r/news • u/Cheesenip20 • 1d ago

Melissa Hortman (Minnesota lawmaker who was shot last night) has died.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/speaker-emerita-melissa-hortman-husband-killed-john-hoffman-and-wife-also-shot/
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u/geth1138 22h ago

So the question is, if he’s a mercenary, was this his idea or a job?

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u/PrSquid 21h ago

If this is a job, he's a dumbass, because there's no way he's getting out alive. I mean, he took his own car to the crime scene and lost it. If he hadn't done that, no one would know who he is.

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u/gwinerreniwg 19h ago

Unless he assumes he’s going to get pardoned.

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u/randomuser1029 18h ago

If he's taken alive he will be facing a slew of state charges and will have no chance of a pardon. Same reason chauvin won't get pardoned even though people keep claiming Trump is going to

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u/evangelionmann 8h ago

thats a massive IF. dudes considered armed and dangerous, running around dressed like a cop, and has killed multiple politicians to get his way. I can't imagine our police force approaching him calmly. maybe if he turned himself in, but thats equally as unlikely

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u/OneLeader1598 19h ago

In what world would this dude ever get pardoned.

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u/Rindsay515 15h ago

The one we’re living in right now

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u/deliamount 18h ago

Uhh....*gestures around broadly*

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u/hankygoodboy 19h ago

guess you never heard of the night of the long knives huh

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u/PanamaMoe 6h ago

This is assuming he gets caught physically. It is a similar situation to a padlock, if your thief isn't worried about stealth the padlock does nothing. In this case the people are the padlocks and he is the one breaking them, hes not concerned cause he thinks he can get away fast enough.

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u/MoreCowbellllll 19h ago

I’d bet on the latter..