The Congressman is back yo

[dream big]

  On 5/29/2022 at 7:26 PM, HeloDude said:

Looks like Adam is working really hard to get that “token GOP” contributor job on MSNBC, CNN, etc.  As he gets closer to that job, he starts changing his stance on “rights”.

“Look, I have opposed a ban, you know, fairly recently. I think I’m open to a ban now. It’s going to depend on what it looks like because there’s a lot of nuances on what constitutes, you know, certain things,” Kinzinger told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked if he still opposed “a ban on the kind of assault weapons that were used in the shooting.”

But he used to say…

https://kinzinger.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=126991

https://www.foxnews.com/media/second-amendment-red-flag-laws-mass-shootings
 

 

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I support a ban on morons like him from serving in congress.

[HU&W]

Kinzinger interview transcript with cbs.  It makes me wonder if he’s a mole trying to expose the real purpose behind the Jan 6 commission, or if he just wants to be a good team player for Pelosi.  
 

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/adam-kinzinger-transcript-face-the-nation-05-01-2022/#app

[FLEA]

  On 6/11/2022 at 9:41 AM, HU&W said:

Kinzinger interview transcript with cbs.  It makes me wonder if he’s a mole trying to expose the real purpose behind the Jan 6 commission, or if he just wants to be a good team player for Pelosi.  
 

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/adam-kinzinger-transcript-face-the-nation-05-01-2022/#app

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As an Air Force reservist and veteran he has a responsibility to ask about what happened with Ashley Babbit, and I've yet to see one person on the commission ask why a woman/veteran was murdered by a federal entity on capital grounds and no justice was served. 

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[herkbier]

Murdered?

[FLEA]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:01 PM, herkbier said:

Murdered?

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We need to be consistent. I didn't support police overuse of force in George Floyd and I don't support it here. Consistency is key. Without consistency there is no rule of law. You don't get to fire a random round untargeted into a group of rioters. Besides, protest are "supposed" to make you uncomfortable. 

[uhhello]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:30 PM, FLEA said:

We need to be consistent. I didn't support police overuse of force in George Floyd and I don't support it here. Consistency is key. Without consistency there is no rule of law. You don't get to fire a random round untargeted into a group of rioters. Besides, protest are "supposed" to make you uncomfortable. 

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I agree with most of your sentiment but the dynamics were a bit different here than your average street protest no?

[FLEA]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:32 PM, uhhello said:

I agree with most of your sentiment but the dynamics were a bit different here than your average street protest no?

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Nope. Believe it or not, SF doesn't have authority to shoot people trying to force their way in a SCIF either. There is a Use of Force spectrum and it went totally out the window here because political leadership wasn't concerned with the victim. The only crime here was trespass and democrats have consistently held that trespass on its own is not a sufficient reason to use force. 

[uhhello]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:38 PM, FLEA said:

Nope. Believe it or not, SF doesn't have authority to shoot people trying to force their way in a SCIF either. There is a Use of Force spectrum and it went totally out the window here because political leadership wasn't concerned with the victim. The only crime here was trespass and democrats have consistently held that trespass on its own is not a sufficient reason to use force. 

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I'm tracking.  I think it's a bit disingenuous to compare firing into a street protest bunch versus a somewhat organized group of people smashing through doors/windows in the capitol.  Still not justified but not the same level.  

[HeloDude]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:41 PM, uhhello said:

I'm tracking.  I think it's a bit disingenuous to compare firing into a street protest bunch…

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Wait…are you referring to the “mostly peaceful protests”? 

[mudhen69]

  On 6/11/2022 at 2:59 PM, FLEA said:

As an Air Force reservist and veteran he has a responsibility to ask about what happened with Ashley Babbit, and I've yet to see one person on the commission ask why a woman/veteran was murdered by a federal entity on capital grounds and no justice was served. 

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Wasn't she part of the same crowd that:

Wanted to hang the vice president

Physically assaulted capitol police in order to gain access to the capitol.

Sprayed bear spray/pepper spray at police trying to keep them out

Failed to comply with instructions to stay back/disperse with law enforcement who are sworn to protect the capitol grounds and members of Congress/staff.

 

Tragic as her death is, the police were doing thier job. 

 

 

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[FLEA]

  On 6/11/2022 at 8:35 PM, mudhen69 said:

Wasn't she part of the same crowd that:

Wanted to hang the vice president

Physically assaulted capitol police in order to gain access to the capitol.

Sprayed bear spray/pepper spray at police trying to keep them out

Failed to comply with instructions to stay back/disperse with law enforcement who are sworn to protect the capitol grounds and members of Congress/staff.

 

Tragic as her death is, the police were doing thier job. 

 

 

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Nope. That's not how the justice system works. In fact she was on video discouraging the crowd from damaging property and taking things from the building. 

Look man, I don't like BLM riots either. But I don't get to shoot randomly into the crowd to tell them to get out of a private business. That's not how it works. 

[mudhen69]

  On 6/11/2022 at 9:12 PM, FLEA said:

Nope. That's not how the justice system works. In fact she was on video discouraging the crowd from damaging property and taking things from the building. 

 

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You mean the video where the group of protesters were attempting to break down a barricaded door with armed police behind it; and then she subsequently tried to climb thorough?  https://www.nbcnews.com/video/capitol-shooting-that-led-to-ashli-babbitt-s-death-captured-on-video-99180613572. 

How was that supposed to go down? What is a police officer supposed to do when faced with this situation? Were police supposed to help her through the door and thank her for her efforts in "discouraging the crowd"?

What am I missing here? If there is another video or a different side of the story, I am all ears. 

  On 6/11/2022 at 9:12 PM, FLEA said:

Look man, I don't like BLM riots either. But I don't get to shoot randomly into the crowd to tell them to get out of a private business. That's not how it works. 

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What does this have to do with BLM? Are you suggesting the police officer randomly shot into the crowd? I fail to see the connection. 

 

[Mark1]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:01 PM, herkbier said:

Murdered?
LARP'd herself to death?

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Fixed that for you.

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:30 PM, FLEA said:

You don't get to fire a random round untargeted into a group of rioters. Besides, protest are "supposed" to make you uncomfortable. 

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Nobody fired randomly into the crowd.  A reasonable, and quite forgiving, threshold for (proxy) self-defense was established by the officer and she found herself in position to be first to test it out.  She was very deliberately targeted and she alone suffered the appropriate consequences. Nothing random about it.

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:38 PM, FLEA said:

Nope. Believe it or not, SF doesn't have authority to shoot people trying to force their way in a SCIF either. There is a Use of Force spectrum and it went totally out the window here because political leadership wasn't concerned with the victim. The only crime here was trespass and democrats have consistently held that trespass on its own is not a sufficient reason to use force. 

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A completely disingenuous comparison as there is no reasonable expectation of threat to life.

Do our enemies know that they can just waltz onto Whiteman and steal a nuke because SF can't actually do anything about it?  It's just trespassing and theft, right?

[FLEA]

  On 6/12/2022 at 12:31 AM, Mark1 said:

Fixed that for you.

Nobody fired randomly into the crowd.  A reasonable, and quite forgiving, threshold for (proxy) self-defense was established by the officer and she found herself in position to be first to test it out.  She was very deliberately targeted and she alone suffered the appropriate consequences. Nothing random about it.

A completely disingenuous comparison as there is no reasonable expectation of threat to life.

Do our enemies know that they can just waltz onto Whiteman and steal a nuke because SF can't actually do anything about it?  It's just trespassing and theft, right?

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I could give you my own opinion but I wouldnt do it as well as this guy who is an actual attorney and works on use of force cases. There are several facets of Ashli's killing that are irregular with contemporary norms for use or force. 

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/569827-justified-shooting-or-fair-game-shooter-of-ashlii-babbitt-makes-shocking/amp/

 

My point with the comparison to BLM, is if we are going to scrape through the dirt every time an unarmed person is shot by police I support of a democratic narrative, we need to do that in all cases. Not just ones that support our political party. 

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[Lord Ratner]

  On 6/11/2022 at 5:30 PM, FLEA said:

We need to be consistent. I didn't support police overuse of force in George Floyd and I don't support it here. Consistency is key. Without consistency there is no rule of law. You don't get to fire a random round untargeted into a group of rioters. Besides, protest are "supposed" to make you uncomfortable. 

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Ok, I see what your doing. Fair game. 

[arg]

  On 6/12/2022 at 12:31 AM, Mark1 said:

Fixed that for you.

Nobody fired randomly into the crowd.  A reasonable, and quite forgiving, threshold for (proxy) self-defense was established by the officer and she found herself in position to be first to test it out.  She was very deliberately targeted and she alone suffered the appropriate consequences. Nothing random about it.

A completely disingenuous comparison as there is no reasonable expectation of threat to life.

Do our enemies know that they can just waltz onto Whiteman and steal a nuke because SF can't actually do anything about it?  It's just trespassing and theft, right?

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She was straight up murdered. The cops own statements show that.

[charlie141]

Rep. Adam Kinzinger shares threatening letter sent to his family
https://mol.im/a/10934535


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[Duck]

  On 6/20/2022 at 3:06 PM, charlie141 said:

Rep. Adam Kinzinger shares threatening letter sent to his family
https://mol.im/a/10934535


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That was stupid. I’m not sure free advertising for idiots or psychopaths is the best plan.


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[CaptainMorgan]

  On 6/21/2022 at 1:47 AM, Duck said:

That was stupid. I’m not sure free advertising for idiots or psychopaths is the best plan.


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You sound like Ben Shapiro.


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[SocialD]

  On 6/20/2022 at 5:27 AM, arg said:

She was straight up murdered. The cops own statements show that.

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.  Don't trespass, break down doors, shatter windows and hop barricades clearly meant to keep you out and you likely won't get shot...easy as that.  Hard to feel sorry for someone like this.  

Edited June 21, 2022 by SocialD

[Duck]

  On 6/21/2022 at 2:56 AM, CaptainMorgan said:

You sound like Ben Shapiro.


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Who is that? Friend of yours?


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[Blue]

  On 6/20/2022 at 5:27 AM, arg said:

She was straight up murdered.

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  On 6/21/2022 at 3:23 AM, SocialD said:

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.  Don't trespass, break down doors, shatter windows and hop barricades clearly meant to keep you out and you likely won't get shot...easy as that.

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Two things can be true at the same time.  Ashley Babbitt shouldn't have been where she was, but that doesn't completely exonerate the Capitol Police, or anyone else who was involved.

I'd like to see a complete, non-partisan review of Jan 6th, but it seems that's never going to happen, given the current political climate.

[Blue]

  On 6/21/2022 at 1:47 AM, Duck said:

That was stupid. I’m not sure free advertising for idiots or psychopaths is the best plan.

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Yeah, it does seem like a lot of grandstanding.  I would have assumed just about any Congressman of note would receive at least a handful of similar letters every year.  Lots of crazies out there, after all.

Sure enough, from the article:

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Last May, U.S. Capitol Police reported that the number of threats against lawmakers more than doubled from the previous year. The department said it had investigated about 9,000 potential threats in 2020. 

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9000 potential threats, spread over 535 Congressmen and Senators.  I assume Kinzinger probably has a selection of letters he could have chosen from when he published this one.

[Duck]

I’ve got nothing against the guy and really don’t know a whole lot about him but it seems all he does is grandstand.


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[FLEA]

  On 6/21/2022 at 3:23 AM, SocialD said:

 

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.  Don't trespass, break down doors, shatter windows and hop barricades clearly meant to keep you out and you likely won't get shot...easy as that.  Hard to feel sorry for someone like this.  

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That's fine. As long as a country we agree that in every instance when an unarmed black person is killed for resisting arrest that they were playing a stupid game and won a stupid prize. I don't believe we really think that though.