Amusing. It appears @prayingmantes.bsky.social blocked me, Longi1974, JWDread, and the rest of the usual suspects 14 hours ago, but didn't block you.

While I think it was stupid for Rittenhouse to be there, he had as much "business being there" as anyone else. Neither you nor I get to decide who has "business being there."

Grosskreutz was a "riot medic." He testified he goes armed to every protest/riot. He was old enough to be able to carry a concealed pistol. It would have been illegal for Rittenhouse to possess a pistol. A long gun was the only legal firearm option for him to carry.

If a man who'd been violent all night (picking fights & starting fires), who'd threatened to kill you if he found you alone, found you alone, chased you as his buddy fired a gun, cornered you and grabbed for your gun (to presumably carry out the earlier death threat), what would you do?

If Martin was afraid, all he had to do was stand still as Zimmerman returned to his car or keep walking to his destination. Instead, he chose to reengage with Zimmerman & assault him. In no state do you have the right to assault someone for merely following you.

I would expect more from a veteran journalist than, "Zimmerman stalked and executed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin." I would expect you'd actually paid attention to the trial. He had lost sight of Martin, was returning to his car & got attacked in what a witness described as a "ground & pound."

I'll try this. What should the Frisco Police have done differently in your opinion?

What did Frisco PD "do to Karmelo Anthony?"

They arrested him peacefully & unharmed. They collected evidence & statements & submitted them to the Collin County Prosecutor who then charged Anthony with murder.

Zimmerman was pinned to the ground getting beaten in what a witness described as a "ground and pound."

Rittenhouse was attacked by a career criminal who'd threatened to kill him if he found him alone, found him alone, chased him as his friend fired a pistol, cornered him & lunged for him.

I like that they reposted what I said but still didn't answer the question of how you can't shoot someone in the back who's trying to reverse their car over you. Logic is the enemy.

an older man with glasses says " and then joebelle said i cast you out unclean spirit " ALT: an older man with glasses says " and then joebelle said i cast you out unclean spirit "

This place just gets sillier and sillier. All who question must be cast out!!

Your own link says he was backing his car up towards the officer that shot him. So, if someone is trying to run you over in reverse, you can't shoot at them?

A 72-year-old woman, who'd worked at that Circle K for 18 years. Circle K should be ashamed. kdvr.com/news/problem...

If they'd only been knocking, you'd be 100% correct, however they weren't just knocking. They were trying to open the door. They had a key for the home they were supposed to be cleaning. Too bad the people inside didn't yell "go away" or "I have a gun." Would have avoided the whole thing.

There are many gay conservatives, even some who are deeply MAGA/Trump supporters. Robinson isn't one of them.

Using an illegal firearm (it wasn't an illegal firearm) doesn't invalidate your right to self-defense. They just face a gun charge, not a murder charge. This isn't uncommon. bsky.app/profile/sgtw...

Tyler Robinson wasn't "a Trump Supporter MAGA." He came from a conservative family but was living with his boyfriend who was transitioning. His family says his politics were to the Left. This was covered in part in his charging documents. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

This was the press release from a year before his trial. You might ask yourself why your new source(s) led you to believe he'd brought it from IL, when in reality he'd driven to WI the day before the shooting to go to his regular job in Kenosha. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILL...

The gun used by Rittenhouse was purchased in WI, stored in WI & had never left WI. This was announced by the police a year before his trial & covered in the prosecutor's opening statement. Shooting people attacking you isn't "cold blood." He's lucky it was all on video, from multiple angles.

If the person who is cuffed is grabbing them by the genitals, as is alleged in this case, or in other cases where they're biting, kicking, or otherwise assaulting the officer while in cuffs, they can absolutely use force to stop that assault. This is well established law.

I don't take comments personally from people who don't think logically. For instance, people who accuse everyone who disagrees with them of being "MAGA" 😱 bsky.app/profile/sgtw...

Ambiguity exists in this incident. You appear to be assuming the grab didn't happen, when you have no way of knowing if it did or didn't.

No, I don't agree "that ICE used unnecessary force in this case."

I stated that if in fact the suspect was grabbing the officer's genitals, the use of force is justified.

If the suspect was doing nothing to the ICE officer, then it wasn't.

This isn't difficult.

I don't know if it occurred & neither do you.

If you crash into a car when they slam the brakes, then you're following too closely. The only time it wouldn't be the following driver's fault is if the leading car cut in front & then immediately slammed on the brakes. www.ilsos.gov/content/dam/...

It is a documented fact that ICE has claimed the suspect was grabbing the officer's genitals. That doesn't mean it's a fact that occurred. IF that did indeed happen, it's a fact that punching the suspect until they let go is legally a justifiable use of force.

You weren't there. I wasn't there. The video is ambiguous. Therefore, I chose to use the word "if," since I don't know if the accusation is true, and neither do you. If I'd stated for a fact it had happened, that would be "unsubstantiated nonsense," but I didn't state it as a fact. 🤷‍♀️

Nope, I said "if that happened." You instantly assume I thought they were telling the truth. What a joke. 🤣

I said, "If that's what happened."

If that is what happened, punching the person until they let go is appropriate use of force.

The suspect reportedly had grabbed & was squeezing the agent's genitals. If that's what happened, the punches are appropriate.

Point taken. I read it, but missed you were making a proposal, not a claim of fact.