Stamets@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day ago9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protestswww.9news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1772arrow-down1external-link9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protestswww.9news.com.auStamets@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
I wish so badly I could edit the title to more accurately reflect what happened. “Police shoot reporter in the back.”
minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·edit-219 hours agoWhat legal reason would the police have for shooting journalists who are in no way in the midst of any violence? edit: looks like they are going to claim she was blocking traffic, even though the car could have used the other lane.
minus-squareRedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 hours agoThere is no legal reason, whatever they say here is bullshit.
minus-squareCtrlAltDefeat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up70·19 hours agoIs it standard to shoot people who are blocking traffic?
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·18 hours agoCops are a sack of hammers looking for nails in these situations.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down5·19 hours agoIn capitalist america, they shoot you for blocking traffic
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·15 hours agoIn America where drivers have more rights than anyone. Yes, it is acceptable to shoot people who are blocking traffic.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 hours agoThe car that hadn’t even come round the corner yet?
What legal reason would the police have for shooting journalists who are in no way in the midst of any violence?
edit: looks like they are going to claim she was blocking traffic, even though the car could have used the other lane.
There is no legal reason, whatever they say here is bullshit.
Is it standard to shoot people who are blocking traffic?
Cops are a sack of hammers looking for nails in these situations.
Yes
In capitalist america, they shoot you for blocking traffic
In America where drivers have more rights than anyone. Yes, it is acceptable to shoot people who are blocking traffic.
The car that hadn’t even come round the corner yet?