RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoUS Border Agents Intentionally Stepped in Front of Moving Vehicles to Justify Shooting at Themwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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(Older article, relevant today) Border Patrol agents have intentionally and unnecessarily stepped in front of moving cars to justify using deadly force against vehicle occupants.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThey do and don’t. They need to at least have a pretense that their followers can tout. But no, they don’t need it to be real, in the end. Ask Chechnya.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoFor those who need the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings Putin used Chechnya and a flasr flag bombimg while consolidating power to cement his reign.
They do and don’t. They need to at least have a pretense that their followers can tout. But no, they don’t need it to be real, in the end. Ask Chechnya.
For those who need the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Russian_apartment_bombings
Putin used Chechnya and a flasr flag bombimg while consolidating power to cement his reign.