▲ 522 ▼ Man disparages Pride flag, then kills shopkeeper in California (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by zefiax@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments A US shop owner was shot dead after a dispute over a Pride flag displayed outside her business, police say.
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Trump supporter responsible was also killed. Great! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] cyborganism@lemmy.ca -20 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why is that great? That's two lives lost. That's horrible. And for what? Some stupid ideology? What a waste. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Unfortunately the options aren't 2 or zero, they are 2 or 1. If the killer lived they would have used their trial and incarceration as a platform to spew further hate. I assume since that won't be happening now, that's what op is celebrating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago All very true but should we really celebrate death by cop without a trial? I’m as disgusted as anyone by this crime but I also really fucking hate and distrust cops. Did they for sure get the right guy? permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, of course he didn’t mean it’s great that the lady got shot. Folks in this thread seem to like the instant karma aspect of him getting gunned down by the cops. I can understand the visceral appeal of that - I mean fuck that guy - but my head knows that death by cop, on the scene of the crime, is not the justice system we want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cyborganism@lemmy.ca -20 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why is that great? That's two lives lost. That's horrible. And for what? Some stupid ideology? What a waste. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Unfortunately the options aren't 2 or zero, they are 2 or 1. If the killer lived they would have used their trial and incarceration as a platform to spew further hate. I assume since that won't be happening now, that's what op is celebrating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago All very true but should we really celebrate death by cop without a trial? I’m as disgusted as anyone by this crime but I also really fucking hate and distrust cops. Did they for sure get the right guy? permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, of course he didn’t mean it’s great that the lady got shot. Folks in this thread seem to like the instant karma aspect of him getting gunned down by the cops. I can understand the visceral appeal of that - I mean fuck that guy - but my head knows that death by cop, on the scene of the crime, is not the justice system we want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Unfortunately the options aren't 2 or zero, they are 2 or 1. If the killer lived they would have used their trial and incarceration as a platform to spew further hate. I assume since that won't be happening now, that's what op is celebrating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago All very true but should we really celebrate death by cop without a trial? I’m as disgusted as anyone by this crime but I also really fucking hate and distrust cops. Did they for sure get the right guy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago All very true but should we really celebrate death by cop without a trial? I’m as disgusted as anyone by this crime but I also really fucking hate and distrust cops. Did they for sure get the right guy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well, of course he didn’t mean it’s great that the lady got shot. Folks in this thread seem to like the instant karma aspect of him getting gunned down by the cops. I can understand the visceral appeal of that - I mean fuck that guy - but my head knows that death by cop, on the scene of the crime, is not the justice system we want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent