A man is shot dead in Utah after posting threats online, hours before Joe Biden visits the state.
  • Wage_slave@lemmy.ml
    753·
    1 year ago

    "The complaint said Robertson came to the attention of federal agents in March after he posted a threat against Mr Bragg on Truth Social, the social network owned by Mr Trump. The company alerted the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center.

    FBI agents then visited the suspect, who told them that the post was a “dream” and ended the conversation by saying: “We’re done here! Don’t return without a warrant!”"

    Not only does Truth Social narc on him, but the “dreams” defense was a true sign of just how far gone that asshole was.

      • socsa@lemmy.ml
        22·
        1 year ago

        Truth social is in it for the grift, not for the heat. They aren’t really the revolutionary counterculture fortress they make themselves out to be. They just figured out that stupid people are easy to monetize. Which is rapidly becoming MBA canon for all social media.

        • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
          4·
          1 year ago

          Honestly monetizing stupidity if you don’t have any personal morals is exceptionally easy. I often get jealous at the revenues even some of the simplest of these gifts are, and monkeypaw wish I was a shittier person.

          • Asafum@feddit.nl
            3·
            1 year ago

            It’s why every scammer goes after old people. They usually aren’t as sharp as they once were unfortunately…

            My coworker just told me a story about his grandmother being robbed of 300k because some asshat came to her house and said she absolutely had to have the roof redone asap or it would collapse on her… She drove him to the bank and emptied her account… I was infuriated hearing about that and that he got away…

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
        15·
        1 year ago

        Why do you say that? Do you think an obvious grift like truth social isn’t going to be play nice with the government? Why would any action they do hold more weight then something like facebook, reddit or lemmy?

    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
      23·
      1 year ago

      I imagine they put him down like a dog after he said that. I also imagine they just killed him first and made up that statement afterwards. Who’s going to contradict the crazed armed murderers, not the dead guy I can tell you that, just ask Fred Hampton.

  • corm@sopuli.xyz
    309·
    1 year ago

    Ok so either he drew a gun on them or they executed him. Well it should be cleared up quickly with body cam footage.

    What’s that? No body cam footage?

    Right, then I’m going to have to assume they executed him while he was surrendering peacefully.

    (I voted for biden, but I also don’t trust the fbi to miss a chance to shoot someone)

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      134·
      1 year ago

      I think it’s hilarious that anyone trusts the FBI right now. They have been actively involved in sabotaging progressive groups and socialist demonstrations basically since their inception. And now Republicans have a massice gripe because we have like a dozen agents that say they have been silenced after whistleblowing related to Jan 6th.

    • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      You can assume it but would you bet any meaningful amount of money on it?

      This guy literally directly threatened to kill FBI agentssfyer they came to talkvto him.

  • BurnTheRight@kbin.social
    213·
    1 year ago

    “Next up on Fox News… The libs have weaponized the FBI and are executing innocent conservatives for exercising their freedumb of speech!”

    • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
      14·
      1 year ago

      Yes, the parties of Capital use the state-monopoly on violence to enforce the status quo. How old are you that you don’t realize this?

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    122·
    1 year ago

    And the world got a little less shitty today. I love seeing Darwinism in real time. I feel bad for the FBI agent that might have guilt from taking a life.

        • Derproid@lemm.ee
          21·
          1 year ago

          I’m really sorry your feeling that way, no one deserves to feel like the best decision is death. I’ve been there and I wouldn’t wish that feeling on anyone. I know you don’t want to hear anyone tell you “Oh just stick it out life gets better!” because if you’re like I was that’s just a fantasy that never comes. But if you’ll take any advice I’d suggest finding something you love to do and just making that your life’s work, don’t worry about anything else. That’s what I did, gave up on everything else and just focused on that for a few years, eventually things ended up turning out alright for me.

            • Derproid@lemm.ee
              1·
              1 year ago

              Really? I made a sarcastic comment and then when I realized another human being going through a serious struggle I’ve gone through before I try to show compassion. This is why I said you need to stop caring about all this crap that makes life no

              Ya know what fuck it whatever be miserable if you want to.