re: Has the dead guy's body armor been discussed yet

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on national TV saying dude assaulted a federal agent??? Lied to America.

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Another moron that doesnt know the definition of assault

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I worked for DHS

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Which is either a) a lie or b) hilarious that a person that doesnt know what an assault consists of, is complaining about the abilities of others

Did the guy in the back have the best vantage point of him reaching to his holster?

Or the worst vantage point to not be aware the gun was removed.

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Are you functionally retarded?

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Even if I was, I'd still have twice your IQ. I believe you could be outsmarted by three medium-sized rocks.

Anyway, have a nice day.

Body armor or a legally carried firearm may increase scrutiny, sure, but neither justifies deadly force on its own. Law enforcement training is explicit that equipment and appearance are not substitutes for an imminent threat. Plenty of people wear soft armor because they are afraid of being shot, not because they intend to shoot someone. And that’s where the hypocrisy shows. If this were framed as vigilante self defense like Kyle Rittenhouse, the same people would argue that carrying a gun and wearing armor shows fear and preparation, not intent. Suddenly here it’s treated as proof of dangerousness. You can’t have it both ways.

Regardless, none of that changes what’s visible on video. Five agents on one unarmed person on the ground. The question is still how an imminent threat existed at that moment. If someone has evidence as concrete as the video itself that explains that, I’m open to it. Until then, pointing to armor or speculation doesn’t override what people can plainly see.

Combine that with the likely miss fire of that crappy p320,

Pretti was a radicalized domestic terrorist. Nobody ever said he was a good one or a smart one.

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because they are afraid of being shot,

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Now in what likely scenario would someone believe they would be the target of a law enforcement bullet???

Use your head for something other than a hat stand

Hmm... one where the government already shot one protester? Ding Ding Ding

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My hunch is that it was a suicide mission and he volunteered for it.

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Doubtful.

He was likely just another fool who had been told his whole life that conservatives are evil and you do not have to obey any law or order given by people you deem to be evil or in the wrong. Most of these people are only recently finding out that there is a whole world of reality out there beyond they social media accounts. And in real life "talk shite, get hit" is the standard.

wtf are you talking about? The agent took his gun from him where it was stored in its holster that he was legally carrying with a permit. It must be so nice living in an alternative reality.

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The agent took his gun from him where it was stored in its holster that he was legally carrying with a permit. It must be so nice living in an alternative reality.

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Had it even been established that he had a holster?

I can’t tell if he was just carrying it inside his waistband like some 1970s tv show or if he had an inside the waistband holster. But I have not seen any disclosure of a holster.