Posted on 08/11/2023 7:33:57 AM PDT by LiberalismDestroys
Criticism of the FBI’s killing of a Utah man who had made death threats against President Joe Biden on social media quickly made its way through far-right circles with some calling it an “assassination.” But law enforcement and legal experts say based on the information available the FBI’s actions were likely appropriate and justified given the man’s access to guns and the violent specificity of his threats, which went well beyond the bounds of free speech protections.“The First Amendment only goes so far. Not all speech is protected, and he crossed a line,” said Karl Schmae, a retired FBI supervisor and special agent who worked in the FBI’s Salt Lake City division for much of his 22 years of service, including as a supervisor of the domestic terrorism squad and 10 years on the SWAT team.
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Yup
I’ll wait for the FBI’s account and maybe bodycam video. The guy was likely following his deranged convictions and got himself killed.
Unbreathable air indoors, maybe?
FBI employees don’t owe their allegiance to the Democrat party.
They owe their allegiance to the American citizens.
This stinks of the Clinton massacre at Waco.
FBI goons…..goons.
From the picture they had of the guy here this morning, the FBI ****ed up again. That guy was a walking heart attack. He couldn’t hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle.
Kind of like with the martyrdom of St. Floyd Of The Fentanyl?
This was a contract killing.
They left him on the sidewalk, covered in a blood-soaked sheet, for over two hours. Don’t think for a second that that wasn’t a message to mere citizens questioning our rulers.
Don’t you dare cross that 1st amendment line, the man will come and shoot you down!
Sounds vaguely familiar from the 60’s and here it is today.
You just asked the key question. Add to that the fact the guy weighted 300 lbs and couldn’t walk far without a cane and it looks even worse for the FIB.
“If he crossed the line with speech, does that give the Feds a free hand to bust in on his home”
I want to know who on social media was winding him up into foolish threats, and were any of them Feds ?
“Authorities said he pointed his weapon at agents and did not respond to their commands.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-man-killed-fbi-pointed-gun-agents-fatal-shooting-rcna99326
I would like to see an independent investigation by the LOCAL Police. The FBI cannot be trusted to investigate themselves.
“The shooting occurred at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday....in an entryway”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-man-killed-fbi-pointed-gun-agents-fatal-shooting-rcna99326
My thought also. He was handicapped and 300 lbs. Their ‘shock and awe’ technique might not have allowed him the time to get to the door at 6:00 a.m.
You would have loved the thread the other night from one who posted a snide disgusting post.
It just confirmed many people on this site that this place has become infested with hacks that will turn anyone on here in.
“They left Robertson’s body to bleed out in the street for two hours to send a message.” Totally Romanesque. Why not just construct a cross and crucify him for a day or two? It has been done before. But they definitely sent a message out. They want MAGAs to keep their mouths shut and do what the State tells them to do (and like it).
As Biden said, he has F-16s....
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