• garbology [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      It's weird how the 'fire extinguisher' narrative was so prevalent initially and then shamelessly walked back. Cops are so practiced at repeating lies.

      • happybadger [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        They didn't bonk the cop? How can fascists not to do a single thing right when they're escorted into the goddamn building?

        • garbology [he/him]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          From the article, it seems not.
          "Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick died the day after the insurrection. That evening, the Capitol Police released a statement saying he had died from injuries sustained in the riot. Law enforcement officials initially said Sicknick had been hit in the head with a fire extinguisher. Several Capitol Police officers told ProPublica the same. ProPublica also spoke with members of Sicknick’s family shortly after he died. They said Sicknick texted them after fending off the mob to tell them he had been hit with pepper spray. The family told ProPublica that Sicknick later suffered a blood clot and a stroke.
          [...]
          CNN published a report citing an anonymous law enforcement official who told the news outlet that medical examiners did not find signs of blunt force trauma"

          • happybadger [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Well there's always next time. There was even that really good photo of a goblin on the main stairway holding a fire extinguisher.

            • evilgiraffemonkey [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Someone did hit a cop with a thrown fire extinguisher, there's a vid of it. It just didn't look like the cop fell down or anything afterwards.