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CW: fire, screaming, death | UNCENSORED footage of Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation protest against genocide (archive.org)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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i can't watch more than a few moments, and no one should have to, but it should be published. it's his last message to us. big tech is censoring it, but we can make sure it stays alive.

torrent link: https://archive.org/download/aaron-bushnell/aaron-bushnell_archive.torrent

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I.Q. of a cucumber. What a dumbass.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A freeze response is a perfectly common reaction to something like this. Happens regularly in car accidents. People panic, freeze, drive straight into a tree. It's not unlikely that you would react in the same way.

If anything you're the one with the IQ of a cucumber to think otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The freeze response probably should've come before the gun came out.

As well, it's not some regular Joe-schmoe. It's (supposed to be) a trained professional who is (supposed to be) entrusted with a gun whose purpose is (supposed to be) to serve and protect the people. A trained professional is supposed to know what to do in a shocking situation beyond instinct. That's (supposed to be) the whole point of training them.

So sure, random Lemmy user might react the same way (though probably without drawing a gun). A police officer shouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think he's panicking. The shuffling is like a scared kid who doesn't know what to do. He's traumatized after unexpectedly watch a man burn himself alive. And the gun makes him feel safe, even though it's illogical. Just my guess. Maybe he's just an asshole. It's pretty awful regardless.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

He's also guarding the Israeli embassy at a time when many people hate them. I'd be on edge if that was my 40 hours.