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‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
(www.charlotteobserver.com)
Wow. The cops managed to only shoot the right guy? That's new.
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I found an article that wasn't paywalled. Pulled a pistol on police during a traffic stop and failed to lower his weapon when instructed. What an idiot.
Must be white, he was given the option to lower his weapon
Philando Castile died because he moved his hands slightly wrong which offended a pissy officer's feelings, all while trying to comply. This guy gets to fully brandish a weapon before getting wasted lol.
How did I guess he was white? Any other colour wouldn't be asked politely to lower their weapon.
This sounds like suicide by cop...
I found an article that wasn't paywalled.
This one doesn't seem to be paywalled, either. Not for me, at least, even after a few reloads.
The website linked in the OP doesn't appear to be paywalled....
I would get a subscription notice that I was over the limit of free articles for thee month. Same effect as a paywall. You might not have read enough articles yet.
Imagine your legacy in this world being one of abject stupidity.
I had hoped that this guy was going to turn out alright after pizza gate. From what I remember, after he stormed in he realized he was misled and that this was simply a pizza restaurant.
Turns out he's just insane and stupid.
For the uninitiated, this conspiracy theory would later devolve into Qanon and worse.
On October 30, 2016, a Twitter account posting white supremacist material which said it was run by a Jewish New York lawyer falsely claimed that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) had discovered a pedophilia ring linked to members of the Democratic Party while searching through Anthony Weiner's emails.[13][2] Throughout October and November 2016, WikiLeaks had published John Podesta's emails. Proponents of the conspiracy theory read the emails and alleged they contained code words for pedophilia and human trafficking.[1][14] Proponents also claimed that Comet Ping Pong, a pizzeria in Washington, D.C., was a meeting ground for Satanic ritual abuse.[15]
the conspiracy theory falsely claimed the sex ring was in a back room of the restaurant
IIRC the conspiracy theory said it was in the basement. The place has no basement. It was emblematic of the carelessness that they had for truth
They gotta move those goalposts
Damn I literally just landed here
My condolences. Hope you get out soon.
Thankfully it was just a layover, but still. Just across town from where it happened.
Terrible news.
They cleaned the streets, just for you!
Good for him.
Oh noes
Anyway...