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‘Sovereign citizen’ shot, killed during exchange with Harris County deputies
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this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2024
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He wasn't shot because he was a Sovcit idiot, he was shot because he was shooting at police. Why even mention he was a Sovcit idiot? It doesn't change the story at all.
The site might as well have: "Man with blue pants shot, killed during exchange with Harris County deputies"
It's providing the motive.
It's obviously relevant context. This situation wouldn't exist if he wasn't a sovidiot.
Its implying a motive
Why did he open fire on the cops?
Meth? Personal grudge? Former cop whistleblower fighting for his life? Just hates cops and shoots at people all the time? Suicidal? It’s part of the Who What Where Why When formula.
It’s a valid question, and valid to include in the story and, yes, in the headline.
The article says he may have had felony warrants.
Probably not the first time this yoyo thought laws don't apply to him. Special little snowflake, that one.
The fact that he was a SovCit idiot prompted him to shoot at the cops. It's relevant background.
Except they dont say "gunfire exchange" so the headline def means to slant towards sovcit being the victim
You have to read more than the headline:
"After stepping out of his vehicle, the man, armed with a pistol, began shooting at deputies. They exchanged gunfire and the man was shot dead. No deputies were injured during the exchange, Gonzalez said."
Im just commenting on the clickbait and slanted headline and its intended effects.
I did read the article and thats how I came to see the slant, and why I chose to comment on it.
Or lazily slanting towards "ACAB".
That would be like describing 9/11 as "Man flies plane into building, twice". I imagine the cops screamed at him to submit, he refused then violence.
Because they had a conversation for an hour and a half talking to the guy before he drove off on them. That's an hour and a half of sovcit circle talk bullshit.
Right, click-bait.