This is what he is now publicly admitting to, which means whatever he actually did is far worse

  • BoldTake [e/em/eir, comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    Other takeaways:

    • this pig is scared enough he now has a lawyer
    • his version of events don’t match up with anyone else
    • he is denying he ordered other pigs to stand down
    • he is denying he shot any children or teachers
    • the FBI has not closed ranks behind uvalde’s pigs and is actively talking to the press to debunk their excuses
    • there is surveillance footage of the shooting that journalists have gotten access to
    • emizeko [they/them]
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      2 years ago
      • there is surveillance footage of the shooting that journalists have gotten access to

      hoooooooooo boy

      • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        At the risk of doing generational politics, I think the fbi might be facing the same push that major newspapers have been getting from millenials getting levers of power and zoomers entering the workforce. I'm starting to think the 5 year long fear campaign over "wokeness" has been motivated by a genuine leftward lurch from workers even in traditionally conservative institutions.

      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        there's two things to keep in mind here:

        • this story has the potential to blow up waaaaaay worse than the floyd protests if the feds do not immediately make it clear that the pigs are gonna get roasted. from the perspective of the dem leadership, this is crucial for the midterms as well, as they will not be able to pass meaningful gun control laws. so they need this as a win. these hogs will be bacon before November.

        • may be cliché or tv brain, but i'm under the impression that a lot of :fedposting: look down on normal cops. it wouldn't surprise me that, all class solidarity aside, the dudes in langley view the dudes in uvalde as treat-stuffed mall ninjas. given that punishing the pigs is a matter of keeping the peace this summer and that FBI is one of the more dem-leaning agencies, i'd say there's no reason they'd interfere with plans to sacrifice uvalde police to pacify a restive public.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I didn't look into the timeline of events until a few minutes ago. Wikipedia...

      Robb Elementary School shooting

      Timeline of events

      There were at least nine calls to 911 from classroom 112. What the fuck actually happened at that school? It's very convenient for the police that they shot the suspect dead. Because the shooting is so depressing and I assumed the police have been lying - I didn't know basic details about what the police said. For example...

      Ramos, who is in a closet, kicks open the door and starts shooting. The officers open fire and kill him.

  • BoldTake [e/em/eir, comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    he dropped his police and campus radios outside the school seconds after arriving at the northeast entrance of Robb Elementary, stating that he believed the tools would slow him down while responding to the shooter. Arredondo said that one of the radios had a "whiplike antenna" that would hit his side as he ran. Another he claimed was likely to fall off his tactical belt.“

    Tactile use of incompetency

    • lascaux [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Arredondo said that one of the radios had a “whiplike antenna” that would hit his side as he ran

      wildland firefighters work 16 hours a day for 14 days a row on the front line of a fire with one of these radios and dozens of pounds of gear besides, but the piggies got scawed and (claim they) can't run if something is touching their thigh. even if they were telling the truth this would just be more proof of how shitty cops are

    • D61 [any]
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      2 years ago

      Meaning, at no point did they train with their equipment on to figure out how to wear it or what modifications to the kit were required.

  • dro_away [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    At this point it wouldn't be that shocking to hear the shooter was responsible for less than half of the child mortality in that building that day.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Another talking thumb with wrap around polarized sunglasses! :surprised-pika:

  • D61 [any]
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    2 years ago

    Holy fuck.

    My broken brain is thinking ahead 2~5 years when I'm going to be listening to some lefty/conspiracy/bad people podcast and I'm going to be fired down this impending rabbit hole at mach 6.

      • D61 [any]
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        2 years ago

        Possible Episode Title: "Bush's 9/11 did Uvalde"

      • SerLava [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        It's gonna take fucking days to process this into the revelations I know are coming

  • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    :who-did-this: This is just like Joe Biden tweeting about how "someone needs to do something" like he isn't the fucking president

  • D61 [any]
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    2 years ago

    Holy fuck times two.

    "Each time I tried a key I was just praying," Arredondo said. However ** few elements of Arredondo's version of events at Robb Elementary that day have been confirmed by other officers and personnel in the hallway with him. **

    Is gonna get thrown into the pit because his last name is not anglo?