Of all the different interpretations of the shooting in Kenosha the obvious one has been overlooked. There is no doubt that shooting someone 7 times is excess force but this shooting is justified. Jacob Blake was in full fight or flight mode and jacked up on adrenaline. He has made the choice to flee and will do anything in his power to get away. There was not a gun that Blake could get hands on but there was a far more deadly weapon in his reach, the SUV. There are three children in the back of the SUV and if Blake gets it started, he is going to run and a highspeed chase will ensue. At that point not only is Blake and his children’s lives in danger but everyone on that road. High speed chases often end up killing bystanders. If Blake wrecked the SUV and his children had been burnt to death there would have been a terrible outcry from the community blaming the police for not stopping him when they had the chance. The same could be said if Blake ran a red light and killed a family of four during the chase. It was Blake’s actions that left the police officer with no choice. The police officer was there to protect the public and that is what he did.
I will agree the other shooting of black men have been outrageous but in this case the policeman had to stop Blake. You have to pick your battles and in this case Blake was in the wrong.
Today we have 6,239,947 cases of coronavirus, yesterday we had 6,199,048 cases of coronavirus. That means another 40,899 Americans have been diagnosed with coronavirus today.
The death toll now stands at 189,272, yesterday the dearth toll stood at 188,324. That means another 948 Americans died today from coronavirus today
@coldjoint,
More than one member of Trump's family was the source of them saluting Trump with the Heil Hitler salute. Trump openly admires dictators like Putin and Kim Jong-un because he wants to be a dictator.
@coldjoint,
Law enforcement have uniforms that marks them as law enforcement officers, Trump's gestapo identity is kept secret just like the KBG in Russia. When there is no way to identify them they can commit any atrocity and all you can say is they are one in a hundred. It encourages violence because there will be no accountability.
Space X Starship prototype update:
SN6 flew today, it performed the 2nd 50m hop of the Starship prototype and landed perfectly. Up next is the pressure test for the new steel they are using, SN7.1 will be next in the slot for that test. SN8 is rumored by Musk to be fitted with a nose cone, flaps and 3 Raptor engines for the 20km flight and "bellyflop" deceleration to an upright landing. Ring stacks have been spotted for SN9.
Trump’s remarks about people who served in the military being losers and suckers are very much in line with how the rich view military services. Trump believes he became a winner with his fifth deferment from military service during the Vietnam War. Those that were drafted were the losers in Trump’s mind. All of the other world leaders went to cemetery in France to honor those that died in WWII only Trump refused to go so General John Kelly went as a stand in for Trump. Can you even imagine how offended General Kelly must have been when Trump referred to those Americans in the cemetery as “losers” and “suckers?” General Kelly had devoted his life to military service and lost his son in the service of the military. The rich have avoided military service since the civil war. The rich would pay for somebody else to serve in the civil war in their place. I bet they thought just like Trump that only losers and suckers would take their place.
Today we have 6,298,889 cases of coronavirus, yesterday we had 6,239,947 cases of coronavirus. That means that another 58,942 Americans were diagnosed with coronavirus today.
The death toll now stands at 190,635, yesterday it stood at 189,272. That means another 1,363 Americans died today from coronavirus.
@coldjoint,
People that worship cult leaders cannot believe their cult leader could have ever done anything wrong. They are always deny the facts and start looking for rationalizations. Trump is just Jim Jones or David Koresh.
@coldjoint,
Those were not debunked there was all kinds of video that showed Trump's gestapo in action. They literally kidnapped people off the street and nobody knew where they were for days.
@coldjoint,
Quote:Videos also show Anti-Fa beating people and starting fires.
What about "Umbrella Man"? If you think all the trouble is started by left-wing zealots you're simply sticking your head in the sand.
Trump has figured out that there is only one possible way to win the election, that is to get his voters to vote twice once by mail and once in person. Trump is instructing all his supporters to vote twice even though it is a felony to do so. Trump does not care if his supporters go to prison. Trump can’t run again so it does not matter how long his supporters have to stay in prison. Trump is adding and abetting a crime and can be arrested for doing so. Trump’s other option is that his supporters go to the poles after already voting by mail to “check” on their vote. This is a way clog up the poles with Trump voters and make huge lines at the polling places and discourage others from voting.
There was another Trump voter parade in Texas today and at least four boats sunk. It looked like they had 10 ft waves which shows how bright Trump voters really are. Like any other cult they will gladly go to their death for their cult leader.
Today we have 6,342,744 cases of coronavirus, yesterday we had 6,298.889 cases of coronavirus. That means another 43,855 Americans were diagnosed with coronavirus today.
The death toll stands at 191,356 today, yesterday the death toll stood at 190,635. That means another 721 Americans died with coronavirus today.
@coldjoint,
The Trump voters were attacking the peaceful protestors with paintball guns and spraying them with pepper spray from their pick up trucks. Paintball guns will put your eyes out with out eye protection. Once you're attacked you can expect a counter attack. If you were shot by paintball guns and lost an eye would you not fight back. The Trump voters were doing what Trump told them to do they were looking for a fight and found one.
In the last five years no Antifa member have been arrested for serious crimes only the far right Boogaloo boys. In any riot no one is wearing a uniform except the police. The only way to tell who they are is to arrest them. The umbrella man was who was shattering windows of a business with a sledge hammer and spraying a sign on the building that said free stuff was a boogaloo boy and Hell's Angel member. The only way you will know who is committing the serious crime is by those arrested and we know it is the boogaloo boys that are arrested for serious crime.
The Trump supporter who came from another state killed someone out right and when the crowd tried tried to disarm he killed another and blew the arms off another as they were running away. The Trump supporters were there to start a fight and when you do that you will always find one.
@coldjoint,
Quote:'Umbrella Man' is fake news
Actually your
Washington Times link doesn't disprove the existence of the "Umbrella Man". They're just crying "fake news" because this clear example of right-wing hooliganism is inconvenient for the phony antifa narrative the Trump conservatives are trying to push.
Fox News wrote:A man captured on surveillance video smashing windows at a Minneapolis AutoZone in the wake of George Floyd’s death is a Hells Angels member bent on stirring up social unrest, police said.
Nicknamed “Umbrella Man” for his all-black getup that included a hood, gas mask and black umbrella, police said the man’s actions led to arson -- the first of several that sent peaceful protests into chaos.
Police identified the 32-year-old suspect through a tip last week. Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder told the Associated Press Tuesday he could not confirm the name of the person involved, but said the investigation remains open and active.
(...)
An investigation found that the man was also an associate of the Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood, a White supremacist prison and street gang based mainly in Minnesota and Kentucky. Several of its members were in Stillwater, in eastern Minnesota, late last month when a Muslim woman was confronted by a group of men wearing White supremacist garb.
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@hightor,
hightor wrote:What about "Umbrella Man"? If you think all the trouble is started by left-wing zealots you're simply sticking your head in the sand.
Spare me the whining about "right-wing agitators". It's silly and hypocritical.
You might remember I said that if a member of the main stream media lies they are fired but if you worked for Fox News and refuse to lie you will be fired. One of Fox News employee refused to lie for Trump saying that Trump indeed did say that people who served and died in the military were “losers” and “suckers.” Trump also did not want wounded warriors to participate in military parades because “nobody wants to see that.” Mark my words the Fox News employee who told the truth will be fired. The rest of the Fox News employees who lied will have their job. Two former Defense Secretaries have now confirmed that Trump did indeed demean people who served in the military that way.
Today we have 6,367,965 cases of coronavirus, yesterday we had 6,342,742 cases of coronavirus. That means that another 25,223 Americans were diagnosed with coronavirus today.
The death toll stands at 191,663 today, yesterday the death toll stood at 191,356. That means that another 307 Americans died today from coronavirus.
