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The Los Angeles Police Department shot an Australian reporter with a rubber bullet while she was live on TV. Zero provocation.
Submitted 3 months ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1931885158648672256/vid/avc1/1080x1920/bTGc2atY6r5auqle.mp4
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NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 3 months ago
destructdisc@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Judging by their relative sizes in the screengrab and with some quick back-of-the-envelope math, the cop is about 5 meters away from her. That’s pretty fucking close to point blank, no?
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Not close, it is point blank.
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 3 months ago
IIRC ‘point blank’ means no need to adjust for bullet drop due to gravity. This is well within that.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Honestly I assumed that it was a lot closer than that too, by that definition since I have a 50-200yd zero on my rifle, that’d mean anything out to 200yd is technically “point blank” which kinda seems like not how the phrase is usually used.
SaltSong@startrek.website 3 months ago
I’m curious to know what you think “point blank” means.
Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I’ll admit that before reading this comment thread I probably would have said that point blank is so close you could basically reach out and touch, or nearly touch, the target.
I do hope, however, that I would look it up before contesting how it was used.
match@pawb.social 3 months ago
RAW for Point Blank Shot in 5e has it within 5 feet
TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 3 months ago
20-30 yards
I think you’re confusing feet with yards. That’s like 10 yards max
ramenbelly@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
10 yards max
Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 months ago
“20-30 yards”!? I’m assuming you’re in the US as well, so you should know yards better than that. But I’m not going to quibble over exact distance. He shot a reporter! Not in the midst of defending himself. He was standing, then raised his rifle, aimed, and deliberately fired on an uninvolved member of the media obviously covering the situation with a microphone. THAT’S the issue.
Etterra@discuss.online 3 months ago
It’s fine, I’m sure the “Justice” Department will make this right.
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
SOAD’s “Deer Dance” plays in my head a little too often these days.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
My favorite thing about SOAD is they opposed police brutality AND Tankies.
goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
Ummmmm about that
klay1@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Even if the shot were accidental -> still not acceptable.
Marleyinoc@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Shitty piggy.
Yeller_king@reddthat.com 3 months ago
The fuck is boring about someone being shot?
Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Shooting (and killing) journalists is an everyday occurence in Israel.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 months ago
I have to admit, I didn’t understand the boring part of the community (or sub back on reddit for that matter) name until reading this comment.
ikidd@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Have they identified the cop that commited this assault?
Of course not. They’re above the law.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
This will not be covered by the MSM.
Imagine if a cop was rubber bulleted tho. It would be even more endless copaganda…
What dat fascist culture do.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
This will not be covered by the MSM.
Coverage seems pretty okay so far
…cnn.com/…/nine-news-reporter-la-hit-rubber-bulle…
www.bbc.com/news/videos/c98p008kxn1o
independent.co.uk/…/lapd-lauren-tomasi-australian…
thehill.com/…/5340014-australian-reporter-hit-rub…
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, not even the captured media is going to sit on one of their own being shot.
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
But my arguments sound so good when I get to make things up…
Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If you mix ammonia and bleach, and pump balloons full of it, when the balloons pop it releases some bad fumes
procapra@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
no valid video. Do I have something configured wrong?
Syrc@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Didn’t work for me either. Another commenter’s mirror worked for me, but if that doesn’t work either here’s a YouTube one.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Mine does that too, click the title link and it will open in a new window/tab with the video.
Saryn@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not my face, the other brown people’s face!
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 months ago
🌍 🧑🚀 🔫🐷
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Nice meme.
Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Only a matter of time before someone shoots back.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Damn, maybe it really should have been the greens after all.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Fuck 12