Despite having been the one to shoot and kill Ah Loo and wound Arturo, the yet unidentified No Kings “peacekeeper” was detained and released without charges after being questioned by police.
Despite having been the one to shoot and kill Ah Loo and wound Arturo, the yet unidentified No Kings “peacekeeper” was detained and released without charges after being questioned by police.
Yeah… that’s questionable behavior. I don’t really feel like the peacekeepers really meant to kill the other guy. It’s a real shame though. I feel like a taser would’ve been a lot better suited for y’know, crowds. Edit: Actually read the article. They didn’t even talk to him first. It’s a little weird to have an AR-15 at a peaceful protest. That sorta seems like you’re about to shoot it up. But c’mon? Not even talking to him first? A little questionable.
That was throwing me off, too, but at least anecdotally from within the article and other times I have heard it online, that seems to be not all that uncommon in the US in “open carry law” states. Weirds me out, too, but you would expect that people hired ‘based on their “military, first responder and other relevant de-escalation experience.”’ as per the statement of the organisers, should have de-escalatory tools for precisely open-carry situations before, well, shooting.