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Protester loses eye after being struck by police tear gas canister
The New York Post ^ | June 1, 2020 | Jackie Salo

Posted on 06/01/2020 3:21:16 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag

"Brake said he has to undergo another operation to repair fractures and then will be fitted for a prosthetic eye, the outlet reported.

But he said the injury was just “small collateral for the battle we’re fighting,” according to the newspaper.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: balinbrake; civilunrest; newyork; riot
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To: kosciusko51
Then it's hilarious!
21 posted on 06/01/2020 3:33:17 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: a fool in paradise

“Pepperballs’” sued police, but the case was dismissed.

https://www.azfamily.com/news/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-filed-by-man-hit-with-pepper-ball-following-2017-trump-rally/article_ca9ab984-5390-11ea-af4a-877451b788dc.html


22 posted on 06/01/2020 3:33:54 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Irrelevant punk thinks he’s a martyr.


23 posted on 06/01/2020 3:34:01 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: FatherofFive
Judging by his picture, I’d say his ability to reproduce was already in doubt.
24 posted on 06/01/2020 3:35:26 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: confederatecarpetbag
Balin Brake, who is enrolled at Indiana Tech, said he ran (his back towards the police)when cops ordered the crowd to disperse Saturday at protests in Fort Wayne, news station WFFT reported.

But officers started deploying tear gas and one of the canisters struck his shoe,(so, turn around, wtf here?) the outlet reported. He then turned around(totally normal?) to see what happened and the second can hit him in the face, injuring his right eye. (this is all level of absolute bullsh*t)

“He saw (kinda blurry, I bet?) [the canister] hit the ground after it hit him,” Brake’s mother, Rachel Simonis, told the Journal Gazette.

25 posted on 06/01/2020 3:35:53 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Polls are no longer designed to measure public sentiment but to influence it.)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Lost an eye, eh.... these “protesters” are a-priori by-definition blind - deaf - dumb.


26 posted on 06/01/2020 3:36:54 PM PDT by C210N
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To: C210N

Oh well, should have been at home.


27 posted on 06/01/2020 3:37:32 PM PDT by evangmlw
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To: confederatecarpetbag
But he said the injury was just “small collateral for the battle we’re fighting,” according to the newspaper.

I hope the Defense Attorney takes note of this quote in the inevitable lawsuit filed by this pussy hat proggy pirate. AAARRRGH.

28 posted on 06/01/2020 3:37:53 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: GnuThere

“Irrelevant punk thinks he’s a martyr.”

Yep.

Irrelevant protest punks think they’re a lot of things they are not — intelligent, brave, virtuous, heroes, relevant.


29 posted on 06/01/2020 3:38:01 PM PDT by polymuser (It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Life Hack:

Don’t stand in the impact area or beaten zone.


30 posted on 06/01/2020 3:38:20 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

If it were me, it wouldn’t have been a tear gas canister, and the little protester would not be able to comment for the rest of his life.


31 posted on 06/01/2020 3:39:35 PM PDT by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Look on the bright side. In the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king!


32 posted on 06/01/2020 3:42:47 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Now he can do an awesome Jack Elam impression.


33 posted on 06/01/2020 3:43:24 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Too bad.

Don’t show up at a protest unless you are prepared to suffer the consequences.


34 posted on 06/01/2020 3:44:47 PM PDT by caver
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To: LukeL

It was unfortunate that 2 canisters didn’t hit this leftist criminal loser.


35 posted on 06/01/2020 3:46:34 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Well, Cyclops, bet you don’t do that again..........


36 posted on 06/01/2020 3:47:22 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

Do we have any pictures of him with his eye uninjured prior to the alleged incident?


37 posted on 06/01/2020 3:57:48 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: confederatecarpetbag

Are we sure it wasn’t one of those right wing insurgents that the fake news media insists is infiltrating ANQUEEFA? Or maybe one of them Russians Susan Rice is warning about?


38 posted on 06/01/2020 3:58:16 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: confederatecarpetbag
Definitely a "good" news item... Of course, my preferences for the rewards he should receive, in rank order:
  1. Death;
  2. Testicles Minced;
  3. Attacked by Lorena Bobbit;
  4. All teeth lost;
  5. Tongue split;
  6. Raped by moochelle; or,
  7. Loss of citizenship and immediate deportation to either Somali or southern Yemen...

In the interest of compassion and decency, if #1 is not awarded, then items 2-7 would each be awarded on a daily basis over a period of seven days...

39 posted on 06/01/2020 4:00:14 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: Fedora

“Gas was deployed in the area and the protester bent over to pick up the canister to throw it back at officers as many others were trying to do,” police said in a statement. “When he bent over, another canister was deployed in the area and that canister skipped and hit the protester in the eye.”


40 posted on 06/01/2020 4:00:49 PM PDT by Fedora
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