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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok but the driver ain't getting charged for that shit right? Sounds like self defense but the "racist slurs" part has me worried bro's gonna get profiled

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] refalo@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Mr. Warren was within his right to exit his vehicle and verbally challenge the manner in which Mr. Magnuson was addressing him," Gibbs' memo reads.

What the fuck. That is NOT self-defense.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

That's not your definition of self-defense, but it fits many legal definitions. It says he left his vehicle to verbally challenge him. It also mentions he tried to deescalate via discussion:

Witnesses said that Warren had attempted to discuss the matter before things became violent and that he appeared “exhausted.”

He left his vehicle to discuss then the other man threw a punch, at which point he hit the guy back only only once. If someone is yelling and swearing at you, are you supposed to run? You can't even attempt to talk it out or you lose your right to self defense?

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not about self defense. As long as you match, and don't exceed the aggressor's energy, you're within your rights. If someone punches you, you can punch back but you can't pile drive the guy, but you can hit back just as hard.

The punch the FedEx driver threw wasn't meant to be fatal and was an acceptable retaliation after being verbally abused, then physically assaulted. It's not his fault the aggressor was glass Joe.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Retaliation is not self-defense.

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
  1. Retaliation has a meaning that does not have bearing here; mens rea for that cannot be established under the circumstances.

  2. Level of reciprocity in force has always mattered; at least we're not under Hammurabi's anymore.

  3. The prosecutor's office in the referenced discussion disagrees with you and you are making claims and not arguments.

[–] Boy_of_Soy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unless you have been physically attacked or have a reasonable belief that you will be imminently attacked, physical violence is always unwarranted. Everyone arguing otherwise is a violent dumbass.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Cool so you agree that getting out of his vehicle to talk to the guy was alright, since there was no physical violence until the other individual threw the first punch.

Glad we got that straightened out.