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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-...ns-charged-assault-exhaling-protesters-covid/

I know the story is about exhaling, but I am much more interested in the swimming pool tube he is wearing around his waist.

Does anyone remember the Far Side comics and how Gary Larson sometimes showed just how crazy someone is by having them wear one of those?

Like...what is this guy doing wearing one? Is it a statement on how crazy he is willing to go for Trump?

Does he legitimately think it's good marketing to wear one in his protest including what appears to be 6 people on a curb?
 
Stand your ground defense would be appropriate in this circumstance. Right, conservatives?
 
But what about the swimming pool tube? Does that add to the extra justification for shooting him because it makes him a threat?

BUT why is he wearing it???
 
In the grand scheme, I don't agree with either party's actions... but there's that part of me that's like, what's left to do with a person like that but shove her off the damn bus? I don't know if police were able to lay charges against either party, but both could be charged under the law.

For a little added context: masks would have been mandatory on transit when that was most likely recorded. More importantly, the Ramen restaurant in the background is okay, but not amazing.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u47AkxZ5LEU[/YOUTUBE]
 
krypton iodine sulfur said:
In the grand scheme, I don't agree with either party's actions... but there's that part of me that's like, what's left to do with a person like that but shove her off the damn bus?

For a little added context: masks would have been mandatory on transit when that was most likely recorded. More importantly, the Ramen restaurant in the background is okay, but not amazing.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u47AkxZ5LEU[/YOUTUBE]
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Ya, that was clear self-defense against an act of assault. The guy was perfectly within his rights and should be commended for protecting himself and his fellow passengers against a dangerous criminal.
 
Don2 (Don1 Revised) said:
BUT why is he wearing it???
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Well, iff'n _I_ was wearin' it, it'd be cause it's empty-headed, empty-handed, not much use in a crisis, as supportive as a Vaseline jock strap, and probably made in China. But that'd be me.

He probably kept having problems carrying the Trump flag around corners.
 
GenesisNemesis said:
Stand your ground defense would be appropriate in this circumstance. Right, conservatives?
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Not a conservative but I agree--it's assault with a deadly weapon in my book. Now, the weapon is probably not loaded but you're not required to determine that before defending yourself.
 
krypton iodine sulfur said:
In the grand scheme, I don't agree with either party's actions... but there's that part of me that's like, what's left to do with a person like that but shove her off the damn bus? I don't know if police were able to lay charges against either party, but both could be charged under the law.

For a little added context: masks would have been mandatory on transit when that was most likely recorded. More importantly, the Ramen restaurant in the background is okay, but not amazing.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u47AkxZ5LEU[/YOUTUBE]
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I certainly wouldn't vote to convict the shover. He used the minimum force needed to remove the threat.
 
This isn't a novel legal problem, though it is one with a patchy and inconsistent legal history. I think many here will remember some of the prominent cases of similar behavior in connection with the AIDS crisis. In most states, you can go to jail for knowingly infecting someone with a disease, even if exposure was your only means of doing so. But right now, very few police agencies have been willing to arrest anyone other than anti-government protestors for these kinds of infractions. Perhaps this is a sign of change?
 
Politesse said:
This isn't a novel legal problem, though it is one with a patchy and inconsistent legal history. I think many here will remember some of the prominent cases of similar behavior in connection with the AIDS crisis. In most states, you can go to jail for knowingly infecting someone with a disease, even if exposure was your only means of doing so. But right now, very few police agencies have been willing to arrest anyone other than anti-government protestors for these kinds of infractions. Perhaps this is a sign of change?
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I think it's finally a side that things are turning now that real leadership seems to be coming to fore.

People who were previously mocked for being responsible, for expecting responsible behavior from others, feel rightly emboldened to stand up for said responsibility.

Much like the Nazis crawled out of the woodwork when they felt there wouldn't be negative gocernment-driven consequences, we now see people rightfully defending their health against the whinging babies.

I absolutely see this as the winds of change. Cue all the covidiots changing tune except for some Landover Baptist types who will now never leave us.
 
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