• @[email protected]
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    Investigators said they had identified a suspect in the case by Monday evening, and he had been linked to a total of three cases which were apparently “politically motivated”.

    That man later contacted officers, told them he wanted to “confess a crime involving an ATV driver within the last 24 hours” and asked to be picked up, police said in a statement. When police arrived at the scene, they found a 22-year-old man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    Yikes

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      394 months ago

      Stochastic terrorism bites Trump’s own hand again (but they are so tiny, it didn’t take much). It’s an uncontrollable force.

      That said, it’s a tragic story for the young man and his victims.

      • SolidGrue
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        194 months ago

        Tragic for the victims at least.

        I draw the line before sympathy for premeditated murder. No apologies.

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          I don’t think he murdered anyone, actually. Just ran them over, hospitalizing the 80 year old. In fact we don’t even know the other related incidents involved running anyone over, I guess, though that was my assumption. The article is light on the details.

          Anyway the kid didn’t have to kill himself.

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            224 months ago

            I read the article and, respectfully, I’ll disagree. Three incidents, a proffered confession and a suicide. Sometimes the circumstantial evidence adds up. Too bad for the victims, hey?

            Listen: I’m not a sentimental type, but where sick people are struggling I’m all for making ALL of the help available. Where sick people lash out outside of treatment, criminally, I say the system failed and actions have consequences. You can’t be subjective here, or you lose the thread in the decision tree.

            Gentle with the down votes, friends, I already know I’m the asshole here.

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              Yours is a valid opinion and you’re not being an asshole here, even if I don’t agree with you. If I thought you were I’d downvote, but I don’t think so.

                • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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                  You. Yes, you. Here’s an ancient gesture of protection against malicious supernatural forces. Whether or not you believe in it, keep rocking: 🤘

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            44 months ago

            Not yet, but the guy was 80 and in critical condition. Survival seems unlikely. But as the article seems to say this was intentional, it’ll be murder.

  • @[email protected]
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    We’re going to see more of this. I’d love to say the assassination attempt will cause people to think twice, but I think it’s going to inspire others to try and take out supporters and trump himself again

        • Flying Squid
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          So how many Trump supporters have you personally killed?

          Or is this an armchair general situation?

          • @NotMaster
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            PepperoniNipple.SurprisedPikachuFace

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      Agreed! ONLY DEMOCRATS are causing Violence Against people they don’t like! Like how it was DEMOCRATS who attempted to Assassinate Trump or DEMOCRATS who called in Bomb Threats to CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS or DEMOCRATS who tried to Run Joe Biden’s bus off the Road or DEMOCRATS who killed Heather Heyer!

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        RepubliKKKans are expected to do that shit, but… WOKECRATS? Being so good enlightened people, it’s a BIG surprise…

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          264 months ago

          Imagine being smug about the ideology of both sites being the same.

          My god that’s embarrassing.

        • @[email protected]
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          164 months ago

          Huh. The idea that a person might look for enlightenment instead of entitlement surprises you?

          Oof.

        • Flying Squid
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          “Woke” means “alertness to racial prejudice and discrimination.” I’m not surprised you don’t want people to be alert to such things.

        • @[email protected]
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          24 months ago

          Either a troll or just incredibly stupid and a waste of life. Either way, you’re a waste of life.