FBI’s killing of Utah man prompts questions from neighbors. [ His namr was Craig Robertson]

The guardian ^ | Edward Helmore

[NoLibZone]

A clearer picture is emerging of the 75-year-old Utah man shot dead by the FBI after they tried to serve a search warrant hours before Joe Biden arrived in the state on a re-election campaign swing.

But questions are also being asked as to whether Craig Robertson was a “credible threat”, as the FBI claims, or as neighbors in Provo, Utah, have described to local media as a man harboring anti-government views who walked with a cane and liked to bluster and tell big stories, especially on social media.

Robertson had posted threats against the president, including asking whether Utah would become famous “as the place a sniper took out Biden the Marxist”. He’d also urged Utah residents to fire their guns into the air when Air Force One arrived, the Deseret News reported.

Late last month Robertson posted a message: “Hey FBI, you still monitoring my social media? Checking so I can be sure to have a loaded gun handy in case you drop by again.”

On 6 August, three days before Biden’s visit, according to a 37-page federal complaint, Robertson posted: “I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle.”

The legal complaint alleged interstate threats, threats against the president, and influencing, impeding and retaliating against federal law enforcement officers by threat, Robertson represented a “willful true threat to kill or cause injury to President Biden”.

He had also made threats against a whole host of familiar liberal politicians and officials including California governor Gavin Newsom, US attorney general Merrick Garland, Vice-President Kamala Harris and New York’s progressive district attorney Alvin Bragg.

[crazyhorse691]

Government executions of people who disagree with the established Governments opinions has sure increased every time a progressive idiot is POTUS. This time it was a 75 yr old disabled man who was given the label of being a credible threat to the universe. Who will it be tomorrow?

[sam_whiskey]

“Hey FBI, you still monitoring my social media? Checking so I can be sure to have a loaded gun handy in case you drop by again.”

Could this be called Suicide by FBI?

[Hatteras]

"But questions are also being asked as to whether Craig Robertson was a “credible threat”, as the FBI claims, or as neighbors in Provo, Utah, have described to local media as a man harboring anti-government views who walked with a cane and liked to bluster and tell big stories, especially on social media."

Wonder what his FR name was...

[Fido969]

Focusing on what he said is a red herring. You can’t just be shot for saying stuff.

The warrant could have been for stealing girl scout cookies. The ONLY thing that matters is did he create a deadly threat to the FBI agents. Focusing on his posts creates a “he deserved to die” mentality

[Does so]

“Could this be called Suicide by FBI”

He was said to have checked his mailbox every day at the same time. He was also of an age where dementia can be detected.

The “optics” certainly don’t look so good...

[UnwashedPeasant]

The ruling class has AI reading all social media & emails, compiling dossiers and assigning social credit scores.

[wita]

The Guardian is certainly one source. Wonder what the Provo Herald had to say?

[wita]

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/2023/aug/09/man-in-provo-shot-and-killed-by-fbi-wednesday-morning/

If you end up with a 404 error. You got what I got.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile, from CA....

https://hoodline.com/2023/08/swat-siege-pepper-tear-gas-ends-six-hour-standoff-chula-vista-dramatic-arrest/

And, gee, nobody died.

[ansel12]

Some will remember that in the 80s and at least the first half of the 90s, the building/home always burned to the ground from the flash bangs and tear gas canisters, and the tax resister/activist always died, never to be available for interviews or publicity for his cause again.

[Dennis M.]

The FBI has a pattern of killing the suspect. They should not be allowed to conduct raids. The problem is it makes no sense to have a federal police force that largely sits on their ass all day that then goes out to do raids. The local PD could have handled it fine with a much better outcome.

[Sooth2222]

But questions are also being asked as to whether Craig Robertson was a “credible threat”, as the FBI claims, or as neighbors in Provo, Utah, have described to local media as a man harboring anti-government views who walked with a cane and liked to bluster and tell big stories, especially on social media.

If an obese 75 year old with at least mild dementia who needs a cane to walk is a "credible threat" to anyone but himself and his neighbors (who didn't seem at all concerned), the FBI is even more incompetent than I had ever imagined.

[Sertorius]

And getting bitten by the family dog...and figuring out what to do with the various illegal drugs they find.

[Big Red Badger]

👍

[HartleyMBaldwin]

That’s a pretty funny typo in the last sentence of your post #19.

[Big Red Badger]

Wait,,,WHAT,
I’M cryptoScambled thru the
Mother ship !
Hi Mom!

[Saltmeat]

The local sheriff should investigate the raid as a murder investigation. He or she is the ultimate law enforcement official at the county level. Murder is a matter for the city, county and state. The feds should not be involved in the investigation of this murder.

[butlerweave]

Obama’s FBI Death-squads

[joma89]

Another murder by the fbi that will go unpunished.

[Colt1851Navy]

The FBI is the new KGB, no less, our version of the murdering scum, totalitarian Commies, that need to be disbanded. Stooping to murdering old crippled people like, well, Canada, these brave soldiers are shooting old people in the back for misinformation purposes, to keep us quiet. May they rot in Hell one and all.