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> Unfortunately, I am not sure that will be the case in a week. A week? I think it's already not the case. Maybe not across the entire nation but certainly in
by inetknght 6y ago
> Unfortunately, I am not sure that will be the case in a week.
A week? I think it's already not the case. Maybe not across the entire nation but certainly in some places. I can see an argument that Twitter isn't a source of "quality" journalism. But these things are so widespread that I think it's hard to not only discredit it but even ignore it. In the first link [0] you've got National Guard walking in a neighborhood shooting paint at people legally standing on their own property. In the second link [1] you've got protestors taking refuge inside of someone's personal property.
No, it's not a war zone insomuch as there aren't live rounds being used. Except for, you know, when they are being used {[2],[3]} [4]. Okay so the latter three videos videos aren't in neighborhoods. I don't think it matters. It shouldn't matter whether these events are happening to a neighborhood or not. The fact is, they're happening and people are getting permanent injuries and some even dying.
[0] https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225 https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225
[1] https://twitter.com/allieblablah/status/1267636221406261248 https://twitter.com/allieblablah/status/1267636221406261248
[2] https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1266889752466227200 https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1266889752466227200
[3] https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1266924674107109377 https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1266924674107109377
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmaXkNcgWw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmaXkNcgWw
- jacobush 6y agoThe National Guard said it was the MPD who was doing the shooting.
- inetknght 6y agoThat makes sense. The NG goes by in their vehicle and the people firing the paint guns are wearing what looks like police armor. Do you have a link to cite though? I haven't yet read a statement from the National Guard about it and some brief searching on Google brings up a lot of useless noise.
- jacobush 6y agoI saw it as it unfolded while I watched YT and Twitter in disbelief. I’ll try to find it but I lost it in a flurry of tabs.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]