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malaise

(268,677 posts)

5. WTF?

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2019, 05:34 PM

Aug 2019

“He was sitting in his truck wearing blue latex gloves, and brandishing a knife. Police recovered a loaded gun, ammo, and a bag of white powder from his person,”

O would they have arrested him if he had slaughtered 22 more people?

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El Paso 'on edge' after armed Trump supporter detained for lurking outside migrant community center [View all] octoberlib Aug 2019 OP

White privilege SHRED Aug 2019 #1

100%. NT enough Aug 2019 #4

Yup. Baitball Blogger Aug 2019 #11

Cruz, Rump, Hannity, Pence, McConnell, this gunman, want us ALL DEAD Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #2

Oh, for shit's sake! murielm99 Aug 2019 #3

WTF? malaise Aug 2019 #5

Of we had reasonable gun laws, they could have a archer his truck and held tblue37 Aug 2019 #6

dam stupid cops. LOCK UP THE CRIMINAL!!!!! trueblue2007 Aug 2019 #7

They released him shortly after, on our block. lunasun Aug 2019 #8

I would think that they are keeping a eye on him rockfordfile Aug 2019 #9

I would hope so. I still don't understand why they weren't able to search his truck when octoberlib Aug 2019 #10

wonder what the white powder was? stillcool Aug 2019 #12

SMH Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #13