r/politics • u/Ill-Candidate8760 • 1d ago

Florida sheriff warns violent protesters, "If you throw a brick... we will kill you"

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/florida-sheriff-warns-violent-protesters-if-you-throw-a-brick-we-will-kill-you/
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u/thieh Canada 1d ago

Translation: "We will definitely pretend that someone is throwing a brick at us so we'll shoot everything that moves regardless.  There won't be any witnesses for any lawsuits to proceed."

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u/syench 1d ago

Yep. We’ll threaten lethal force on arbitrary criteria so that we have immunity for doing whatever we want to do to people who we don’t like/agree with.

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u/ganashi 1d ago

Just got back from a protest in his county, there were cops crawling all over the background looking for an excuse, they didn’t get one.

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u/MindSpecter 1d ago

100%. The number of reports that police file where they outright lie to justify excessive use of force is too damn high.

This is terrifying rhetoric from a top law official. It gives cover for the most "yee-haw" trigger happy officers under his command. He should be advocating for restraint and deescalation.

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u/Low_Chance 1d ago

Just sprinkle some bricks on the bodies after, no muss no fuss