Oh Gee, I hate having to make such a difficult choice - fear or racism??? Man, that’s really hard.
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The shooter was never closer than about 15 feet to the flame-thrower guy. He had to shout to get his attention. Pure unprovoked assault. It wasn’t wise to bring that flamey contraption and if the guy gets in trouble I won’t cry for him either. But the shooter guy clearly was in zero danger at any time. That’s usually a problemo legally just for brandishing, much less letting one go in a crowd.
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Maybe it’s just me, but some guy with a can of hairspray and a lighter vs a guy with a gun?
Gun wins every fucking time unless the wielder is too stupid to know how to use it.
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The guy with the hairspray flame was keeping the crowd coming down the stairs going after the cringing elderly white man behind him from what I’ve read.
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The Charlottesville police looked terrible all through this situation and I think and hope there’ll be serious repercussions and changes nationwide.
[/quote]There will probably be serious intense investigations by Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions’s DOJ, just like there would have been under Eric Holder.
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There were fine people in that crowd.
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It should be pointed out that making a flamethrower out of spray can is also an incredibly stupid thing to do. A kid in my high school class tried that once and he lost most of his fingers and his face when the can exploded. It ruined his life.
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Uh. What about Corey Long, the flamethrower – that doesn’t exactly meet the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Should he face any charges?
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Yep, and the result will be the banning of spray canss from future rallies - moar guns though.
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I would say he should, but I am more concerned about open carry protests. You really are a stupid shot away from a frigging gunfight with dozens of casualties on all sides.
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I’d be willing to bet a box of my own money that the Charlottesville PD is filled with racist fucknuts, Klan sympathizers, and garden-variety white bigots.
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Were these the Charlottesville Police or the UVA police. If the latter, they’re probably accustomed mostly to moped thefts and weekend drunkenness.
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insane to allow open carry at protests, or in general. You’re moments away from a mass gunfight in a crowd the whole time
NRA and white supremacist game plan.
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In this upside down world, we look to insurance lobbyists (or higher premiums) to prod lawmakers towards sane gun laws, medical industry lobbyists to prod them away from AHCA… Smh.
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You’re so young and so cynical, it’s sad. But certainly Sessions’ DOJ is not the only stakeholder here.
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I think you’re right
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Corey Long told Don Lemon the gunshot came first, but it’s hard to tell in this video.
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It was a mix of law enforcement. In the video, it’s state police.
Has to be racism then because they keep telling us they shoot people when they’re afraid. And they’re always afraid.
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Would that be " the good guy with a gun"?