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Figarosmom

(10,036 posts)
45. I'd bet they didnt even know
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 03:29 PM
8 hrs ago

He had a gun until they started wrestling him to the ground. They originally were assaulting him because he was recording.

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The guy's armed with a camera phone. Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #1
The more they try to silence us, the more we speak up and stand up. n/t yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #16
EXACTLY!!!!!! IT WAS A FAWKING PHONE!!!!! a kennedy 5 hrs ago #57
Has his name been released? MagickMuffin 10 hrs ago #2
Camera as Deadly Weapon leftstreet 10 hrs ago #3
I know. He was just being a rigorous citizen, and now he is dead. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #14
MPD Chief confirmed that he was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #4
Yup. He was exercising his 2A rights. herding cats 10 hrs ago #5
Exactly. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #11
Good Guy RobinA 9 hrs ago #22
We see no gun in either hand... Camera in right hand and left hand is empty (see bluesky video below) liberalla 8 hrs ago #34
DHS is claiming he walked up to agents with weapon drawn. Per MS NOW. Solly Mack 10 hrs ago #6
Don't believe your lying eyes. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #10
Damn eyes. Solly Mack 10 hrs ago #13
Those fuckers at MSN censor every comment I make wolfie001 9 hrs ago #25
It's a digital pocket camera. People have been using these so as not to risk their phones. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #32
Oooo, thanks for the reminder, I think I have 2 of those lil oldies but goodies around here. Attilatheblond 8 hrs ago #35
Thanks! Either way, not "brandishing" a gun. Solly Mack 8 hrs ago #36
The benefit to using a phone is being able to upload to the cloud as you record EdmondDantes_ 8 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 8 hrs ago #41
FAWK DHS!!!!!! IT WAS A FAWKING PHONE!!!!! a kennedy 5 hrs ago #58
It's a Rebl2 5 hrs ago #59
Oh, man Lulu KC 10 hrs ago #7
Ill fitting child sized ballistic vest... Hugin 10 hrs ago #8
So it appears this guy was attacked and beaten for the crime of exercising his First Amendment rights. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #9
Blocking the door to the Donut Shop? leftstreet 9 hrs ago #18
He was on the other side of the street from the donut shop JHB 8 hrs ago #44
DHS is not to be trusted for one second. spanone 10 hrs ago #12
Kick dalton99a 10 hrs ago #15
I posted the video in an OP 10 minutes ago - see highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #17
Here.- found another Bluesky post with it: highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #19
The truth will come out. orangecrush 9 hrs ago #20
Why are these f-ers permitted to wear the word POLICE on their vests Hope22 9 hrs ago #21
This is the first time I noticed that electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #56
Nazis wolfie001 9 hrs ago #23
Do NOT assume that the victim was brandishing a weapon. ICE lies, Safe as Milk 9 hrs ago #24
Asking my DU colleagues: AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #26
Exact. Justice matters. 8 hrs ago #37
How about Jackboots? Or Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #47
Bovino is fucking lying his ass off now on MSNOW. LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago #27
Good God! James48 9 hrs ago #29
That wee little fuck needs to be shuttled... LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago #30
And now they'll get the ammo they need to declare all-out war on us?... buzzycrumbhunger 9 hrs ago #28
Peacefully watching and recording ICE is a death sentence IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #31
Trump and his new Gestapo were in danger because he was brandishing a phone... ashredux 9 hrs ago #33
... littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #39
These Individuals Voted In Favor Of Continuing To Fund These ICE Murderers MayReasonRule 8 hrs ago #40
And every Republicans but one. creeksneakers2 7 hrs ago #48
I Expect It Of The Wholly Fascist Ongoing Criminal Enterprise That Is The GOP MayReasonRule 7 hrs ago #49
I want to remind everyone creeksneakers2 6 hrs ago #52
There is more video of them pulling the gun out of the victims holster before the shot him Historic NY 8 hrs ago #42
Another video, apparently from the woman in the pink coat. The man was helping people, no gun in hand. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #43
I'd bet they didnt even know Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #45
Footage from The Guardian that shows the murder -- at least ten shots fired by my count. ancianita 8 hrs ago #46
k&r nt orleans 7 hrs ago #50
When do we start calling out the credibility gap? EnergizedLib 7 hrs ago #51
Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center is skeptical of official narrative regarding shooting CROW50 6 hrs ago #53
there are at least 2 videos circulating barbtries 5 hrs ago #54
Kick electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #55
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