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Additional reporting from Bring Me The News. They have removed the following text from their coverage:

Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.

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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Watched video a dozen times looking for a weapon near or on the person shot. Just couldn’t imagine how to justify this otherwise.

I see a water bottle hit the ground early in the video but that’s it. Clear hands and wasteband from what I can see so far.

I’d love to be wrong.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    It's like that one video with the cop dropping to the ground doing barrel rolls and shouting shots fired, when an acorn fell and hit the roof of a car.

    Bunch of untrained morons.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago*

    It would’t matter if he was strapped with a .45 brother, that’s a right we have right after speech. They’re in the wrong here, this was MURDER. It was not even an execution. Execution implies you know it’s coming.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago*

    From what I understand, the water bottle was a mace canister. Some reports were saying the guy was reaching for it to use as a weapon but I don't see that. It is then kicked away. Also, pay attention to the agent in the gray jacket. He walks up a bit late, and disarms the victim by pulling the (holstered) pistol from his waistband. He then runs away holding the weapon as the victim is shot. Like a dozen times.

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