Motorist shoots dead two environmental protesters blocking a road

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[–]SoCo 10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 3 fun -  (9 children)

Terrorists attack an afraid and frustrated man with a gun, who they trapped and cornered on a dangerous street.

I'm not sure what they expected. This seems pure self defense.

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I'm all for gun rights and I don't like people blocking the road. But come on dude... this guy was not afraid, or "trapped and cornered on a dangerous street". This was not self defense, it was murder.

[–]iamonlyoneman 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

If he wasn't afraid there would be no gun

The video is cut in the way it is cut, to prevent you seeing him be threatened and made to feel imminent risk of harm to himself.

You have been bamboozled.

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

If he wasn't afraid there would be no gun

lmao that's dumb. Also he has terrible trigger discipline.

The video is cut in the way it is cut, to prevent you seeing him be threatened and made to feel imminent risk of harm to himself.

Alright, let's see the full video then.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Also he has terrible trigger discipline.

I don't think that really applies when you're actually shooting at people.

[–]Drewski 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

He has his finger on the trigger throughout the whole video. You only put your finger on the trigger when you're ready to take the shot.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think he must have been ready. Those people have been through a lot, and no one else was doing anything.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You are not allowed to see righteous protesters acting in a way that threatens him, sorry

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

TAKE the shots

GET the implants

BE the slut

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The article describes the man not shooting until approached violently by each individual. The first was holding a potential weapon. The second, likely startled him, approaching him shortly after shooting the first, where the man would be rightfully afraid of being attacked by others. This is the main focus for determining self-defense: an immediate perceived danger, which is obvious in both instances as described.

I don't know if Panama is like driveing through East St. Louis, but I have done that before. You don't stop at stop signs or stop lights. If hooligans get in your way and box you in, then you are getting ready to be robbed and murdered. You either get out and start blasting, or hit the gas and plow through them. Your life is in danger. You are only safe while in your car and your car is moving.

This whole article is a lie anyways. It's only purpose is to fool people into thinking these are environmental protesters. They are not. This is a lie to coverup a large protest against government oppression and fleecing of the country by foreign companies coming in to mine copper and other minerals, the local environmental impact that they will endure from it, and the corruption of government officials who allowed the foreign mining companies.

[–]jerkwad152 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

FAFO

[–]Tarrock 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

s/wholesome

[–]Mark_Shill 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

About fucking time, I say

[–]IkeConn 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Well those 2 fuckers won't be blocking any more roads.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

That's some quality journalism right there. In the line of fire for your viewing pleasure.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

As a semi-amateur photographer, I definitely appreciated the way gunbro completely ignored the photographer passing by within arm's reach behind him.

Also, as someone who recognizes the occasional need for a bit of the old ultra violence, I think I'll file that away for hopefully-never future use.

[–]RR_2023 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

They were trying that crap in Panama? I was thinking to myself that there is more of a risk of that in the US vs Europe but some Central/South American country? LOL!

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm seeing middle class indigenous activists crying "how can you make this guy a hero, we are being genocided by climate" while they sip their soya lattes in the middle of a city.

A lot of the worst woke stuff actually comes out of South America because rich minority kids use it as a power play.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Apparently the biodiversity is a problem in Panama too.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Did they stage a photographer to take a series of photos to make this look real for the news?

Looks fake to me.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It does seem unexpectedly high definition and timely a photoshoot.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Likely the photographer was covering the protest

[–]SMCAB 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah I though that, but there would certainly be someone there documenting the protest too, maybe even one of their own? A real good camera with a talented photographer, they wouldn't have to be super close.

[–]HiddenFox 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, we all knew this was coming sooner or later. I don't think the protestors deserved to die but on the other hand they shouldn't be allowed to shut down a road. If you want to protest fine, if you want to protest on the side of the road that's fine too but you cross the line when you start interfering with people's lives just because you want attention.

The police should intervene immediately when protestors start this bullshit with instructions to be liberal with their tazers.

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hhh

[–]noshore4me 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Archive mirror https://archive.ph/3RyMA

[–]xoenix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bernard Goetz in 2023.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would have been good if he'd tried to de-escalate things by stabbing them with a bayonet first. I'm picking nits, though.