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2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in politically motivated killings, governor says
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- AnimalMuppet 1y agoTwo lawmakers (and two spouses) shot in their homes, one lawmaker and one spouse dead. Shooter is disguised as a police officer. https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-d7983e1e4f1a7573a487cab1a98cd172 https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-d7983e1e...
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- matsemann 1y agoHow do you see the difference between a terrorist claiming to be police, and a police officer with a mask and incoherent outfit (ICE)?
- nis0s 1y agoThe police there has been instructed to conduct affairs in pairs today, people have been instructed to report any police officers traveling alone/solo. You can also call 911 dispatch to confirm any police at your door is legit.
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- xnx 1y ago> police officer with a mask and incoherent outfit (ICE) Is there an explanation for why ICE agents dress like TACTICOOL SWAT LARPers?
- matsemann 1y agoYeah, was kinda my point, but wasn't a popular one based on the down votes. But my question is genuine. When you see 5 officers, all in various colors and personal gear, how can you actually know it's not just a gang dressing up? If they would come for me, why shouldn't I fight back with my life if I cannot be assured it's real cops?
- mbrumlow 1y agoThe barrier for making a uniform that looks official is so low idk by this should ever be used as a verification method. But if I were to guess. It’s because I’d a bunch of people rolled up in ICE uniforms it would in some situations make it easy to evade.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoThe latter will scream "STOP RESISTING" while beating you.
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- irthomasthomas 1y ago"very convincingly dressed as a police officer... driving what looked like a police SUV with emergency lights activated." https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/speaker-emerita-melissa-hortman-husband-killed-john-hoffman-and-wife-also-shot/ https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/speaker-emerita-melissa-... Edit - they have the SUV but the not the shooter. Police found him at the second address and exchanged gun fire with him before he escaped on foot. Edit2 - SUV contains a list of targets, a manifesto, and many pieces of paper with 'No kings' printed on them. https://x.com/MnDPS_MSP/status/1933918239504929129 https://x.com/MnDPS_MSP/status/1933918239504929129
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- lawn 1y agoThe military has been deployed against civilians after masked government officials have been disappeared people. And now political opponents have been murdered by an unidentified person wearing police clothes and driving a police car. On the day of a military parade that would make Putin proud. And most people don't care, or even cheer.
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- OgsyedIE 1y agoThe article doesn't mention any details about public alerts. I'd like to see the eventual postmortem cover whether there were any warnings being sent directly to phones in Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsay counties or if alerts have been limited to older messaging methods. Also, although many people would pin this purely on the political climate there appears to be an inadequate system for reliable identification nowadays that is also enabling a rise in impersonations.
- gorpy7 1y agoSomeone very local to the scene said they have received about 5 alerts so far.
- andygeorge 1y agoI live in Brooklyn Park and received 5, the last of which lifted the shelter in place order.
- Tadpole9181 1y agoHow is the lack of reliable identification not a direct result of the political climate? The Republican party believes it is acceptable for LEO and ICE to wear masks, refuse to give their names or badges or IDs, to swoop in with unmarked cars in plain clothes and point guns at civilians in order to kidnap "suspects" without warrant or apparent cause, then deny them lawyers and potentially ship them to other countries. They believe police should not wear bodycams, they believe they cannot be held liable for the damages, even bodily, that they cause. In fact, they even encourage the abuse of suspects and get on press conferences to explicitly state their plan to harm or kill. The sitting President has repeatedly joked about it on camera. The Democratic party is the antithesis of this. Accountability, monitoring, zero-trust. Cameras, restraint, more limited roles, community outreach. And now, here, someone dressed up as LEO assassinated Democratic legislators.
- treetalker 1y agoQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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- mcphage 1y ago> Maybe the No Kings Killer thought he had to kill elected representatives to preserve democracy? Maybe he isn’t interested in preserving democracy at all.
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- Tadpole9181 1y agoGiving a murderer, who assassinated democratic representatives, a stupid nickname like this is just unbelievable. It borders on praise.
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- cjbenedikt 1y ago1933 revisited. Inherit the wind.