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Posted on 07/08/2026 2:47:30 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
This video from Black Conservative Perspective discusses the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Tyrron Johnson by Tennessee National Guard soldiers in downtown Memphis during the Fourth of July weekend (0:00-0:15, 1:45-2:30).
Key takeaways from the video include:
The Incident: According to authorities, officers were responding to reports of shots fired around 4:00 a.m. when they encountered Johnson with a handgun. A chase ensued, and soldiers shot and killed Johnson after he allegedly turned toward them while armed (0:15-0:54, 5:44-5:53).
Investigation: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is currently leading an investigation into the shooting, at the request of the Shelby County District Attorney (1:19-1:30).
Host Perspective: The creator of the video argues that the presence of the National Guard in Memphis is a necessary response to ongoing violence and crime in the city (1:55-2:15). He critiques activists and family members who have labeled the incident as racist, maintaining that Johnson was acting as an "agent of chaos" and that the soldiers' actions were a predictable consequence of pointing a weapon at armed personnel (4:50-5:15, 6:39-7:20, 11:19-11:27).
Criticism of Narrative: The creator pushes back against the portrayal of Johnson as an innocent victim, highlighting his appearance and the circumstances of the event, and expressing skepticism that upcoming video evidence will exonerate him (9:16-10:51, 12:01-12:12).
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Take the family and critics out.. problem solved.
That’s not a place you’d normally be in the early hours of the morning.
It’s several blocks east of the Peabody in sort of a no man’s land between the medical district and downtown.
Is Beale Street even safe anymore?
The last time I was there was the summer of ‘97 and it was great. But from recent videos I’ve seen, it looks like the Urban Amish have been causing trouble there too.
Geezus Tyrron!
This isn’t you and your homeboys taking gangsta pictures of each other for Tik-Tok.
I’m amazed that anyone would expect any other response from the NG.
Tyrron’s folks must be trying to hit the Karmello Lotto.
“Is Beale Street even safe anymore?
The last time I was there was the summer of ‘97 and it was great. But from recent videos I’ve seen, it looks like the Urban Amish have been causing trouble there too”
Was there for Memphis in May 1994, never felt unsafe. Would never go again as is, at least at night.
Saw one relative talking about the shooting, and I found myself needing the services of Barbara Billlingsly.
This surprises no one at Free Republic.
wheres his daddy?
F A ——————————————————————————————> F O
Natural selection at work again. If you’re armed and dumb enough to run from people trained to break stuff and kill people this is the highest percentage outcome. There’s an old saying among LE, “if it comes down to him or me it’s going to be him. We can talk about me later”.
Greg Foreman, “boy oh, boy oh, boy”, he is always on point.
Yes.
Great guy.
National Guard 1
Ghetto Rats 0
He chose.....poorly.
First of all, there’s no such name as Tyrron. Secondly, even if there was, it would be spelled with only one “r”.
“Predictable Consequence “
Doesnt matter if you are black or white, man or woman, you better be prepared to be shot at and potentially die, if you point a weapon at an armed agent of the state.
No daddy, his momma was obviously a “saint”, so yet another “immaculate conception” in the black community
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