. And guess what, these police shootings will continue to happen. There will never be zero cases. So now what?  Every time an unfortunate situation happens we completely burn the whole city down and cause further unrest? I just don’t get any of this. It would be nice if there was some sort of leaderShip in these cities or from BLM to take control of this bullshit. Instead, leaders make believe it’s not happening and BLM leaders condone it and call it reparations.  Well done. 
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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,445
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble

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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble

    100%. Much better worded than my above post. But this is exactly my feelings. 
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,434
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble

    I am not pretending anything. It is a life that is lost due to looting. That is what is being discussed here. Did that person deserve to lose their life for making a bad decision last night? Did the group of people "protecting" that gas station have the right to shoot and kill the looters? Do they have the right to defend the business (not even sure it was theirs or even if they had any ties to it) by any means necessary? If they are allowed to kill looters this has to be the start of open warfare on the streets does it not? If someone throws a rock through a window is that a death sentence? 




  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    nicknyr15 said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble

    100%. Much better worded than my above post. But this is exactly my feelings. 
    So gee, let’s start with reducing or eliminating #1, cops shooting unarmed black people. 
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,434
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    nicknyr15 said:
    And just look at how these thugs were treated. And some wonder how we got where we are? Too bad, I guess, tsk, tsk.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/25/ammon-bundy-idaho/
    You’re too funny. What you choose to post and not post is just, so funny. The right barely mentions the pandemic, the left doesn’t address all the insanity taking place in blue states on a nightly basis. Both sides are a joke. Suckers. 
    Hilarious, coming from someone who’s only source of information they share is from the NY Post. If you read up on the murders in Kenosha, you’d know there were armed counter protesters from out of town who responded to an untrue Facebook post that pipe bombs were being used and that the armed, Murderous thugs at the gas station, didn’t own the gas station and it wasn’t being looted or burned to the ground when the murders occurred. But yea, let’s blame both sides. What pandemic? It went away like things go away.

    Weren’t some posters on here railing against the rioting sparked In Chicago? by a false Facebook post that cops shot a black person? Guess it only matters when it doesn’t fit your ANTIFA/BLM narrative? 
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    nicknyr15 said:
    And just look at how these thugs were treated. And some wonder how we got where we are? Too bad, I guess, tsk, tsk.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/25/ammon-bundy-idaho/
    You’re too funny. What you choose to post and not post is just, so funny. The right barely mentions the pandemic, the left doesn’t address all the insanity taking place in blue states on a nightly basis. Both sides are a joke. Suckers. 
    Hilarious, coming from someone who’s only source of information they share is from the NY Post. If you read up on the murders in Kenosha, you’d know there were armed counter protesters from out of town who responded to an untrue Facebook post that pipe bombs were being used and that the armed, Murderous thugs at the gas station, didn’t own the gas station and it wasn’t being looted or burned to the ground when the murders occurred. But yea, let’s blame both sides. What pandemic? It went away like things go away.

    Weren’t some posters on here railing against the rioting sparked In Chicago? by a false Facebook post that cops shot a black person? Guess it only matters when it doesn’t fit your ANTIFA/BLM narrative? 
    I don’t have a narrative. You do. 
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,434
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
    I think the type of people that would be doing the protecting have to be coming from two groups (and I could be wrong with this). Those that are starving due to covid already and can not survive with their business on fire or they are the type that are looking for a reason to kill/hurt people. If early reports are true on this one, often times they are not, then this looks like an incident where the people doing the killing where looking for a reason to do so. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days and if others start to follow suit "protecting" businesses.  


  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
    I think the type of people that would be doing the protecting have to be coming from two groups (and I could be wrong with this). Those that are starving due to covid already and can not survive with their business on fire or they are the type that are looking for a reason to kill/hurt people. If early reports are true on this one, often times they are not, then this looks like an incident where the people doing the killing where looking for a reason to do so. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days and if others start to follow suit "protecting" businesses.  
    I think, in the case of Kenosha last night, it's more people looking to cause harm under the guise of protecting businesses than actual business owners protecting their own businesses. 
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  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
    I think the type of people that would be doing the protecting have to be coming from two groups (and I could be wrong with this). Those that are starving due to covid already and can not survive with their business on fire or they are the type that are looking for a reason to kill/hurt people. If early reports are true on this one, often times they are not, then this looks like an incident where the people doing the killing where looking for a reason to do so. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days and if others start to follow suit "protecting" businesses.  
    I think, in the case of Kenosha last night, it's more people looking to cause harm under the guise of protecting businesses than actual business owners protecting their own businesses. 
    Similar to the opportunists under the guise of BLM looking to cause harm.  They are all getting what they have been begging for.  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
    I think the type of people that would be doing the protecting have to be coming from two groups (and I could be wrong with this). Those that are starving due to covid already and can not survive with their business on fire or they are the type that are looking for a reason to kill/hurt people. If early reports are true on this one, often times they are not, then this looks like an incident where the people doing the killing where looking for a reason to do so. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days and if others start to follow suit "protecting" businesses.  
    I think, in the case of Kenosha last night, it's more people looking to cause harm under the guise of protecting businesses than actual business owners protecting their own businesses. 
    Similar to the opportunists under the guise of BLM looking to cause harm.  They are all getting what they have been begging for.  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
    Yeah I agree. I said earlier in response to your post about one thing leading to another.....

    "Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it."

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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    For anyone interested in some of the underlying issues in Wisconsin and the nation, by someone who’s reported on Wisconsin for 20 years. Maybe it’ll help some to understand the issues?

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/opinions/kenosha-shooting-jacob-blake-prison-injustice-police-lockwood/index.html
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,439
    For anyone interested in some of the underlying issues in Wisconsin and the nation, by someone who’s reported on Wisconsin for 20 years. Maybe it’ll help some to understand the issues?

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/opinions/kenosha-shooting-jacob-blake-prison-injustice-police-lockwood/index.html
    Boooo waaahhh no. CNN. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble

    Trick question.  When this de-funding of the police movement continues to progress, do we think more or less people will start taking matters into their own hands?  I think we're seeing the answer very clearly.

  • dignindignin Posts: 9,336
    PJPOWER said:
    dignin said:
    bbiggs said:
    dignin said:
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    dignin said:
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    ^ Beating up innocent, elderly business owners while destructing cities is all part of the process for necessary change.  Didn’t you know? 

    In case this needs to be said, yes, I’m being sarcastic. 
    You're not going to find anyone here who thinks that okay, so why the strawman?
    Looting, burning buildings and destructing is condoned and rationalized all the time here.  
    I missed the ones about beating up 70 year olds. Maybe point me to those ones, the ones you were making reference too.
    Well, maybe if you read my comment, you'd understand that I didn't say anything about "finding anyone here who thinks that's okay."  The point is that if necessary change is the objective, looting, burning, destructing and beating is not the way to accomplish it.  They all go hand in hand these days.

    Maybe some people can understand but not condone the looting and destruction of property but not the assault on an elderly man (like you have obviously implied as a cheap shot). The two don't have to go hand in hand.  
    I, for one, think that anyone that condones looting, destruction of property, or assaulting innocents is an asshat deplorable.
    But you condone armed men murdering those looters. 

    That's pretty fucked up.

  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,017
    nicknyr15 said:
    For anyone interested in some of the underlying issues in Wisconsin and the nation, by someone who’s reported on Wisconsin for 20 years. Maybe it’ll help some to understand the issues?

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/opinions/kenosha-shooting-jacob-blake-prison-injustice-police-lockwood/index.html
    Boooo waaahhh no. CNN. 
    It’s an opinion piece, clearly identified as such in the by-line, by a woman who lives in and has covered social justice issues in Wisconsin for over 20 years, including the neighborhood where Jacob Blake was shot. But close your eyes and wait for Rupert Murdoch to tell you what the underlying issues in Wisconsin might be.
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    brianlux said:
    The violence, looting, burning can be explained (as some have done here very well).  So in some ways, I get it.  But I sure as hell can't support it.  Targeting people who are not directly and personally responsible for the problems of racism makes zero sense.  I have to look at both sides of it.  I've been reading about shit getting burned to the ground since the 60's.  Has it stopped racism?  Obviously not.  Has it fucked up the lives of people who are just working hard to make a living?  Obviously so. 

    I would say to anyone supporting the notion of burning building and businesses as a way to stop racism, they might want to look at both sides.  What has it gained?  NOTHING.

    And what if it was your building, your business?  Your years of hard work?  And that's what owning a business is- damn hard work.  Most small business owners work long hours and never really leave the job.  It's what you do.  Sure, some business owners are shysters, rip off artist, maybe blatant racists.  But most are not.  Most are good, hard working, independent people. 

    I've been a small-time small business owner for 14 years and even at my level- it's hard work! My wife has been a small business owner for 36 years.  It's hard work.  And we don't live in a McMansion or have disgruntled employees or rip people off.  I personally know several small business owners.  They all fucking work hard.  They're good people.  Yes, the anger is understandable, but the vast majority of these people don't deserve the wrath that is visited upon them. 

    Don't use racism as an excuse to fuck up innocent people.  Just don't do it.  More people need to take that energy and work to make change in constructive ways.  Start a fire?  Easy.  BFD.  Pretty much anyone with some gas and a match can do that.  But to make constructive change through strong effort and creativity?  That takes hard work.  DO the HARD work.

    LIsten to John.  He knows.  HARD WORK!




    Well said as usual, Brian.  Misdirecting anger at innocent, hard-working folks that have spent years or decades building something is complete garbage.  As you said, any schmuck with a match and some gas can burn something to the ground or break a window to steal something.  Putting in the hard work, like the business owners they are destroying, is another story.

  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    PJNB said:
    PJPOWER said:
    Shit is out of control. One of the rioters was shot in the head in Kenosha last night:


    And there was a madman with an assault-style weapon shooting people. Not sure if it’s the same guy that shot the guy in the first video. But he shoots  two people at short range in this video:

    Graphic:
    https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298507433975799809?s=21

    Just complete and utter fucking chaos. 
    There ya have it...That is going to be the result of looting and burning people’s businesses.  The business owners can not afford to just let their businesses get burned to the ground.  They are going to start fighting back...and I don’t blame them.  What did they think would happen?

    You think its ok to execute someone for looting?
    I think it’s okay for people to protect their property.  
    So thats a yes? 
    It's not a great question, you are pretending it's all happening in a vacuum.

    It's Newton's 3rd law.

    1) Cops shoot black man in back
    2) Protests
    3) People using protest to destroy and loot 
    4) Leadership fails to adequately handle the situation 
    5) People take action into their own hands

    Stupid gun laws + stupid police norms + stupid looters = Kenosha, WI

    When we leave regular citizens to make the determination on appropriate level of force....we are in big trouble
    Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it. 
    Great points on both paragraphs. 

    My wife had her business she owns vandalized back in April. Someone drove through the front window and actually ended up in the clinic and went through some stuff. My wifes business is not the type of business that you would rob so why this was done is unknown to us. If I was there at the time and I feared for my life I would not have hesitated to take the person down by any means necessary. 

    Now in the above case if I knew their would be riots going on and my wifes business was at risk due to all of the above points from Cincy would I stand in front of the clinic and protect it by any means necessary? Fuck no. That is what insurance is for and the above incident was covered 100% here. 

    I do realize that it maybe different for other people however and could mean their livelihood is ruined forever. Does this mean that you should kill people that are trying to loot your store? I do not think so but that is just me and am definitely not in that situation where the riots are happening. If I was maybe my opinion would be different I am not sure. 
    That sucks that happened to your wife's business, and since it sounds like an isolated incident done by some lone lunatic, I can totally understand you taking the guy down by any means necessary if you were there. I'd do the same.

    But like you said, in one of these cities that's devolved into complete madness, I wouldn't be standing out front defending my business from a mob. What good is going to come of that? Either I'd get shot, or I'd be forced to shoot someone. I don't want anything to do with either of those scenarios. 
    I think the type of people that would be doing the protecting have to be coming from two groups (and I could be wrong with this). Those that are starving due to covid already and can not survive with their business on fire or they are the type that are looking for a reason to kill/hurt people. If early reports are true on this one, often times they are not, then this looks like an incident where the people doing the killing where looking for a reason to do so. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple of days and if others start to follow suit "protecting" businesses.  
    I think, in the case of Kenosha last night, it's more people looking to cause harm under the guise of protecting businesses than actual business owners protecting their own businesses. 
    Similar to the opportunists under the guise of BLM looking to cause harm.  They are all getting what they have been begging for.  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
    Yeah I agree. I said earlier in response to your post about one thing leading to another.....

    "Yep. And there's just so many opportunists. When a black man get shot by police like Blake did the other day, sure there's a lot of people that are legitimately angry about it. But there's others that simply revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to loot and riot. And with all that going on, there's opportunists that revel in the fact that it opens up an opportunity to walk around with assault weapons shooting people. 

    While agree that there are many people that feel inclined to take the law into their own hands with this shit going on to protect themselves and their property, there's also crazies that look at it as an opportunity to just kill people. If you're a far-right militia outfit looking to harm people, a place like Kenosha (now) or Portland (over the past few months) is where you'd go to do it."

    I totally agree and I was not calling you out, reaffirming more so.  
    This has also been seen in the Seattle “CHAZ” where a couple of kids were shot by BLM opportunists.  

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