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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 31
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From the attorney of the Kenosha shooter, who among other things has been appearing on Fox News:
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As an American, I'm very, very worried about what the next 3-4 months will hold.
Wayback has an archive of it too: https://web.archive.org/web/20200902014853/https://twitter.com/CaliKidJMP/status/1300973722359214081
Vigilantes are absolutely going to kill more people. Maybe not a lot, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see that exact same thing happen again before the end of the month. They've been given the green light to kill their enemies by both the federal government and the local police and I don't see how it's not going to escalate.
Blue Lives Matter supporters arrested with slew of firearms outside Kenosha after police received tip about possible shooting, DOJ says
Suspect in fatal Portland shooting of right-wing activist killed during attempted arrest, US Marshals say
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Wow, his own sister both-sidesed him. Maybe she's just saying that to get people off her back, and I'm not convinced he should have shot the other guy, but still. The difference in reaction between what he did and what Rittenhouse did by those on the right is really something.