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California jogger charged over killing of homeless man blocking sidewalk
(www.theguardian.com)
alright time to go for a jog! got my running shoes, sunglasses, headphones, whoops, can't forget the gun!
Or the cart, apparently. Who jogs with two dogs and a cart?
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I've seen countless americans claiming that it's perfectly justified to drive over people if they get in the way of your car, so this is pretty on-brand.
Man is almost 70 and still jogging and shooting homeless people while filming it! Must have been a wild life.
He had two dogs and was pushing a cart that carried his gun...
Whatever he was doing, it wasn't jogging.
And him taking his phone out to record himself kicking the other man and yelling at him first, was likely only because he was hoping to antagonize a homeless person so he could "defend himself".
He's got to be one of those idiots who believe the "stand your ground" bullshit.
You can't start kicking a sleeping man and then claim you're a victim, but he's gonna try
That was my first thought, reading the article. There's no way he was just jogging. What kind of jogger takes a cart with them? I've never seen something like that, and I see a lot of joggers in my area.
When the story first broke, most articles called him a dog walker.
Anything to not make it obvious it's another rage addicted boomer I guess
People with children in strollers. Other than that, I've never seen it either.
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Absolutely. This is one of the big problems with so many people carrying guns. There are many shitty people looking for a reason to use them.
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What a fucking coward, you threw a shoe at me? Time to die!
dehumanization is absolutely disgusting, and it's a core part of this capitalist hellscape
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This wouldn't have happened if only the homeless man had a gun! We need to educate the homeless to carry weapons! More guns is the answer!
Before anyone says he deserved it for throwing a shoe...
Someone did that to George W. Bush, WHILE HE WAS PRESIDENT, and he was simply arrested.
I believe they threw both shoes even!
And this happened in Iraq.
That shoe was a weapon of mass destruction
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Well trash has been removed from the sidewalk.
Unfortunate that an innocent homeless man had to die though.
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This could have been avoided if there was a Good Jogger With A Gun
I'm starting a charity... "Arm the Homeless". We can set up arming stations for the unhoused, providing assault rifles and even free ammo for those who run low.
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Supposed "good guy with a gun" led to a death that wouldn't have happened if there were stricter gun control.
Arm the homeless!
Clearly he needed to use deadly force to protect himself from that (checks post again) rogue shoe...
Maybe it was an assault style shoe
I've heard it was a semi-automatic shoe with bump stock.
He must have customized it. That model usually comes with a birken stock.
chef kiss
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He should have done like W and dodged the shoe. Shit George dodged twice and didn’t shoot anyone. He left the shootings to Dick Cheney.
Wants a guy laying on the sidewalk to move. Naturally, he kills him so he can't move out of the way. Logical.
Exactly how do you 'nudge' someone with a cart? Is talking to them loudly or reaching down and touching a shoulder really that impossible? (god forbid you choose to go around them, the inconvenience!)
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Apparently, it was the old man who threw the shoe, not the homeless man
Glad he is charged. It is what he deserves.
Only took 50 days to arrest him. Expedited.
This "well-regulated militia" was legally carrying a firearm. Biden's deep state is charging him anyway!
--Conservatives, probably
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