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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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    spit-evil-olive-tips
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    From the attorney of the Kenosha shooter, who among other things has been appearing on Fox News: (screenshot in case it's deleted) As an American, I'm very, very worried about what the next 3-4...
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    1. moonbathers
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      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...

      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.

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    skybrian
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    Suspect in fatal Portland shooting of right-wing activist killed during attempted arrest, US Marshals say [...]

    Suspect in fatal Portland shooting of right-wing activist killed during attempted arrest, US Marshals say

    The US Marshals said a task force was attempting to arrest Michael Forest Reinoehl in Washington state. He was wanted by the Multnomah County Circuit Court on a charge of second-degree murder.

    [...]

    In an interview broadcast Thursday night by Vice News, Michael Reinoehl, 48, appeared to take responsibility for the killing of Aaron "Jay" Danielson at the Portland protest, alleging that he acted in self-defense because he and a friend were about to be stabbed.

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    1. moonbathers
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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...

      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.

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