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1. pnako+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-05-29 08:45:50
He mentioned shooting at looters, not protesters.

Maybe you didn't see that part because Twitter has hidden the tweet?

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2. totalZ+z2[view] [source] 2020-05-29 09:13:45
>>pnako+(OP)
Shooting at looters instead of arresting them and taking them before a judge?

That's reminiscent of the very brutal police practices that sparked this chaos in the first place.

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3. pnako+w4[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-29 09:35:16
>>totalZ+z2
In which country do you live?

Shooting rubber bullets at rioters and looters is standard practice pretty much everywhere in democracies, and in non-democracies they tend to go straight to lethal ammo.

4. mrighe+f6[view] [source] 2020-05-29 09:55:09
>>pnako+(OP)
You're right, I mixed the two. In any case I think my point still stands; in most European countries both would be addressed with police batons and in case of violence rubber bullets and tear gas. From his tweet I don't think he was thinking about rubber bullets.
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5. skoczn+St[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-29 13:16:58
>>mrighe+f6
No it wouldn't. Most cases of looting in Europe are just forgotten about because it's done by minorities in countries like France or UK and it's a controversial topic to talk about so police and governments would rather just pretend it doesn't happen.
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6. userna+0x[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-05-29 13:33:36
>>mrighe+f6
Mobs in Europe are usually not armed with guns, mobs in USA are.
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