Posted on 11/08/2023 8:17:36 PM PST by Morgana
An American retired lawyer and university professor was caught on camera on Tuesday shooting dead two climate change protesters in Panama.
Kenneth Darlington, 77, appeared before a judge in the town of La Espiga on Wednesday afternoon, and after a two-hour hearing was remanded in custody.
Eliécer Plicett, a lawyer for the two victims, both of them teachers, said Darlington was being charged with murder and illegal possession of a gun, TVN Noticias reported.
Darlington was seen on Tuesday, in front of a large number of photographers and television crews, walking up to a road block on a section of the Pan-American Highway in the Chame district, about 55 miles west of the capital, Panama City.
The protesters have for three weeks been campaigning against the Panamanian government's agreement with a Canadian firm to run Central America's biggest open-pit copper mine for at least another 20 years. The mine is in an environmentally sensitive area.
Darlington, who lived in the exclusive Paitilla district of Panama City, reportedly told other passengers in the car, as he got out: 'This ends today.'
The Panamanian-born U.S. citizen, who local media said has a previous conviction for illegal possession of a firearm, is seen arguing with the protesters.
He takes a handgun out of his pocket and then begins clearing the barricade on the motorway, still arguing. One of the demonstrators can be heard saying: 'Why don't you shoot?'
Darlington is then seen opening fire.
The first victim fell to the ground immediately. A second can be seen holding his shoulder, grimacing in pain.
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Me too...not condoning it but with all the road rage out there it was bound to happen.
Wait, aren’t you horrified? Yeah, I got over it pretty quick too.
I happen to agree with that. I also believe they want chaos and lawlessness, for the same reasons, and more.
What part of this is horrifying?
Horrifying?
I don’t think an American is going to do well in a South American prison.
Probably going to do worse n a Central American prison.
I doubt it makes much difference.
Kris Kringle doesn’t mess around on vacation in Latin America.
Obviously, the guy thought he was in Panama City Florida and not in Panama...
Things are not going to go well for him....
I dunno, if I’d been me I think I would have gotten more enjoyment outa beating the ever love’n crap out those stupid f*cks with a 36 oz Louisville Slugger. Still brought a smile to my face, though.
LOL
The best part of this episode is that Santa Claus finished clearing the tires and other crap from the road after shooting those guys. LOL.
His lawyers can find out what faction of the globalist syndicate is behind these “protests” and share it with the rest of the world.
Let them make the decision.
Sounds fair to me.
Don't piss him off.
And what were the police doing about the protestors illegally blocking roads? Nothing.
>> Do they really think they are impervious to bullets?
Impervious to pushback of any kind.
Don’t piss off old people. Life in prison kinda loses its’ meaning after 75.
There is an old adage in Italian-American neighborhoods. “When you hit someone, it could be the last conscious act of your life.” It would seem that some people take infringements on their liberty in the same manner.
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