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This is what actual brandishing looks like (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Top text: Like a lot of people I’d forgotten about these fucks Screenshot of a tweet from @ClimateDefiance reads: Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC. Included image depicts a man with glasses in a pink polo, Mark McCloskey, pointing a rifle at people off screen next to his wife Patricia McCloskey, a woman in a striped shirt, who is also pointing a pistol at protestors at a the June 28, 2020 St. Louis, Missouri George Floyd Protest.
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[–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

These two are a couple who came outside their home and pointed the weapons you see pictured at a group of protestors marching past said home.

http://lmgtfy2.com/?s=d&q=patricia+and+mark+mccloskey

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the lmddgtfy link. For anyone curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_gun-toting_incident they are a couple which were not happy about George Floyd protests going near their home so their perfectly measured response was to come out with guns. 🤣 Charges have been filed, they pled guilty and in the end got pardoned and their criminal record expunged. Waow.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    and in the end got pardoned and their criminal record expunged.

    Yep. This sort of action is why I'm not confident about any optimistic view of deprogramming the maga cult. They are in enough positions of power to rule us all based on the rule of law. The violations of constitutional rights and flouting court orders is just to throw red meat to the base.

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