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The officer apparently tried to tuck a gun into his pants instead of using a holster, failed, dropped the gun, and menaced bystanders in response to his own failure

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[–] notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world 122 points 1 day ago (5 children)

He should have been taken down by a good guy with a gun immediately - pointing a gun at someone is a felony, and these brown coats have no training or accountability.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're being called Brown Coats? Malcom Reynolds would be furious to learn this.

[–] pau_hana@feddit.org 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I love the Firefly reference, but I think they meant the brownshirts: Braunhemden)

[–] notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I did! My bad, got firefly mixed up with brown shirts.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Either one is too kind a term. I call them dipshits, cowards, nazis, incels, mall cop bitches.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The Sturmabteilung (colloquially "Braunhemden") were literally the paramilitary nazi force. Calling them brownshirts is equivalent to calling them Nazis.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

I dont think calling them nazis actually bothers them.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why are we not calling them, "red hats?"

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago

Red Hats are the rank & file idiots, and also his Insurrectionists.

ICE is a whole other level. Think Brown Shirts vs Gestapo

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Because they don't wear them. They're all in Tacticool™ camo.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Most responsible gun owners understand why shooting this guy in this moment would be a huge mistake and are devoting an outsized chunk of their patience to tolerating the people demanding to know where was the good guy with a gun was.

[–] notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

If you think I’m genuinely suggesting “a good guy” start a fire fight perhaps I need to be less ambiguous.

I was being hyperbolic - I think ICE is Nazi scum and deserves to die, but I understand that this man being shot in the moment is not the answer.

I just wish it were - he catches a round for his Nazi scumbaggery (and all his friends too), and then everyone just moves on like nothing of value was lost, because it wasn’t.

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Reminds me of that serial killer in China who targeted cops in their own homes. They never caught him. I hope that doesn't start happening here. Wouldn't that be terrible?

ICE are going to have to wear those bacon burkas for the rest of their lives. It's their new skin. All for a bonus and a down-payment on a McMansion that they're going to default on in 5 years.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Alright then, I understand what you mean. And tbh I tend to agree on an emotional level. It's just that "He should have been taken down by a good guy with a gun immediately" doesn't exactly communicate that nuance, ya know?

More than fair, I’ll try to be clearer in the future when engaging in hyperbole.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca -3 points 22 hours ago

There are no good guys with guns in Maryland, the state restricted that right away from most citizens.