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Hugin

(37,551 posts)
8. Ill fitting child sized ballistic vest...
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 01:24 PM
23 hrs ago

I can’t quite make out what the cosplay toy says below “POLICE”. The alt-klan member would be better off without it. Any shot would bounce around in there like a golf ball in a hurricane.

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The guy's armed with a camera phone. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #1
The more they try to silence us, the more we speak up and stand up. n/t yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #16
EXACTLY!!!!!! IT WAS A FAWKING PHONE!!!!! a kennedy 18 hrs ago #57
Has his name been released? MagickMuffin 23 hrs ago #2
Alex Pretti. ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #62
Yeah, I already know the details MagickMuffin 12 hrs ago #63
Camera as Deadly Weapon leftstreet 23 hrs ago #3
I know. He was just being a rigorous citizen, and now he is dead. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #14
MPD Chief confirmed that he was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry Prairie Gates 23 hrs ago #4
Yup. He was exercising his 2A rights. herding cats 23 hrs ago #5
Exactly. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #11
Trump: "HE HAD A GUN, ONLY CRIMINALS CARRY GUNS ON OUR STREETS, WE NEED LAW AND ORDER." Ol Janx Spirit 11 hrs ago #67
NRA is too busy licking boots to be alarmed by such things quakerboy 9 hrs ago #70
That's not actually true. And I think it has the potential to wake up some of these 2A groups... Ol Janx Spirit 1 hr ago #76
Good Guy RobinA 22 hrs ago #22
We see no gun in either hand... Camera in right hand and left hand is empty (see bluesky video below) liberalla 22 hrs ago #34
DHS is claiming he walked up to agents with weapon drawn. Per MS NOW. Solly Mack 23 hrs ago #6
Don't believe your lying eyes. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #10
Damn eyes. Solly Mack 23 hrs ago #13
He had a gun that he was wearing a holster at the time. ShazzieB 12 hrs ago #64
Disgusting people. Solly Mack 12 hrs ago #66
Those fuckers at MSN censor every comment I make wolfie001 22 hrs ago #25
It's a digital pocket camera. People have been using these so as not to risk their phones. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #32
Oooo, thanks for the reminder, I think I have 2 of those lil oldies but goodies around here. Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #35
Thanks! Either way, not "brandishing" a gun. Solly Mack 22 hrs ago #36
The benefit to using a phone is being able to upload to the cloud as you record EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #38
Download the SD card files in your phone via an adaptor dongle, when you are safely at home or in your car. nt SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #41
FAWK DHS!!!!!! IT WAS A FAWKING PHONE!!!!! a kennedy 18 hrs ago #58
Yeah, because everyone knows swearing bothers me. lol Solly Mack 12 hrs ago #61
It's a Rebl2 18 hrs ago #59
It's a weapon to the thugs because it exposes their actions. Solly Mack 12 hrs ago #60
Oh, man Lulu KC 23 hrs ago #7
Ill fitting child sized ballistic vest... Hugin 23 hrs ago #8
So it appears this guy was attacked and beaten for the crime of exercising his First Amendment rights. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #9
Blocking the door to the Donut Shop? leftstreet 23 hrs ago #18
He was on the other side of the street from the donut shop JHB 21 hrs ago #44
DHS is not to be trusted for one second. spanone 23 hrs ago #12
Kick dalton99a 23 hrs ago #15
I posted the video in an OP 10 minutes ago - see highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #17
Here.- found another Bluesky post with it: highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #19
The truth will come out. orangecrush 23 hrs ago #20
Why are these f-ers permitted to wear the word POLICE on their vests Hope22 23 hrs ago #21
This is the first time I noticed that electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #56
They were everywhere! Nt Hope22 11 hrs ago #68
I saw the various vids.... electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #69
Sorry for the misunderstanding. Hope22 3 hrs ago #72
Nazis wolfie001 22 hrs ago #23
Do NOT assume that the victim was brandishing a weapon. ICE lies, Safe as Milk 22 hrs ago #24
Asking my DU colleagues: AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #26
Exact. Justice matters. 22 hrs ago #37
How about Jackboots? Or Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #47
How about Rebl2 2 hrs ago #74
Bovino is fucking lying his ass off now on MSNOW. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #27
Good God! James48 22 hrs ago #29
That wee little fuck needs to be shuttled... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #30
And now they'll get the ammo they need to declare all-out war on us?... buzzycrumbhunger 22 hrs ago #28
Peacefully watching and recording ICE is a death sentence IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #31
Trump and his new Gestapo were in danger because he was brandishing a phone... ashredux 22 hrs ago #33
... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #39
These Individuals Voted In Favor Of Continuing To Fund These ICE Murderers MayReasonRule 21 hrs ago #40
And every Republicans but one. creeksneakers2 21 hrs ago #48
I Expect It Of The Wholly Fascist Ongoing Criminal Enterprise That Is The GOP MayReasonRule 20 hrs ago #49
I want to remind everyone creeksneakers2 20 hrs ago #52
I Hold To Account Those That Commit The Offenses MayReasonRule 4 hrs ago #71
There is more video of them pulling the gun out of the victims holster before the shot him Historic NY 21 hrs ago #42
Another video, apparently from the woman in the pink coat. The man was helping people, no gun in hand. SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #43
I'd bet they didnt even know Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #45
Footage from The Guardian that shows the murder -- at least ten shots fired by my count. ancianita 21 hrs ago #46
k&r nt orleans 20 hrs ago #50
When do we start calling out the credibility gap? EnergizedLib 20 hrs ago #51
Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center is skeptical of official narrative regarding shooting CROW50 19 hrs ago #53
there are at least 2 videos circulating barbtries 18 hrs ago #54
Kick electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #55
Seems like the agent who took Pretti's gun Blue Full Moon 12 hrs ago #65
Fox lying their asses off. Yeah...they were pursuing a 'dangerous illegal' travelingthrulife 3 hrs ago #73
Cold blooded murderers. They're American Brownshirts Joinfortmill 1 hr ago #75
There is a white vehicle where someone gets in and closes the door. Ellipsis 40 min ago #77
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