Spokane’s failure to prioritize social programs and address vulnerable/volatile people with mental health problems and criminal history has also recently led to part of the city literally burning down. And then things like this happen and nimby subburbites still vote against doing anything about it, despite people getting hurt over and over again. I say this in addition to acknowledging the blatant transphobia the permeates the area.
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First degree assault? Where "hate crime"? Where "attempted murder with a deadly weapon"? What the shit is even going on
I can't finish this article, it's horrific.
If I'm looking for a charitable interpretation, this may be just the easiest crime to book him on. Actual charges can be changed later. I could see this maybe being the easiest charge to book him on, maybe the one that requires the least proof on intent. The goal initially is not to make the charge fit the crime, but to just get the guy in custody as quickly and easily as possible. Though this is admittedly a deliberately charitable interpretation.
The goal initially is not to make the charge fit the crime, but to just get the guy in custody as quickly and easily as possible.
Court records show Jones posted $5,000 bond and is now detained in a hospital where he will remain until discharged from treatment.
Hate crime is intention based so it’s rarely a thing booked on the scene when the cops roll up on two guys fighting in the front yard. It’s up to the rest of the system to do the right thing unfortunately
Fucking for real! This is at bare minimum a slam dunk second degree case, and still easily a first.
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While they were grappling on the front lawn, Wolfe said he was able to wrap his leg around Jones’ leg, grabbed either end of the bat and pressed it against his neck, causing him to pass out.
While they were on the ground, Wolfe said Jones asked him if he could say something. He said Jones’ comments didn’t make a ton of sense, but he told Wolfe he was drunk and that he was looking for a certain address that Wolfe learned later was a business.
What in the fuck… what a bizarre ending to this melee. Glad the victim is in one piece.
It was an accidental attempted murder. A mistaken identity assault.
Holy fuck, I'm impressed he survived
I've been warning folks for years that right-wing media has been slowly convincing their sheep to accept violence against perceived leftists. We need to be prepared for that inevitability.
Yeah they are ramping up the dehumanizarion which leads to genocide.
If you are not white they might keep you around for labor. If you are a white woman, they might keep you around to have children.
No guarantees for any of us if the white nationalists get their way. Gilead for all.
It’s very much present tense. Time to stop warning people and start arming them.
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I started preparing in 2020. Should have started sooner. Practice with your weapons people.
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"Stay strapped or get clapped."
For decades, the culture of the American Left has included "Ew, guns." This is a direct consequence.
Go far enough left and you get your guns back, it's more of neo-liberals who spurned firearms. With Trump 2.0 there's been a serious uptick of people left of the reactionaries arming up and more importantly, training.
Assuming you intend to disagree with me, which was the tone I took your comment in:
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You seem to think I wrote "American Left" by accident.
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You seem to think I wrote "for decades" by accident.
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You seem to think that I wrote the entire comment, especially including "Stay strapped or get clapped," for no reason.
looks to me like they were agreeing and adding on to your comment, from my vantage point yall agree with eachother
Was more disagreeing it's not the entire left in the USA, but I feel no need to extrapolate or converse with them further. It wasn't intended to have any sort of tone other than generally conversational.
fair ✌️
He said some might say he should remove the pride flags to prevent vandalism.
“I don’t have to have pride flags out, but I feel like as a transgender man, when I put pride flags out, it’s not just saying this is who I am,” Wolfe said. “It’s telling other people in my community there are people here just like you and you can feel safe in this neighborhood. Well, I mean obviously that’s not really the case.”
That’s heartbreaking
Solidarity brother
Jesus Christ dude, I'm glad he's ok, that's fucking insane what happened there
Sadly I'm not surprised. I'm in a blue state and still get hate and threats.
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