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The pig sees her, turns, aims, and shoots her almost point blank.
A good time to remind everybody that while rubber bullets are considered "non-lethal," they can kill.
Back in 2004 a college student in Boston died from a bullet that missed its intended target, hit the ground and ricocheted into her eye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Victoria_Snelgrove
So, while the shot certainly wasn't warranted, IMO its worse because of what could have happened because this officer was taking a shot for fun.
Even if less-lethal ammunition were risk free, that should still be a crime. Even in the ideal risk-free case, how is this any different from assault, if the cop came up behind a reporter swinging his baton. There was clearly no justifiable reason, it was clearly assault for fun or intimidation, and any reasonable person would know that.
"non-lethal" Oh, boy! What an infuriating misnomer that is.
This is also a good time to remember nothing here in this context is "non-lethal". All of these things (sand bags, tear gas, tasers, pepper spray, mace, rubber bullets, batons, shields, tactical holds, etc.) are accurately called "less lethal" because all of them can and will kill under certain circumstances, even when used by trained officers with good intentions. (I know. How often does that happen, right?) It doesn't take much to cross that line between "not intending murder" and "actual fucking murder", often something as simple as a common medical condition or simply falling while moving over hard ground like curbs and sidewalks. If a reporter is using the term "non-lethal" in the context of police brutality, that's a pretty good sign that you are being lied to.
Almost all " non-lethal" munitions are really "less lethal" and capable of killing someone if they get hit in the wrong area. They also easily maim. I saw a pellet from what are called "donkey balls" which are essentially clay-more mines filled with little rubber pellets bounce off a wall fast enough to go through someone's cheek and exit out the other side of his mouth. TLDR You can really fuck someone up with that stuff. Cops think they are like nerf toys.
That police officer is POS and knew exactly where he was aiming.
That police officer is POS
they all are
ACAB, notice how none of the officers next to this asshat did anything. They're all bastards.
I want to tell all the centrists who acted like leftists were radical, dangerous people for the last 30 years in the US while treating violent, rightwing conservative ideology as if it was innocent and defenseless... to personally eat shit you naive idiots, leftists were trying to warn you about this moment in the US for decades, fucking DECADES and y'all still chose to listen to fascists over learning some basic things about leftist ideology. Even after violent rightwing fascists attempted a literal coup on Jan 6 y'all still wanted to be afraid of leftists more than rightwing mobs actually assaulting the U.S. capitol.
Over the years I have wasted soo soo soooooo much breath talking to older boomer conservatives who believed themselves to be centrists or even democrats, and it was all a damn waste of time, these people have brainworms and admitting they have been living inside a bubble that popped late in their life interferes too much with their ego and sense of impending mortality (have I lived a life and learned worse than nothing about what the future will be????) for them to listen to kindness. Bypass these people and organize with people who understand, leave the naysayers I am criticizing behind and let them catch up once they realize how truly alone they are (with no younger people on their side from the conservative or leftist end of the spectrum).
spits on the authoritarian, rightwing dictatorship at my feet
Unfortunately there are quite a few young people on their side. We're going to have to address the amount of Gen Z support we saw for Trump in the last election.
I think the provocation was her reporting facts. Can't have that when most voters have chosen Trump.
It should also be noted that the term "rubber bullet" is exceedingly euphemistic.
So-called 'rubber bullets' are huge and have been known to maim and blind people. These aren't tiny little paintball rounds, folks.
Because most of them have a core of metal or other high density material and a softer exterior. It's like wrapping a brick in a couple of layers of bubble wrap and hitting someone if the face with it.
Zero justification, not a stray bullet etc, he literally aims and shoots at the camera, what in the fuck is going on over their?
The US spent the last 24 years spreading freedom and democracy in the Middle East, it ended up running out of it at home
can't have eyes on the situation. it goes away faster the less people see it
You know shits getting real when the cops will shoot at a blonde white girl.
It’s called flirting. Or maybe he asked her out and she rejected him. It really could go both ways.
She certainly didn't dodge a bullet with him.
Surely that guy will now be fired and charged with assault? This was completely unwarranted.
Best I can do is 3 day suspension with pay, and it'll be cleared from his record next year.
Surely that guy will now be ~~fired~~ put on paid administrative leave and ~~charged with assault~~ given a lucrative job hosting a podcast?
Practically guaranteed.
If I recall correctly, the officer broke article 19 of the UDHR. I have a sneaking suspicion that that officer isn't getting any reprecussions for their actions.
Much more likely he'll get paid leave to deal with the "trauma" of the negative attention he'll get.
as long as his name isn't pulicized, he'll probably get off 100% clean. even if it is publicized, he's probably fine.
If DFAT still don't update their travel advice after this...
Nah mate it's fine. Everything is totally cool and normal in the US, mate. The US is still a totally reliable ally and we're definitely going to get those submarines that we're paying billions for with no guarantees that we'll actually get any. Nothing to worry about, mate.
Shitty piggy.
Cops FAIL hard when it matters. All the time.
Thats not a failure. You can see it raising its weapon to take a pot shot. It's deliberately doing atrocities.
Even if the shot were accidental -> still not acceptable.