mookiemcgee wrote:Saying things and then denying you've said them and obfuscating the intentions of your own words by 'stretching' definitions... that's right out of the 'far right wing soapbox' playbook in 2020 and I doubt it surprises anyone. Choosing not to back up your claim he is a 'rabbid far leftist BLM supporter" with any actual evidence, and then repeating it in several additional posts, while simultaneously claiming you aren't being 'sensationalistic' will probably affect your credibility with some other readers here but hey it's totally ok for you to do that if you want.
Dude. I literally provided a video where a known journalist reads off social media posts from the shooter. You didn't like that source, so I gave you an article instead. Did you watch the video or read the article I linked to? Apparently not, because they will prove the shooter was a supporter of BLM and Antifa. I have backed up the claims I have made. You have just neglected to read those sources, which is your own problem. Not mine.
mookiemcgee wrote:inaccuracies:
Gun was discharged before mace was expelled
There is a cloud of mace already covering the area, and the casing from what was by all accounts the single and only shot fired has just left the gun (you can see it in the image). Sound from multiple videos confirms the sounds of mace being sprayed comes first and then the gunshot sounds occurs. Are you claiming mace moves faster than a bullet fired from a gun?
I used the word expelled for a specific reason. I chose that word carefully; it's not a play on words or anything like that. I was being quite literal. Pepper spray is an aerosol, so to expel an aerosol is not a bang-bang type of action that is represented in firearms. Pepper spray does take longer to reach the intended target, hence the word expelled was used. From the picture, the mace had not reached the shooter, and we can see the gun's slide moving back. Hence, the gun was aimed and fired before the pepper spray had been expelled.
mookiemcgee wrote:Sensationalism (miriam webster - to describe or show something in a way that makes it seem more shocking than it really is.):
you think it's ok to murder people, degaston
Implying someone thinks murder is ok is highly sensationlistic. degaston did not say he thinks murder is ok, yet you are implying he does.
No, I asked a direct question, to which he answered. I did not imply that he thinks it is ok, or else I would have just stated that.
mookiemcgee wrote:inaccuracy:
Apparently, recording to reports, an altercation took place, where the security guard was initially smacked in the face. Both took a step back for a few moments, and then the security guard retaliated by shooting the man in the face.
You've rather conveniently left out the mace being sprayed in the mans face. This is a pivotal moment in the altercation, and leaving it out is inaccurate and shows your bias.
Ok, let me re-write my previous comment to please your majesty:
Apparently, recording to reports, an altercation took place, where the security guard was initially smacked in the face. Both took a step back for a few moments, and
the man with the gun aimed his pistol at the victim whilst the victim raised his hand with the pepper spray. Then the security guard retaliated by shooting the man in the face
before the mace had reached him.
This doesn't change what I originally wrote, nor the facts that we do have.
mookiemcgee wrote:So are you two suggesting the officer in the video below committed attempted murder by defending himself? JD you've said in this thread 'Mace isn't a deadly weapon' and therefore the shooter can't claim he was defending himself... so the officer here had no right to shoot this guy right? You believe he should be jailed???
I think both the officer in this video and the security guard in Denver both had a clear reason to fire a weapon in order to defend themselves.
You have just committed the logical fallacy of a false equivalency. The scenario regarding the initial story and the incident you have just provided are completely different. The biggest main difference is that the man who used the pepper spray on the officer had it concealed and shielded the mace with his entire body. Let's also mention the fact that the suspect had warrants out for his arrest, and he was actively resisting arrest. There is reason to believe that the officer's life was in fear for his life due to all of these circumstances.
In the incident regarding the original story, the victim had the pepper spray in his hand the entire time and never tried to hide it or conceal it, not shield it with his body whilst using it. Let's not forget that the victim was also backed away from the shooter.
So no, the officer should not be guilty of murder in your proposed scenario.
And your logic doesn't add up with what took place during the events. Both people raised their voices with each other. Both people tried to reach for each other. Both took a step back. The victim paused, the shooter pulled out his gun. This is not a case of self-defense.
mookiemcgee wrote:Tim Pool is basically just to the left of Bernie Sanders in ideology right JD?
I wouldn't say that far left, but he is definitely a liberal.
Honestly, mookie, I feel as if I have explained my position numerous times and have given you numerous sources to back up my positions. If you haven't read them or watch the videos, then that's not on me. You can't claim that I don't back up my claims but then refuse to read the sources of which I base my claims.
We are going around in a circle not going anywhere in this conversation.