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They were assaulting and eventually pulled knives out, Shooter was in the right.
originally posted by: IWant2Believe323
a reply to: ThatDamnDuckAgain
Agreed. The mob was out for blood at that point. And 3-5 people attacking a man running away can hardly be self defense. Don’t get too excited though, he will likely never see the inside of a jail as even repeat offenders are released all the time here in ABQ.
originally posted by: IWant2Believe323
ABQ resident here. Saw these videos of the shooter, identified as Stephen Baca throwing down at least two protestors before he was swarmed by the mob. Adds some context.
First video
Twitter - Stephen Baca throwing a woman down
Second video
Twitter - Stephen Baca shoving a protestor moments before shooting.
Blaming the NM Civil Guard before the details even emerged made this all smell really bad. Also never heard of them till now but that literally means nada as I only moved here a year and a half ago.
NM Civil Guard said that Baca isn’t a part of their group:
New Mexico Civil Guard distances themselves from alleged shooter
"The crowd got violent. It's the most hateful people I've seen," said a member of the New Mexico Civil Guard, who did not want to be identified. "They like to call it a peaceful protest but there was nothing peaceful about it."
As people put chains around the Oñate, the New Mexico Civil Guard stepped in.
"And so we interposed ourselves because the mob at that point – it was no longer a peaceful protest – it was a mob," he said.
And here’s our boob of a Mayor ready to brand them as a hate group:
Mayor Keller calls for civil guard militia to be labeled a hate group
👇🏼 This gets the line of the day award as fascists try and topple monuments:
“We don't allow any kind of communism, socialism, national socialism, any supremacy of any kind,” he added. “You will be gone and with a quickness if that's your professed beliefs.”
Also I should clarify I’m not defending the mob At all... actually pretty disgusted with humanity these days. Before this, protests here were pretty peaceful save the first Sunday when they looted downtown and I started packing our belongings up.
Be that as it may, I certainly never got that impression.
originally posted by: Snarl
originally posted by: Arnie123
The Stupid Antifa boy is in critical, but stable condition.
I'd like to know where he came from.
They're trying to make it look like the locals were the 'bad guys'.
originally posted by: Boadicea
originally posted by: Snarl
a reply to: Boadicea
How little you know.
You have no idea what I know.
When the long guns start firing ... they'll be hard to stop.
Exactly. And those pulling the trigger don't give damn about the innocent and defenseless lives and limbs lost in the process.
The Bugaloo Boys are no better than Antifa.
originally posted by: shawmanfromny
a reply to: LSU2018
It's their only means of transportation, since most don't work and live in their parent's bsmt.
Innocent people are always caught up in conflict.
If the Left starts a war, that blood will be on their hands.
originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: face23785
Innocent people are always caught up in conflict.
Yup. And too many don't care. Or their depraved hearts want exactly that.
If the Left starts a war, that blood will be on their hands.
There's plenty of troublemakers on ALL sides. No one gets a free pass. Everyone is responsible for their own crimes. Including the Bugaloo Boys. No excuses.
This equivocation is pathetic.
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
Right wingers aren't rioting and destroying hundreds of businesses, and getting defended for doing so by right wing politicians and media.
There are trouble-makers on both sides, of course.
The problem is the Left embraces and defends their extremists. That's a recipe for disaster and it's not gonna be pretty if it comes to a head.