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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (3 children)

A police officer approached the scene, aimed a gun at Bushnell off-camera and ordered him to "get on the ground" multiple times

The fuck is wrong with you America?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

"Stop resisting!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Critical thinking not required

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Dumbfucks. Dumbfucks with guns.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Sorry but I'm really tired of seeing the image of the man on fire everytime i open my lemmy app or reddit etc. PLEASE start tagging it as nsfw. I really really really don't want to see the footage in any way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My bad. I submitted this through the app and can't find any NSFW option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It seems the mods got to it, it is marked NSFW now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's the new normal that the ruling class want.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is "go ahead, burn yourself" the new "let them eat cake"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I think so.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you imagine everyone in charge as moustache-twirling cartoon villains?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I mean, they do seem to be working towards that goal, yeah