Posted on 08/31/2020 11:53:36 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
LOS ANGELES, CA—A huge crowd turned out Sunday for the Hans Gruber memorial service. Gruber was the victim of police violence, having been thrown from Nakatomi Plaza by police officer John McClane, which many consider one of the most excessive uses of force ever witnessed. After the incident, there were protests all week, and now thousands from all over the country came to pay respects to Gruber, widely described as an “intelligent and witty soul.”
“That man was a hero,” said Doyle Graham, who traveled from Nevada to pay respects. “I mean, I don’t really know much about him other than that some police officer killed him, but he seems like someone we should all honor and emulate.”
Gruber was part of a mainly peaceful protest against the Nakatomi Corporation, which was goaded into violence by the actions of McClane. Ultimately, McClane threw Gruber from the 30th floor, even though Gruber was completely unarmed (or at least he was when he hit the ground). Even LAPD Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson denounced the actions, calling McClane a “nutcase” who should have “just stayed put.”
Many at the memorial are now wearing shirts with “Gruber” written on them to remember the man who was taken too soon thanks to unaccountable police actions. There are calls for the arrest of John McClane, including from Hans Gruber’s brother, Simon, who vows to do something about him.
Love it!
The Babylon Bee strikes again!
But Hollywood lives no longer matter.
(As if they ever did.)
I’m sure the nine members of the Asian Dawn Movement were deeply saddened. (He read about them in Time Magazine)
Lol. And I bet that nice guy Hans was turning his life around too.
He had a rough childhood — kids made fun of his funny accent. Poor Hans.
Funny thing about that:
There was supposed to be a count to 3 and then the scaffolding Gruber was on was going to get pulled. It was pulled immediately after 1, which is why you saw Gruber’s WTF face.
The greatest fall in movie history.
I heard it was an off-duty cop that wasn’t even in his jurisdiction at the time.
After a mostly peaceful protest at Nakatomi plaza.
Eurotrash Lives Matter.
I remember where I was when Gruber was assassinated...
This is gold.
I’d been told apparently a bystander heard McClane say something like “yippee-kie-aye . . . (unintelligible)” about the time of the incident.
Hans Gruber? Wasn’t he the fag character in the Britcom “Allo Allo?”
Welcome to the party, pal.
I clicked on this one hoping to see this meme in the comments and God bless, you didn’t disappoint LOL Only one of the best Christmas movies EVER.
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