NOT THE ONION: Trump says "a rock" will "be considered a firearm" at the border

[Miles Archer]

Lawrence O'Donnell
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@Lawrence

Trump says “a rock” will “be considered a firearm.”

He is encouraging border agents and soldiers to commit crimes. Shoot to kill anyone who throws a rock at the southern border. No commander at southern border will allow shooting anyone for throwing a rock.

1:45 PM - 1 Nov 2018

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[sheshe2]

1. He is encouraging a massacre of men, women and children.

[workinclasszero]

13. Trump wants a massacre

What will the US soldiers do when given the order to fire upon unarmed women, children and babies?

[0rganism]

18. if past is predicate...

[Lindsay]

2. "No commander at southern border

will allow shooting anyone for throwing a rock."

I wish I believed that.

[gratuitous]

5. After watching the antics of the Border Patrol, I share your pessimism

https://www.newsweek.com/border-agent-jokes-kids-cry-after-being-separated-parents-audio-983199

[sheshe2]

14. I wish I did too, Lindsay.

Nothing good is going to come of this.

[C_U_L8R]

3. He's bloodthirsting to hurt and kill refugees.

A real President would greet refugees with food and care.
Trump is a despicable scumbag.

[Miles Archer]

6. I just did another post on the movie "Machete"...

...Trump has shown himself to be a composite of the Don Johnson and Robert DeNiro characters...in other words, as you said, someone who is "bloodthirsting to hurt and kill refugees."

That's basically the main plot point of "Machete."

[anarch]

4. also, a "dirty look" will be considered to be "a rock"

which will thus be considered to be "a firearm." He is literally advocating for refugees to be gunned down. Literally.

[Mendocino]

9. Same as my neighbor.

He says that he would shoot someone if he were intimidated by receiving the "dirty look". He also thinks that global warming is caused by radar sites in Alaska and that Hillary is "married" to Ellen.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

7. Yea, Lawrence is wrong on this

Border patrol agents have shot and killed rock throwers for years now. Few cases have gone to trial and no convictions come immediately to mind, but I would have to look more into it.

[awesomerwb1]

8. Wouldn't put it past these criminals

to organize something that "escalates" (rocks and shots being thrown at our troops by bad hombres) so they can use it to justify a new and "stronger" push for the wall.

[Bengus81]

10. Watch for the usual "it looked like he was reaching for something in his waistband"

That's all they need to KILL,it's all some of our local police need to KILL.

[FSogol]

11. Confirmed: Trumpy's head is full of firearms.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Must be terrible to s**t yourself every time you see a

foreigner or a person of color! Talk about cowardness

[onethatcares]

15. cue up the

rock industrial complex, there is plenty of taxpayer money to be made on this.

For some reason a version of Alice's Restuarant keeps going through my head.

[moondust]

16. On the advice of Bibi?

Treating them like Gaza protestors? (Many of whom harbor hostilities against Israel--unlike the caravan.)

[In It to Win It]

17. For all the legal scholars out there...

Can the military be used to enforce US immigration law given that this group of is not an actual invasion or an act of war?

[2naSalit]

19. Only in his feeble mind...nt