Minneapolis is Burning

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2,652]

2 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

Woah. Where is this from?  This is an Elián González level photo. Powerful. 

[SizzleChest 8,283]

Those appear to be Cool Ranch Doritos.

[Captainant 27,667]

4 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

[Francisco 2.0 32,392]

4 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

Officer Triple Chin looks pretty tough aiming his penis extender at a 4 year old girl.

[mdmost 43,001]

2 minutes ago, SizzleChest said:

Those appear to be Cool Ranch Doritos.

Fucker probably held them up because he wanted to steal her Doritos. Fat ass. 

[wildcat09 29,354]

1 minute ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

It sure sounds like one side was mostly responsible for the escalation and the violence 

One side initiated a physical conflict, then escalated it by drawing a gun (which it sounds like was being illegally concealed), then shot and killed a person who was trying to disarm him. Imagine a black shooter not just avoiding a murder conviction by pleading self defense as a justification for these facts, but avoiding indictment entirely.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,870]

4 minutes ago, Xian said:

Woah. Where is this from?  This is an Elián González level photo. Powerful. 

 

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2,652]

10 minutes ago, Tuco said:

I’m watching local news.
Owner’s dad pushes someone. Someone knocks him down. Owner brandished weapon asking who pushed his dad. One guy, one gal jump on owner. Owner fires weapon twice. They run away. Scurlock jumps on owner as they are running off. Owner kills Scurlock.
Either side could claim self defense. It’s the Wild West.

What a shit show. Why even be outside? if you are that concerned about your property board up and stay inside. 
 

or do the logical thing. Take plenty of pictures, document everything, remove small valuables and prepare of the inevitable insurance claim. 

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

Is that a paintball gun?

 

[BrickHorn 18,234]

8 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

In case there’s any doubt that we are living in Idiocracy:

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Just now, Johnny Sack said:

Is that a paintball gun?

 

No an expert, but looks like a beanbag gun. I’d imagine those can kill at that range. 

[Jive Turkey 12,598]

Wonder if things will get more turnt up tonight in Minneapolis tonight in light of this conflicting autopsy.

 

[Wanker Bob 379]

I thought it would be almost impossible to find a more racist place than England where I grew up but it appears America has taken systemic racism to a whole new level.

Bloody savages 

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

1 minute ago, Xian said:

No an expert, but looks like a beanbag gun. I’d imagine those can kill at that range. 

Maybe so.  I thought most beanbag guns looked like pump action shotguns.

[wildcat09 29,354]

Not to be that guy, but it looks like he's pointing it at someone to the kid's left. Still an incredibly evocative image. If that black guy can stand there calmly with his little girl on his shoulders, there's no reason for that asshole cop to be aiming a weapon at someone in their vicinity. 

[mdmost 43,001]

Rubber bullet or pepper spray ball shooter?

[DaysOff 7,951]

Those appear to be Cool Ranch Doritos.

The worst Dorito.

[WBT 20,568]

34 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

He thinks it helps him win in November. He doesn't know shit.

It will help him on the margins but not enough to change the outcome.

[DigglerontheHoof 21,199]

To be fair, that little girl could probably kick his triple-chinned ass. 

[gmr548 16,580]

The last time this was tested the country was a shitload whiter and more pro law enforcement and a Democrat was in the White House. Burning everything down when you're in charge is in no way a safe bet.

Never, ever underestimate suburban whites' disdain for having the boat rocked.

[Anastasis 23,469]

Looks like a riot gun used to deploy tear gas. And the photographer did a good job composing the picture.  They appear to be far apart and brought into the same frame with a long focal length. 

[HenryJames 66,052]

2 minutes ago, DaysOff said:

16 minutes ago, SizzleChest said:

Those appear to be Cool Ranch Doritos.

The worst Dorito.

Negged.

[WBT 20,568]

8 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

Wonder if things will get more turnt up tonight in Minneapolis tonight in light of this conflicting autopsy.

 

Did anyone believe the first self-serving autopsy anyway?  Not that this new one isn't equally compromised in motivation, but the video is a pretty strong tie-breaker.

Edited June 1, 2020 by WBT

[jimmyjazz 45,945]

7 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Not to be that guy, but it looks like he's pointing it at someone to the kid's left.

I have no idea how you can come to that conclusion.  It's a 2-dimensional image and the look is absolutely horrible.

[Covri 6,249]

That guy doesn’t have 3 chins. Shit he doesn’t even have 1 chin. He looks like a thumb. 

[F250 28,774]

1 hour ago, Captainant said:

[WBT 20,568]

9 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Not to be that guy, but it looks like he's pointing it at someone to the kid's left. 

I agree, he's not aiming at them.  Parallax, how does it work?

[Bruh Man 3,160]

Entire system is compromised, down to the gotdamn medical examiner. 

[Royalfan5 2,354]

11 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

Maybe so.  I thought most beanbag guns looked like pump action shotguns.

Generally speaking riot shotgun are Mossberg pump actions. I've got riot rounds for mine, and they're pretty easy to get. 

[Doc Sam Beckett 5,793]

18 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

One side initiated a physical conflict, then escalated it by drawing a gun (which it sounds like was being illegally concealed), then shot and killed a person who was trying to disarm him. Imagine a black shooter not just avoiding a murder conviction by pleading self defense as a justification for these facts, but avoiding indictment entirely.

Surprised this isn't getting more attention as it's exactly the type of shit that caused these protests

[HenryJames 66,052]

 

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

43 minutes ago, Skipper said:

It seems like a safe bet.  Instead of getting blamed for COVID disaster, record unemployment and otherwise having his weekly insane tweets/tantrums/belittling of reporters highlighted by the media, it's nothing but riot coverage on every channel.  That suburban white female that may not like Trump very much might buy the "this is what happens with liberal leadership' fear angle that will no doubt be his talking point.  

If Trump actually thought this was going to help him politically, he wouldn't be freaking out on the governors.

He can't run as the law and order candidate when he delivers neither law nor order.  He can't run as the peace and prosperity candidate when he's delivered nothing but unrest and destitution.  

"Keep America Great" is already out the door.  You don't see that anymore.  And he increasingly looks incapable of making America great again.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,091]

32 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

One side initiated a physical conflict, then escalated it by drawing a gun (which it sounds like was being illegally concealed), then shot and killed a person who was trying to disarm him. Imagine a black shooter not just avoiding a murder conviction by pleading self defense as a justification for these facts, but avoiding indictment entirely.

If my brief research is correct, this appears  to be the shooter.
 

https://www.omaha.com/news/local/the-hive-owner-s-comments-on-transgender-people-bathrooms-spark-a-storm/article_ab33239d-3675-5263-bfbb-f9d58f5a7bf6.amp.html

[bad_teammate 13,195]

A racist transphobe? Why didn't he become a cop?

 

[UpperWestside 6,163]

26 minutes ago, F250 said:

I'm in. This is where we are at in society that two basketball coaches speak out about what is going on far more often than the damn person trying to unseat Dotard in November. 

[Ghost of LL 15,531]

Meanwhile, on the call with the governors, SecDef Esper said, "I think the sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dissipates and we can get back to the right normal."

There is so much to unpack in this one sentence.

1) "Dominate the Battlespace"?  First off, who fucking says that even when there is a "battlespace."  Second, there's no fucking battlespace.  Philadelphia isn't Falluja.  And if it is Falluja, then the federal government has already lost any claim to legitimacy.

2) "Get back to the right normal" is precisely what the protesters are opposing.  And saying that reflects a fundamental ignorance of what we're dealing with as a country.

I mean, Jesus--where do they find these people?

[Skipper 6,135]

9 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

If Trump actually thought this was going to help him politically, he wouldn't be freaking out on the governors.

He can't run as the law and order candidate when he delivers neither law nor order.  He can't run as the peace and prosperity candidate when he's delivered nothing but unrest and destitution.  

"Keep America Great" is already out the door.  You don't see that anymore.  And he increasingly looks incapable of making America great again.

He's freaking out on the governors hoping they will now do enough to bring the protests under control.  If it works, he's the one that 'led to restore law and order'.  If it fails it's the fault of the local/state officials.  

[Hugo Stiglitz 23,367]

6 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

 

I mean, Jesus--where do they find these people?

Raytheon 

[HenryJames 66,052]

25 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

 

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

that's apparently a few days old.  I had a nice weekend being 'offline' most of the time.  geezus, a fucking senator.

 

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

11 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

 

 

I "liked" this post, but only to say thank you for bringing it to attention.  Terrible.

[Bone3421 716]

The worst Dorito.

Let's wait until this is sorted before we start the doritos war

[RPM 26,320]

3 hours ago, Tuco said:

Back to the bar owner murdering James Scurlock in Omaha: press conference today at 1:30; consistent rumors from folks working in the courthouse is they will not press charges. Tonight is going to be bad.  

Murdering? That was as clear a case of self defense as I've ever seen. Scurlock attacked him, bar owner told him to get off several times, Scurlock continued to attack him until he got lead poisoning. He brought piss to a gun fight.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,091]

3 minutes ago, RPM said:

Murdering? That was as clear a case of self defense as I've ever seen. Scurlock attacked him, bar owner told him to get off several times, Scurlock continued to attack him until he got lead poisoning. He brought piss to a gun fight.

Live look @Tuco

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

9 minutes ago, Bone3421 said:

1 hour ago, DaysOff said:

The worst Dorito.

Let's wait until this is sorted before we start the doritos war

We may be small in the Salsa Verde camp, but we'll fuck you up.

[Bruh Man 3,160]

30 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

 

Cameras off...lol. This will be the next city to burn. That's two in Louisville now.

[Bone3421 716]

We may be small in the Salsa Verde camp, but we'll fuck you up.

I love salsa verde... and cool ranch

Looks like I will be a double agent

[Doc Sam Beckett 5,793]

10 minutes ago, RPM said:

Murdering? That was as clear a case of self defense as I've ever seen. Scurlock attacked him, bar owner told him to get off several times, Scurlock continued to attack him until he got lead poisoning. He brought piss to a gun fight.

 

[UpperWestside 6,163]

I have a friend from Long Island who is going back to Brooklyn again tonight to protest. She is younger and always tries to support good causes and efforts. I am actually proud of how involved she is with this. Those 20 somethings that everyone thinks are just lazy and don't care are the ones who are going to change our country for the better.