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Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by Tadpole9181 »

lynndotpy wrote: post #13
Tadpole9181 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> this video will likely be glad just instantly Again. Anyway, the video shows that we've unequivocally entered open-air brownshirt executions. This person was pinned to the ground by three people while another was just wailing against their head from above. Hard to tell what object they're using as a cudgel to their face. Then the subsequent mag dumping just to be extra sure they're dead. We really need that lady in…

For anyone wondering why this is relevant to HackerNews: - There are tech companies and workers in companies outside California, - A government deploying a militarized police force to execute people in the streets is bad for the economy, - That government is the United States, and so this is bad for the world economy, - A lot of the people in our industry are immigrants from outside the United States, - If you're a H…

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Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by whateveracct »

joemazerino wrote: post #11
Tadpole9181 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> this video will likely be glad just instantly Again. Anyway, the video shows that we've unequivocally entered open-air brownshirt executions. This person was pinned to the ground by three people while another was just wailing against their head from above. Hard to tell what object they're using as a cudgel to their face. Then the subsequent mag dumping just to be extra sure they're dead. We really need that lady in…

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It didn't warrant the pistol whipping either

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by password54321 »

jeffbee wrote: post #16
arunabha wrote: post #12

I looked at the video and have no words. Why, just why?

ICE thugs have been recruited largely from white nationalist rallies and forums. Literally, not as some kind of metaphor. DHS executives post white nationalist propaganda hourly on Twitter. Stephen Miller, an out-of-the-closet Nazi, is the acting president of the United States. Their goal is to start a race war that they believe they can win by murdering 100 million Americans.

Just in case anyone thinks you are exaggerating: https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2006472108222853298

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by baubino »

lynndotpy wrote: post #13
Tadpole9181 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> this video will likely be glad just instantly Again. Anyway, the video shows that we've unequivocally entered open-air brownshirt executions. This person was pinned to the ground by three people while another was just wailing against their head from above. Hard to tell what object they're using as a cudgel to their face. Then the subsequent mag dumping just to be extra sure they're dead. We really need that lady in…

For anyone wondering why this is relevant to HackerNews: - There are tech companies and workers in companies outside California, - A government deploying a militarized police force to execute people in the streets is bad for the economy, - That government is the United States, and so this is bad for the world economy, - A lot of the people in our industry are immigrants from outside the United States, - If you're a H…

Also, that this kind of state violence and collapse of democracy is underway in the country that also happens to be the center of the global tech industry is something that all HNers should care about.

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by baubino »

joemazerino wrote: post #11
Tadpole9181 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> this video will likely be glad just instantly Again. Anyway, the video shows that we've unequivocally entered open-air brownshirt executions. This person was pinned to the ground by three people while another was just wailing against their head from above. Hard to tell what object they're using as a cudgel to their face. Then the subsequent mag dumping just to be extra sure they're dead. We really need that lady in…

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Doesn’t matter if he was or wasn’t resisting arrest. Totally irrelevant. This is supposed to be a country of laws. There is no law that allows for execution for resisting arrest.

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by perihelions »

Tadpole9181 wrote: post #20
joemazerino wrote: post #11

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They have two agents holding his hands to the ground while another is beating him in the face with a baton repeatedly. That's not an arrest! They're just thugs who gang up on people and use the violence they themselves are committing as proof of "resisting arrest" to justify escalating violence. There are now numerous videos of them using excessive force, like spraying a from inches away while while am agent has them…

Here's the source for that one (just in case anyone is living under a rock or something),

https://www.startribune.com/border-patrol-greg-bovino-smoke-... ("A federal agent sprays a man being pinned to the ground by other agents following the detention of at least two teenagers in south Minneapolis on Jan. 21. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)")

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by salawat »

Tadpole9181 wrote: post #23
arunabha wrote: post #18

@dang Why is this flagged and removed from the front page in seconds.

A reminder that /active is the actual frontpage to HN. The landing page is just what the censors allow you to see.

Show dead is also your friend.

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Post by lynndotpy »

perihelions wrote: post #14

That's a summary execution in broad daylight. I have no words.

We still have space for discussions about the specific flaws of Microsoft's BitLocker implementation on the front page when the much-more salient "wrench attack" ( https://xkcd.com/538/ ) is stronger very day.

This execution has more significant implications than the combined heft of the chipper clip, or of EARN IT, SOPA, or the myriad of other bad bills introduced to the US Congress over the years.

Tech libertarianism was a frontier for the means to the ends of our personal liberties, and not a goal in itself. I refuse to believe the people on this site don't see that it's all connected.

(edit: clarification; "this" refers to the execution, not the Bitlocker thing.)

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