TedEH
Cromulent
Am I seeing things right, or is the lady on the couch pointing her gun strait at red plaid shirt guy?
Cue any "responsible gun ownership" argument.
Cue any "responsible gun ownership" argument.
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Am I seeing things right, or is the lady on the couch pointing her gun strait at red plaid shirt guy?
Cue any "responsible gun ownership" argument.
Am I seeing things right, or is the lady on the couch pointing her gun strait at red plaid shirt guy?
Cue any "responsible gun ownership" argument.
I find it interesting how cops in the USA no longer shout this anymore. Like, in any state anywhere in the USA. Period. They just go straight for the taser or gun and pull the trigger."Freeeeeeze!"
Oh yeah, SWATting the child soldier paramilitaries from wingnut extremist organizations brandishing weapons to intimidate and provoke the public is so totally wrong
Remind me of wtf the purpose of SWAT was again?
I don't think that the police, especially in this instance, cared to keep order. It plays more to their own ends to let all Hell break loose.
Or they're completely inept.
At least that's how it appeared on the ground in the days leading up to that night and immediately afterwards.
Everyone in this thread please screenshot this post and frame it as a reminder of what a "bad faith" argument is, how to recognize it and a reminder not to waste your time.
Whenever someone says common sense ideas (like not bringing automatic protests) are in direct violation of law/founding ideas of America, I just think back to The Onion, "'No way to prevent this', Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" headline.
Yes it seems they were strangely “Hands Off” during the Riots in Wisconsin. I remember seeing footage of Cop Cars being burned and statues of an Abolitionist and Prison Reformer being torn down (like WTF rioters monkey see monkey do?) at the State Capitol down with basically no police response.
protect Car Source
Is there some sort of event I'm missing? I've seen it mentioned a few times now how automatic weapons were brought to the protests. Did somebody bring an automatic weapon to a demonstration that I'm missing?
Automatic weapons are pretty uncommon, and are damn expensive. I can't imagine many, if any, protestors or counter-protestors having one. For shits and giggles I looked it up and an AK-47, a gun you can obtain for less than to a little over $1k in semi-auto would cost upwards of $20k and involve jumping through many many hoops. Automatic weapons, at the very least, played zero role in the whole Rittenhouse case.
Anywho, law is weird, but I think this video is pretty relevant and does a decent job of explaining things.
I don't know about Madison, that's like 100 miles away, but down here as soon as the shooting hit national news the MAGA trucks and out of state plates started steadily rolling in, and the law enforcement presence quickly got weirdly thin. Like from about Highway K to Kenosha proper there's practically a cop car every other block, but they all scurried away. It just lead to an atmosphere of "everyone for themselves", at least at night especially. The "state of emergency" was a joke. Absolutely zero enforcement, at least in any practical sense.
I don't get this. Do these places not have insurance?
Easy to resort to the make believe world of online Satire isn’t it!
I'm confused as to what you think is "make believe" about it.
I’m wondering if they were told “hands off” to prevent more police violence or gun violence, considering the climate? I don’t know who’s jurisdiction Riot Control would fall under- National Guard? Weird any way you look at it, or off-kilter, considering many historic examples.
I understand K.R. and his group thought they were hired or were asked to protect the business. The folly of youth perhaps?
Kyle is no idiot though! Wrong place, wrong time ? Or Right place, Right time? He seems to have known all the details re. gun possession and self defense. Had the Prosecution been more competent, they might have been able to pursue motive or intent more effectively.
Especially considering the intricacies of WI law re. Self defense. The perfect crime? Highly doubtful… (cue Hollywood Crime Drama Screenwriters)
Hey Kyle here’s how to really cash in! Poor kid wants to become a nurse…
I think they let all Hell break loose to spite the peaceful protesters, which were the overwhelming majority, and our Governor, as well as serve their own political and financial interests: i.e. "see what happens when we're not around?"
It's a tactic we've seen throughout the country. Enforcement when it suits them, lack thereof when it does as well.
I think we have different criteria for idiocy. Like, I've done some stupid stuff, but I've never put myself in a situation so above my head that I had to shoot my way out of it, regardless of legality.
As someone who lives and travels in said community, I don't want folks firing wildly. Full stop.
No don’t get me wrong I don’t agree with certain aspects of the Law either, but I’m not about to put myself on the wrong side of it trying to be a hero. Arguments are for the Court, not the Cops!
Your explanation seems to make sense. Strange how it’s come to this!
The Onion? Brilliant Satire for sure, but come on… Surely not admissible in court!
Imagine if anyone used George Carlin as a defense:
“That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.”
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
And with this yer Honor, we rest our case:
“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity!”
How can anyone claim to know exactly what another person's intentions are? Why does a 17 year old care about a car dealership? What medical assistance could he have possibly provided? Why would you go to provide medical assistance with a gun instead of health supplies? Have you met 17 year olds? They'll say whatever they need to in order to get themselves out of trouble.Kyle wanted to protect his community. He wanted to protect Car Source, provide medical assistance, and put out fires.
His community, or a different state?Kyle wanted to protect his community.