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[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

You pointed that bike at that agent. Clearly you are an antifa death squad. Or I'm sorry three star antifa general involved in terror plots on american greatness, likely out of your freedom hatred. Something something transexuals woke radical left you had it coming! /s

This is such a bad precedent because it's on video, there is no question as to the truth of the matter. The agent engineered the situation, used his phone hand to touch the car as it was moving to make it appear like he was hit, and they cynically used that to claim so, despite frame by frame analysis that gives lie to all of their story.

Their cheerleaders supporting this, pretending to believe the lie, or god forbid believing it, because they think they don't like the executed, are fools. Federal agents should not be summarily executing anyone on the street without cause then slandering their victims to justify it afterwards. That is something everyone agreed on not long ago. A good share of conservatives might still agree, but just believe the execution was self defense, but too many don't, and relish the others getting targeted as if they will forever remain safe from being labelled an other. As if when they achieve absolute power they won't shrink the old boy clubs.