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GOP Official Arrested For Shooting West African Immigrant

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, May 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM.

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  1. May 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM #1
    citygator

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    What have we become?

    Uber driver from West Africa gets lost and phone dies. Pulls up to house to ask for directions and is shot in the back by a Republican elected official, John Reilly III, 48 - Highway Superintendent, a federally licensed firearms dealer, and Making America Great Again.

    24-Year old victim is expected to live after surgery to address life altering injuries.

    ABC NEWS: Chester highway superintendent accused of shooting lost DoorDash

     
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  2. May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM #2
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    Biden's fault as the DD driver was a DEI hire.
     
  3. May 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM #3
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    Hope the driver wasn’t expecting a good yelp score
     
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  4. May 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM #4
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    At least he didn’t spit on him.
     
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  5. May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM #5
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    These charges feel unsatisfactory to me based on what I saw in the video.

    Reilly was arrested on Saturday and has been charged with assault in the first degree - class B felony; criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree - class C felony; and criminal possession of a firearm - class E felony.​
     
  6. May 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM #6
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    Wow, a local highway superintendent! The dog catcher didn't do anything wrong?
     
  7. May 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM #7
    citygator

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    I think the soft charges were based on the white guys version being more believable than the black Uber driver’s until the video came out.
     
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  8. May 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM #8
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    The new right wing is such a violent group of people
     
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  9. May 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM #9
    citygator

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    The righties on the anonymous “spitting” thread are posting hourly updates of the man hunt (woman hunt?) and wondering what the country has come to. Here, regarding a shooting, they are joking about it and suggesting its no big deal because the elected official isn’t in the Senate I guess.

    I am trying to reconcile. Any help would be appreciated.
     
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  10. May 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM #10
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    Do republican districts still do dog catching? I figured they just shoot them on the spot now.
     
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  11. May 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM #11
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    Example (of) Behavior of Intolerant Republicans ?
     
  12. May 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM #12
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    C-U-L-T
     
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  13. May 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM #13
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    Sad. Went full maga
     
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  14. May 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM #14
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    That’s damning video. Def no self defense need shown in that clip. Wondering if the driver had already been shot and escaped to the car or if he was hit from one of the shots shown in the vid. Shooter is in deep stuff and needs the book thrown at him.
     
  15. May 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM #15
    demosthenes

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    I assume it was one of the last two shots where he took direct aim at the car. Why start the video with the warning shot into the ground if he’d already shot the guy earlier?
     
  16. May 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM #16
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    Going to be one heck of a civil suit.
     
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  17. May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM #17
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    No worries. ICE has already been dispatched to deport the driver, and without him, there is no crime. Meanwhile, Trump has already planned the award ceremony for the shooter for taking out the violent, illegal Venezualan/African gang member.
     
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  18. May 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM #18
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    depends how fresh the chinese restaurants want them
     
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  19. May 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM #19
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    Did you get laid off from your fed government job and now working on your stand-up material? It’s edgy.
     
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  20. May 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM #20
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    no but i'm retiring from it after 40 years and will become a government contractor
     
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