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[-] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 136 points 2 years ago

George Floyd murdered in the streets by police: "People are out of line and should be jailed for their reaction"

Old white dude gets convicted by a full jury of white color crimes: "BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!1!1"

Perfectly rational folks there.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 44 points 2 years ago

I hope they don't block traffic. I don't know if any passed, but a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic. That would sure be a shame if they had to find out.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're going to block traffic with their trucks and police are going to protect them.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago

This is it. The police will absolutely not apply the laws evenly here.

[-] Drusas@kbin.run 7 points 2 years ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Oklahoma too. Possibly others as well.

OK is never okay.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

a few places were trying to make it legal to run over protestors blocking traffic

Texas Governor Abbott pardoned a guy who straight up shot a white BLM protester while he was pushing his black wheelchair bound girlfriend.

Said shooter also turned out to be a serial child rapist, but... didn't matter. He got out anyway.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

I'll never understand how a serial child rapist is ever "out" to do any further crimes. They shouldn't even be breathing.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Let's not go down that route, capital punishment is a barbaric mistake from a societal standpoint

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

I'd settle for keeping them imprisoned.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When you've got friends in the governor's mansion...

[-] Gimpydude@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 2 years ago

I have no idea if you put "white color crimes" by mistake or on purpose, but I'm going to use that, especially related to politics.

[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Well there's no rational reason why anyone would ever vote for that piece of shit in the first place. Their rationality went out the window decades ago.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Makes perfect sense if you're a fascist fellow traveler

[-] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They should all Jan 6 the courthouse on July 11. It would be nice to get a few thousand more of these shitheads locked up before the election

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 64 points 2 years ago

Weird to "call for" a riot. Not generally the type of thing you schedule ahead of time.

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 49 points 2 years ago

"You guys should riot about this. I'm busy retweeting how there should be a riot, but you should go riot. I'll tweet about it if you do"

"Damn...that guy got a blue check? We really should riot."

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

They literally do everything wrong...it's why they always lose

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

Party of Law and Order y'all. Where is my "turns out that was a lie" meme?

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

All 30 of trump's gravy seals got me quaking in my boots

[-] riskable@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Meal Team Six is sitting down and standing by.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Ah yes... The crack shots like Stewart Rhodes doing to his eye what Ralphie did not.

[-] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 30 points 2 years ago

“Someone in NY with nothing to lose needs to take care of Merchan,” wrote one commentator on Patriots.Win. “Hopefully he gets met with illegals with a machete,” the post said in reference to illegal immigrants.

Imagine having so much to lose for your opinions, that you hope the people that you've oppressed carry out your sick fantasies.

On Gateway Pundit, one poster suggested shooting liberals after the verdict. “Time to start capping some leftys,” said the post. “This cannot be fixed by voting."

I feel like America is encouraging the wrong attitudes. When it arrests peaceful protestors on Gaza, but won't touch the guys threatening to shoot up "leftys."

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago

Because the guys threatening to shoot up "leftys" are the same ones who would be doing the arresting.

You can't arrest yourself.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

The Gaza Protests were only peaceful from the pro-palestine side. It was an orgy of violence from the Israeli side.

I suspect we'll see this pattern repeat itself, as cops stand shoulder to shoulder with fascists and their sympathizers, in stocastic terrorist campaigns.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

How do you even end up in such a state of mind ?

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Fuck your feelings.

Lock him up.

My how the turn tables.

[-] PhineaZ@feddit.de 15 points 2 years ago

Of a second I read "redistribution" there and was very surprised.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Trump supporters suddenly turn communist, call for redistribution of wealth and the abolishment of police in unprecedented spelling mistake

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 14 points 2 years ago

This is outrageous.... Other people should riot! Not me, I'm busy watching Fox News and yelling at my wife.

[-] Dreizehn@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Most MAGATs could not sprint 10 meters without collapsing from a heart attack. Fucking losers still supporting Crying 45.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sprint, maybe, but what's the range on those electric chairs of theirs?

[-] Dreizehn@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

+1 and Boost...Depends on the weight of the TrumpTurd and how many Chinese made MAGAT flags, creating more drag, are hanging off the chair. Do you think they'll peel off the Walmart sticker after they steal the mobility chair?

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I had half a catfish sandwich for breakfast.

[-] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Good then lock them up past November too.

[-] Tulitaa@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago
this post was submitted on 31 May 2024
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