Remember when Jamal Bowman pulled the fire alarm in a House building before a Speaker vote (coincidentally after the ‘leadership’ wished it could have more time) and everybody on the left had to pretend that, yes, fire alarms ARE confusing. This incident led to the creation of this on-point meme:
As a little reminder, here’s what Bowman said about this incident:
Many of us called bullshit on this statement — and now we have the video to back those allegations up:
Bowman’s story is that he thought the fire alarm would open the door. Yet in the video it’s clear as day that Bowman never even LOOKS at the door once the alarm is pulled.
He knew exactly what he was doing, and he straight up lied about it — even knowing that this video would eventually find its way to the public. He simply doesn’t care because he knows that telling political lies is acceptable, as long as those lies advance the political goals of the party.
And ultimately, the ‘fine’ for this stunt is meaningless. (It reminds me of the NBA’s attempt to crack down on floppers by fining them. But a win is worth way more than the fine…….)
Admit guilt, but just pay the fine and have your charges dropped. Must be nice to be on the ‘right’ side of history, where no offense is too big (or too small) for the memory hole.
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Let’s balance out the above video of an idiot with a video of a prophet:
If you want to be more pissed off today, read this:
https://reason.com/2023/10/26/mississippi-police-killed-her-son-then-buried-him-in-a-paupers-grave-without-telling-her/
According to NBC, Bettersten Wade did everything she could to help find her son. "Bettersten said she kept in regular touch with police, asking for updates and requesting that they put his picture on TV," wrote NBC's Jon Schuppe. "She did her own search, checking out abandoned homes and driving around her neighborhood asking if anyone had seen him." Despite repeated calls, police consistently told her they had no new information about her son.
But it turned out the police knew all along what had happened to Dexter Wade. He had been run over and killed by a police car, less than a mile from his mother's home and less than an hour after leaving.
All this while Owen Shroyer sits in solitary confinement for speech crime.
The criminals don't want to hide their double standard anymore. They want to rub our faces in it, so that everyone can see who's boss.
"Punishable by fine" just means "legal for a price."