The Angry Violent Right

[teachercd]

5 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

Doesn't that seem low?  

I would have guessed it would be double that.

 

 

[Danny Bateman]

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

 

An interesting corollary is how much Facebook is aiding and abetting this.

 

From a Facebook-wide meeting Thursday: the rank-and-file are incredibly pissed at Zuckerberg. Because it's clear he's turning a blind eye to this filth thriving on his platform and he doesn't care. He's in bed with Trump and the GOP and doesn't want to upset the apple cart. It's all about his bottom dollar and leaving this stuff alone drives revenue. Facebook has become a radicalization breeding ground.

 

 

[knapplc]

Awesome. What a great representative of Trump's America.

 

 

 

 

 

[teachercd]

OR...

 

Maybe just don't kill people?  I feel like that would have been the better advice.

[commando]

28 minutes ago, knapplc said:

Awesome. What a great representative of Trump's America.

 

 

 

 

 

thou shall not kill

[RedDenver]

46 minutes ago, commando said:

thou shall not kill

FAKE NEWS!!

[knapplc]

 

[Moiraine]

On 9/4/2020 at 4:03 PM, knapplc said:

 

 

 

If they support the police so much, maybe they should let them do their jobs instead of forming a militia.

[Danny Bateman]

59 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

 

 

If they support the police so much, maybe they should let them do their jobs instead of forming a militia.

 

More out and about marching in Louisville today.

 

Perhaps it's not fair, but if you feel the need to throw on yoru tac gear and demonstrate your battle readiness with a bunch of your buddies, I immediately assume your sidearm is microscopic.

 

aps

[Guy Chamberlin]

They may not listen to me, but for gosh sakes, won't they listen to Sgt. Joe Friday?

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

[TGHusker]

They shouldn't be waving guns at people.  The stars of the RNC 1st night are indicted. 

 

 

https://apnews.com/article/st-louis-indictments-racial-injustice-3bbed2ea6c982581e51b16123a785cfc

 

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A grand jury on Tuesday indicted the St. Louis couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street.

Al Watkins, an attorney for the couple, confirmed to The Associated Press the indictments against Mark McCloskey, 63, and Patricia McCloskey, 61. A spokeswoman for Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner declined comment.

The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys, have become folk heroes among some conservatives. They argue that they were simply exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms, and were protected by Missouri’s castle doctrine law that allows the use of deadly force against intruders. The case has caught the attention of President Donald Trump, and Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has said he will pardon the couple if they are convicted.

The McCloskeys also were featured speakers on the first night of the Republican National Convention. They’ve accused the “leftist” Democratic St. Louis leadership for their plight.

Gardner, a Democrat, charged the couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon. She said the display of guns risked bloodshed at what she called an otherwise peaceful protest.

Watkins said that in addition to the weapons charge, the grand jury indictment includes a tampering with evidence charge. It wasn’t clear what led to that additional count, he said.

The McCloskeys contend the protest was hardly peaceful. They say protesters came onto the private street after knocking over an iron gate and ignoring a “No Trespassing” sign, and said they felt threatened.

Watkins said accusations against the McCloskeys are “effectively demonstrating the highest degree of ineptitude and inappropriate behavior” from Gardner’s office.

The incident happened June 28 as protesters were walking toward the home of Mayor Lyda Krewson, a few blocks away. They suddenly decided to veer onto the McCloskeys’ street, prompting the confrontation that was caught on cellphone video. It showed Mark McCloskey in front of the $1.15 million home armed with an AR-15 rifle and Patricia McCloskey with a semiautomatic handgun.

A police probable cause statement said protesters feared “being injured due to Patricia McCloskey’s finger being on the trigger, coupled with her excited demeanor.”

Nine people involved in the protest were charged with misdemeanor trespassing, but the city counselor’s office later dropped the charges. The city counselor’s office handles lesser crimes and is not affiliated with the circuit attorney’s office.

Mark McCloskey, after a brief court hearing earlier Tuesday, expressed anger that he and his wife faced criminal charges while those who trespassed onto his property did not.

“Every single human being that was in front of my house was a criminal trespasser,” McCloskey said. “They broke down our gate. They trespassed on our property. Not a single one of those people is now charged with anything. We’re charged with felonies that could cost us four years of our lives and our law licenses.”

 

 

[knapplc]

Just now, TGHusker said:

The stars of the RNC 1st night are indicted. 

 

This has to be a first, right? 

 

Aren't these the first people trump has associated with who've been charged? 

 

Bad precedent, man. 

[TGHusker]

1 minute ago, knapplc said:

 

This has to be a first, right? 

 

Aren't these the first people trump has associated with who've been charged? 

 

Bad precedent, man. 

You know it has become so common place that in its commonality it appears to have never happened before. 

 

Reminds me of this Yogiism:

 

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.