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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago

Somebody tell their grandpa he is past his prime and just needs to hang the dream up of killing a minority.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Somebody explain to me how some bloated, out of shape clown who needs bifocals is going to be expected to wrestle someone to the ground??? Where did they get these guys, retired dudes from the local day-drinking hole?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 83 points 1 week ago

The only qualification is that they're racist.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 41 points 1 week ago

I mean have you seen some cops? ICE has lower standards than that.

[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 29 points 1 week ago

I dunno, but they let a bloated meth addicted pedophile run the country, so their judgements a bit off lately.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Literally ANYONE (white) that signs up, gets a gun and free license to terrorize the community. (plus a $50k signing bonus if I remember right, not gonna bother looking it up)

[–] notabot@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I keep wondering if they take the signup bonus back if you drop out...

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

There are a lot of asterisks on that signing bonus from what I saw. I think the likelihood of getting it are pretty slim.

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[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

ICE releases them in packs.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

So much wrong with this:

  • Dude's old.
  • Clearly can't use his weapon correctly
  • Is on the ground
  • Maybe has bad vision
  • Wearing fuckin' skinny jeans
  • His tough guy stance at the end of the video, trying to regain his manhood like he didn't just humiliate himself

Donald's going to give this asshole a medal of freedom.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He doesn't look old to me in that pic, just bald, but I honestly don't have any details so he could be.

wearing fucking skinny jeans

lmfao that's gold.

he's absolutely a complete fucking tool though

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't even know if he's good enough to be called a tool. A tool has value. This dipshit is just worthless.

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like the second guy in the background who is pointing his gun at the guy's leg. It is good that ICE hires the mentally handicapped, but lets not give them guns.

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

At least the guy in the back has trigger discipline shrug

[–] rklm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I see a lot of comments dismissing the nuanced difference between a magazine and a clip, and I agree that from a linguistic perspective it doesn't matter...

But it may be relevant here. A clip is used to load a magazine. In the case of the M1 Garand and the new Kel-Tek PR57, the clips are used to load an internal (integral) magazine. This gun uses conventional magazines, and the magazine can be dropped (the ICE agent in the video must have pressed the magazine release button while scrambling for his weapon) while there is still a round in the chamber.

TL;DR he was probably waving around a loaded gun at those people.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

One time I was in Walmart and asked if they sold gun magazines, and the guy said "they're up at the front of the store", which I thought was weird. He was talking about printed magazines. I was talking about metal things that hold bullets.

After that I just say "clip" even knowing it's not technically correct.

More info: there was a time when Walmart sold all kinds of gun stuff. I don't know if they do anymore. I used to buy 500 .22 long rifle bullets for $15.

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[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Clearly this grandpa needs to hug his grandkids and not be doing these things.

I will note that clip/magazine is very difficult for it to just fall out of the gun. The eject button is very intentional.

Also, even if the magazine is out, there is still one live in the chamber and can still hurt someone.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mag button is placed above the usual firing grip to be intentional, my guess is he was so eager to draw down he squeezed the whole handle. Incompetent and shouldn’t be carrying, absolutely but..there’s one in the chamber and a gun is always loaded.

Can we just fucking kill the Nazis again already?

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I don't blame these people. I was once brainwashed as well (1x Bush Sr, 2x Bush jr) so I understand what he is going through.

They really do think they are the good guys and view everyone else to be lesser than him. And that's why a normal conversation with these people usually snaps them back to reality.

[–] Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Also, even if the magazine is out, there is still one live in the chamber and can still hurt someone.

I came to the comments to say this exact thing. This is actually a leading cause of negligent discharge incidents. People eject the magazine and assume the gun is unloaded, completely forgetting about the round in the chamber. There’s a reason soldiers are trained to actually look into the chamber.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

trained to actually look into the chamber.

From the back, mind. I'm sure you know but its an important detail.

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

That’s just obviously an error by someone untrained in close combat

  1. why was the gun not in his holster? He even looked for it
  2. why was the suspect almost able to grab the gun? Could have let to the victim killing 3+ officers
  3. He clearly panicked, wanted to be in possession of the gun at all cost. This caused him to involuntarily pointing the gun at civilians. Involuntarily, because of the way you have to hold the gun while on ground. The error was him wanting to hold the gun in the hand, instead of getting to his knees first, while holding the gun down to the ground with one hand.

You can clearly see that they are physically out of shape and now have to wear a vest + equipment.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That moment when you find you racism isn't a qualification

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The best part is the guy behind him pointing his gun at his ass. This is gun safety 101, but I realize they weren't required to do any training on gun safety

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This very guy, in the same video, points his loaded gun at his dick after putting it in his belt.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

Whoa, I didn't watch the video. That guy has no idea what the fuck he's doing, and his body language indicates he's triggered as hell

[–] Laggindragon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Magazine, that is all.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago

"This man was arrested for resisting arrest"

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Violent, angry, bald, insecure, racist falls down when trying to beat down and kidnap a fully grown adult with the help of two other men, gets violent, angry, bald, insecure, and racist and immediately threatens the lives of witnesses with further extreme armed dangerous incompetence.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The old man glasses really seal the deal for me.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a magazine and there could be a round in the chamber, so...

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (10 children)

It’s a magazine, not a clip.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

One of the definitions of clip from Merriam-Webster is literally: "a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearm", so you no longer need to make a distinction between clip and magazine because only gun nerds actually give a shit. English is fluid, we understood what OP meant.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (7 children)

there's no reason for everyone to be a gun expert.

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Language is descriptive, not prescriptive.

As long as you understand what the word means, and it doesn't matter if it's technically distinct, then it's fine.

Modern weapons don't use clips, so unless we're talking about historical weapons, it doesn't matter.

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[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] lennee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

He's just trying to make his nut

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I saw this video... He didn't even pick the clip up. He stands up and points it at everyone, then continues to stand for five or more minutes with the clip still not in.

[–] BabyVi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The one on the ground came out of his vest pocket, there's still a magazine loaded, you can see it later in the video.

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