Posted on 11/09/2023 4:13:50 PM PST by grundle
This is the shocking moment a motorist shot dead two environmental demonstrators at near point blank range after becoming enraged over their road blockade in Panama.
Harrowing images captured the shooter, a frustrated elderly man, climbing out of his car to argue with the eco-protesters who had stopped traffic on the Pan-American Highway in the town of Chame.
He initially attempted to reason with the protesters, but moments later pulled a handgun from his pocket and began gesturing wildly as his frustration grew. Despite the imminent danger, the protesters stubbornly refused to curtail their demonstration and continued to argue back and forth with the disgruntled motorist, who became visibly more enraged with each passing moment.
For a time it looked as though the gunman was prepared to back down, but when one protester holding a flag stepped towards him, he snapped the pistol back up and fired at his target from mere feet away.
Terrified onlookers and other protesters helped move the victim to the side of the road and laid him down on the ground as the gunman calmly began dismantling a small barricade made of stones and tyres erected by the demonstrators.
Still undeterred, another protester wearing a black t-shirt and jeans tried to confront the gunman and was also shot. Footage shows how he recoiled from the shot, holding his upper chest in pain and with an expression of disbelief on his face.
He is shown hobbling away to the side of the road as other protesters run for cover, before slumping to the ground.
Police descended on the scene and promptly arrested the shooter, dragging him away in cuffs and bundling him into the back of a squad car.
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They are basically bulletproof (usually) as they are never held accountable for their crimes.
Arson, murder, vandalism, blocking a highway, assault.....
Well, that’s a very effective way to stop them from blocking the road.
Play stupid games...
Well if he is going to do something like that he needs to plan better.
An easier way would have been to just keep driving. Oops didnt see them was changing the station, why would I ever expect to ever see people in the middle of the road there...?
Clearly, two of them weren’t “bulletproof”.
Moral of the story: your rights end the moment you infringe on someone else’s right to be left alone.
These ass clowns got what they deserved.
If they wanna protest, fine… Stand on the sidewalk and wave a sign, scream at the top of their lungs, whatever. The moment they try to block someone, or impede someone’s right to free movement, Or get in someone else’s face, someone that has nothing whatsoever to do with their situation, all bets are off.
And realistically, one never knows when one’s going to run into someone who woke up that morning and said “today’s the Day!!!”… And all it takes is one stupid movement, remark, or action to set it off.
The shooter had total control of the situation but the protester did not care.
I saw a traffic cam from Russia. The guy whose car the video was shot from is yelling and honking at the BMW in front of him. The window on the BMW’s driver’s side passenger door goes down and a guy’s arm comes out displaying a short rifle with a huge, curved magazine. The guy yelling hits the brakes.
Given what I suspect the circumstances were, the weapon’s holder was showing massive restraint. I cautioned a friend who is known to yell at other driver’s and shoot a “bird.” You never know what sort of insanity might be driving the other car. Whatever you think is worth yelling about is probably not worth getting shot over.
Re “… You never know what sort of insanity might be driving the other car. ”
Bingo. See my post 25.
“Two people would be alive today if those MAGA Republicans passed the assault weapons ban along with comprehensive immigration reform, and believe d in science instead of Donald Trump” - random Democrat official.
If a guy with a gun tells me to relocate, I’m probably going to listen to him, even if I’m unhappy about it. Just saying.
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I know what you are saying. Once his car passes through, they could have set up their blockade again.
77 years old - probably had to go to the bathroom
The best part of this story is that Santa Claus continued to work clearing the tires and other obstacles from the road after he dropped the two losers.
Anyone have a tissue? I have a mild sniffle
I’ve been warning people that sooner or later this would be the result of the lefties nonsense.
This won’t happen again, for a while.
You piss off the wrong person at the wrong time and the results could be breathtaking.
They're terrorists, regardless of how the Propaganda Media portrays them.
A man, a gun, Panagun
Don't piss him off.
Had it coming to ‘em.
😉
I look at it this way. The less people. The more enjoyable my driving experience is.
“See the USA. In a Chevrolet”…😉
Not defending this guy in any way, but why aren’t the police arresting these buffoons for impeding traffic. Etc…
Completely preventable situation..
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