This is how Russia works too, and a lot of other dictatorships. If you buy your way in, you too can have a commissioned rank, and the respect, security, and stipend it comes with.
I’m getting the vibe that this is going to be a prelude to privatization.
And a British journo got a rubber round put through his leg in a similar thing, from what I understand.
A lot of people put us there during Reagan, Bush or Bush II.
Pretty much this. Multiple generations of war TV have pointed this out. MASH has an episode about it for chrissakes.
Arguably, the list alone, plus the customized police vehicle and police outfit, would be enough premeditation.
I think he’ll try bigger and simply try to nationalize or end licensing for the big 4.
It really is how the dotcomites and techbros see the world. They built everything for a song (and having the luck to be born with access to the materials to build their empires), so obviously the entire world that’s NOT a corporate entity should be handed to them for free.
From having heard stories from people in the area, it is worse than just guards. Guys in speedboats in full tactical gear, cameras and sonar sensors and all sorts of shit that can tell how close you are, where you are, from a mile out from the shore, and dispatch people there in minutes. It is legitimately a cyberpunk gated community.
You’re missing the point. The admin has full control over spectrum licensing. This means Trump could easily have the FCC just revoke all other spectrum licenses for cellphone comms, and just forcibly seize those towers. Don’t look at it like it’s going to operate like a corporation, because I promise you it won’t.
See, here’s the thing when you’re the President. You can just have your FCC chair shut them down. You can actively quash literally any boundaries to being a monopoly, and nobody can do anything about it (from a legal or regulatory standpoint).
I think it’s a case of psychopathy and the fact that some of these people TRULY don’t see black and brown people as people. The dehumanization is truly complete to the point that they really don’t understand that they’re PEOPLE, with thoughts and feelings.
Yup. It’s just engineers telling it to concoct a scenario in which it would avoid being shut down at cost of human life.
Especially shooting her in the back. Great way to get a wheelchair for life.
They actually already do. Many grocery stores, when tossing food, require it to be made inedible - bleach or turpentine or something else horrifyingly bad to ingest and strong-smelling gets dumped on it.
Trying to bypass posse comitatus via EO? An interesting gambit, since TECHNICALLY it’s not the president deploying troops.
As I keep pointing out, they know. This group actively chose that name because they seek to emulate the leaderless, decentralized warfare of Al Qaeda.
What he means is “a collector would’ve likely bought someone’s grandpa’s old war trophy”.
Nah, that’s premeditation IMO. The dog skull provides provocation to draw both men into the open, giving you a clear line to fire.
This sure sounds like second degree murder to me.
Yeah, this really sounds like premeditation to me. Kill their dog and present the head and collar to lure them outside, then shoot both men dead. If it’s not clear premeditation I don’t know what is.
And now we get to see whether the Gay Panic defense works this time, I’m sure.
The worst part is they’re trying to find ways to strip naturalized citizenship. Trump was wanting to do that on his first term and didn’t have the numbers for it.