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Witnesses: Man with gun threatened protesters in Lafayette anti-Trump rally; police: man was defending self (www.jconline.com)

submitted 1 day ago by jared@mander.xyz to c/indiana@midwest.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27866631

Summary

At a Lafayette, Indiana anti-Trump rally Saturday, a man pulled an assault-style rifle after clashing with protesters who blocked his truck at a Third Street intersection.

Video shows the man in a MAGA hat yelling at protesters, prompting another man—angered by the confrontation with women—to intervene.

The two exchanged shouts before the protester headbutted the man. He returned to his truck, retrieved a rifle, and reentered the crowd.

Police detained but released him, citing self-defense. The “Hands Off!” rally drew nearly 1,000 people and ended early amid safety concerns.

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[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 19 points 1 day ago

Getting out of your vehicle to confront anyone is road rage. You can’t confront people bc you don’t like what they’re doing. He needs to be charged. Plus, he escalated the danger by going back to get a gun. Cops fucking suck.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Police are looking for witnesses: 765-807-1200

[–] Mister_Feeny@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They seem to be specifically looking for witnesses that will corroborate the narrative they like, and are looking for the head-butter, having already determined that of course the guy with the gun did nothing wrong at all.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 1 points 22 hours ago

Do your civic duty and let them know where the head-butter might be.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

Looks like a fun number 😉