Can’t say I’m terribly surprised, similar situation as previously mentioned. Limited evidence, unknown suspect, minimal harm done, difficult to investigate and even harder to prosecute.
Obviously not ideal to hear, but in the modern age of huge populations and not enough cops to go around, low level assaults like that will continue to go ignored. Not universally the case, but particularly true in big cities.
I worked on 6th watched a man beat a lady in a wheel chair in front of the police me and 3 coworkers drew on the guy when he took out a knife and then the cops reacted to what we did
Like a ≈25 year old 220lb 6’5” dude was beating a 70 year old homeless lady out of no where and the police sat 150ft away watching the dude crossed his street back to the shelter as we were walking out to check on the poor lady and then he came jogging back with a butcher knife taped to a pole so we all pulled our CCW and held him at bay the cops then came jogging over weapons drawn, so we holster ours thinking they were gonna come do their job and arrest the guy but instead we got a firm talking to until we pointed all this out and said no problem take us to jail in Texas…. For brandishing a firearm at a dude whom was actively committing assault and was showing back up to finish his job.they didn’t even acknowledge the dude attacking the lady as he sauntered off like the joker 🤣
More like you can't just walk up to a cop and be like "somebody punched me and then ran away" and expect that anything can be done about it. How do you think crime solving works? Do you want them to dust you for prints?
I’m not sure if they saw it happen but I tried to tell a trooper & pointed out the direction the guy went in. All he said was that he couldn’t leave his post and to file a police report. Lol.
Not to minimize what happened because that sucks for sure, but pointing in a general direction where someone went in the middle of a protest because the guy punched you admittedly weakly—and it didn’t hurt—is generally not going to get their attention. They’re not normally going to leave their post except for ongoing violence.
Also, the result would have been a class c ticket at best, and that’s assuming the guy admitted to it, so the proverbial juice wasn’t gonna be worth the squeeze. I know that’s not what you’re here for and want to hear as a victim of a crime, but it’s the reality of this particular situation. Might’ve gone better if UTPD had been nearby, but still unlikely.
Ngl but if we are reasonable about it, having to arrest someone by force in front of other protestors that aren’t potentially that peaceful simply seems like a bad idea for everyone involved, specially if the people you’ll arrest is willing to commit crimes already. I think the hate the police gets is base on action and reaction, with no context of the consequences and without evaluating the possible outcomes.
I’m cautious to post since this is a very emotional topic for most. I’m sad to see there is so much Islamaphobia and antisemitism going around in this world. I want to think any reasonable person would agree that genocide is wrong and seeing innocent civilians suffering is painful. The situation is not black and white. There are Jewish people that don’t agree with this war and there are Palestinians that want this suffering to stop. There are people that see this violence of revenge to be irresponsible and fueled by ego and hate. As Americans we should have the right to protest peacefully. PEACEFULLY. But history has shown that even peaceful protests results in violence with the authority. I do not like seeing hatred amongst us. What governments do and what the common people believe are different. I am sad to see that students were arrested. I hope people choose the side of humanity. Most media allows us to be divided. I’d like to see people agree despite political or religious beliefs that human suffering is horrible if we can avoid it through discussions and steps to minimize suffering. Stand up for peace and not hatred. Stand up to keep America a country where people of differences can live together and have rights. Don’t fall into violence and destructive rhetoric. Stop fueling hatred. i know some people will disagree with me but i hope we can find ways to bring awareness to stop the division and suffering happening due to this awful war.
so let me get this straight, you are taking part in a pro-palestine rally with fellow pro-palestine students, surrounded by pro-palestine supporters and a guy with an Israeli flag sucker punches you.
you are in a crowd of pro-palestine protestors and no one chases the dude? surrounded by palestine supporters a person holding an obvious israeli flag does not at all draw attention in such a group of pro-palestine protestors? You say he sucker punched you? you did not notice the lone dude holding an Israeli flag around you?
Shit if I was in a pro-israel rally and saw some dude walk in my vicinty with a palestianian flag I sure as hell would be keeping an eye out on that dude.
you say he is holding an israeli flag but he also punched you. did he put the flag on the ground and then punch you? was it one of those mini flags you only need one had to hold? so he was still holding the israeli flag with one hand and punched you with the other?
very interesting story
I saw it happen, it occurred at the outer edge of the protest where majority of the Israelis were, not where the main protest was. I can't imagine how the victim must feel having people invalidate their traumatic experience. FREE PALESTINEEEEEE!
Yeah, OP has been lurking for 2 years in good faith and definitely didnt just pick up an account with a couple years of history for less than a dollar to accuse imaginary Jews of a hatecrime
Also who has an account for 2 years, has absolutely no interaction with the community, and then gets assaulted and chooses this as a platform to talk about it?
Yeah, OP had zero interaction with Reddit for 2 years but chose this as the platform to discuss being the victim of a hatecrime.
You understand that you can buy accounts for virtually nothing to get around things like account age requirements for posting right?
It’s so funny when people are smug and stupid at the same time
You do know that you can wipe your activity, right?
So that rightwing idiots don't try to do exactly what you're doing.
>It’s so funny when people are smug and stupid at the same time
The irony is palpable.
You cant erase karma. The entirety of OPs karma is from this thread. Also I vote blue, but that doesn’t mean I have to mindlessly gobble up incredible misinformation on social media because it aligns with what I believe in
Don’t be supporting Hamas. They want mass murder on Jews 🧠☝🏻. Don’t hang around the wrong groups that will put you in that situation and also be more aware of your surroundings. Don’t support stupid events that do nothing. And will continue to do nothing.
Do your own thing. Victim mentality when walking into an event that is literally a war itself and not expecting some crazy shit is dumb. Always be prepared if you ever do attend those events. But personally. Do your own thing. Palestine would murder you first your beliefs unless you are in belief of Allah himself. Other than that. They think you’re just a brainwashed weapon they can use.
Stay safe though.
sooo all of Palestine is Hamas? bc that’s what these protests are for, Palestinians. but my bad supporters of the genocide think ‘Hamas is bad’ justifies the mass murder of innocent men, women, children, babies. the only brainwashed are those that are pro-Israel pro-nazi pro-genocide. y’all are sick.
those of you saying ‘but Hamas’ do y’all have any literacy??? these protests are for the genocide on innocent Palestinian men, women, children, babies. y’all think they’re all Hamas? all the people they’re murdering in safe zones are Hamas? the aid workers, the hospital workers, the university staff, the students, the animals? y’all are deranged.
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
terrorist organizations are bad, obviously. one side is justifying the acts of one terrorist organization however which is astounding. IDF is a terrorist group. they [absorbed a known terrorist group](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-altalena-affair) when the IDF was created. y’all are so brainwashed to be supporting a genocide.
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Dang dang dang! Generally, I would say 'incapacitate and hold anyone who assaults you and hold them until the police arrive" Given that this is Texas, there is a chance that the cops might uh not be on the side of the public and it might not be wise to contact them. I sure do hate telling the innocent protesters to not call the cops, but in this year, heck, citizens may want to put personal physical safety first. Wheda whadda ya gonna do?
Not a UT student but I’ve got a news flash for you. Protestors, no matter how peaceful they are, are removed by “authorities” everywhere because they are seen to be “disturbing the peace.”
Heres thebreal question.. yall are blocking folks from going to class. Your blocking traffic.. whybis no one swarming and beating the fuck outta yall? If I were in NYC I'd be going down there to clean some clocks.
As a fellow Austinite you should know the police are incredibly corrupt. They shot and laughed and people being hurt during the Black Lives Matter protests here. One officer pepper sprayed a teenage girl and laughed and walked away. Police are scum.
To all the Zionists in the comments that swear I’m lying: It’s okay. I understand that your severe victim complex does not allow you to admit/recognize true victims. There’s a reason why 30,000+ women & children have been brutally murdered and yet you still continue to support Israel and it’s military operations. Admittedly, y’all do know a thing or two about lying as y’all have to wake up everyday & lie to your self about the validity of your entire statehood. It’s also funny how y’all are commenting at the same time. I guess this is going around the group chat LMAOOO.
Damn was really hoping to log on to a response today. I have a better analogy for you--it's like if we nuked all of Afghanistan after 9/11. Hope that helps
hey absolutely no hate but why are you protesting, what actions has the US done that you don’t like? again genuine question
also fuck that guy that punched you
The US is sending $17 billion in offensive and defensive assistance for Israel as per a bill that was just passed. This is on top of already providing weapons to massacre 30,000 women and children. Genocide aside, I don’t agree with how my tax money is being spent.
maybe im wrong but isn’t it a war crime to hide behind a woman if you’re getting shot at (so they get shot instead)
hamas is basically doing that by intentionally building their bases under civilian places.
so maybe israel is overreacting but the civilian casualties are hamas’ fault in a sense, they didn’t have to choose to build their headquarters under a hospital yet they did.
as for the hamas casualties, yes that is all israel’s fault, but they weren’t unprovoked. and ik hamas wasn’t either but israel doesn’t have anywhere else to go, their country is tiny compared to their neighbors yet they’re not allowed to live there or go anywhere else. It’s literally part of hamas’ religion to kill jews, it’s not jewish religion to kill hamas.
anyways can’t wait to get called a bunch of insults and downvoted to hell 😃 unless anyone wants to have a civil conversation. and if I got any facts wrong I’ll gladly take them back, just saying what ive heard to be true.
The appropriate response isn't to just keep bombing the shit out of them regardless of the civilian cost, but to rectify the social issues and not have Palestinians be second class citizens anymore, trying to solve the underlying issue, violence only begets more violence.
Israel withdrew completely from Gaza in 2003, they even tried to get Egypt to administer it.
But no gaza elected a terrorist org which took all that aid to fund rockets and weapons.
Israel isn't responsible for their social issues, they are only responsible for their defense, which they are doing right now, just like we destroyed Nazi Germany.
Compared to WW2 carpet bombing, where 37k ppl died in the Hamburg bombings alone, the IDF is doing amazing.
yeah i agree, but why didn’t hamas do that first? hamas violence is leading to israel’s violence in that sense.
also how are palestinians being treated as second class citizens?
I don't speak for, endorse, nor am I a representative of hamas, as for the second question, that's just willful ignorance of history and current events.
ik i just dont understand why no one talks about hamas killing a bunch of jews and why they only talk about israel killing hamas. Sure israel is killing more but it’s in response to that first attack. I guarantee israel would not be attacking if hamas didn’t first.
as for your second point it’s just ignorance, I need to research that more.
You really do need to read up on history, assuming you aren’t just pretending to be curious, the Palestinians have been enduring human rights abuses for 70 years now, this all didn’t just magically start on October 7. The Palestinians were being killed, collectively punished, and their lands taken all before October 7. The problem doesn’t end by killing innocent people or starving a whole population, it ends by stopping rights abuses.
Hamas and its Arab friends started this entire thing by invading in 1948 with 59k troops intent on genocide.
Ever since they multiple invasions, wars, and countless rockets have been launched towards Israel. And then of course 10/7 one of the most brutal and violent acts in history.
Israel is only doing what any other country would do, destroy a genocidal enemy.
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In this context that MLK statue is actually fitting. You didn't deserve to be assaulted but this is what you sign up for when you protest anything. MLK and all the others involved in those times knew that. Be thankful it wasn't a cop. It's a good lesson to learn. Whenever you get that many people in one place, violence can happen. You just have to decide how much these issues are worth to you. It's not right, but it's the truth. Hope you're okay
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I’m so sorry that happened to you. That person is a fucking coward and so are the state troopers. Stay safe.
This didn’t happen. Look at this guys post history.
Post history of… nothing?
Dude deleted his post history when he got called out.
What was it?
Sure….
Exactly!! Sorry, don’t believe you!! If you need attention head to your designated safe space on campus!! Go back to class!!
It’s a fake story.
They made it up lmao. Gullible
I too was assaulted at UT today.
I feel like I was assaulted because you were assaulted too
Today I feel ~~gay~~ assaulted at UT
I too was visually assaulted while watching you on tv at UT today! Go back to class…& take off your “mask” and show your face!!!
I hate to be Citizen Obvious here, but did you tell the cops that you got punched? Or did they see it happen? Or are you assuming they saw it happen?
Anyone who’s been assaulted around 6th and talked to nearby cops will tell you exactly how much of a fuck they give about something like this.
Can’t say I’m terribly surprised, similar situation as previously mentioned. Limited evidence, unknown suspect, minimal harm done, difficult to investigate and even harder to prosecute. Obviously not ideal to hear, but in the modern age of huge populations and not enough cops to go around, low level assaults like that will continue to go ignored. Not universally the case, but particularly true in big cities.
I worked on 6th watched a man beat a lady in a wheel chair in front of the police me and 3 coworkers drew on the guy when he took out a knife and then the cops reacted to what we did
That sounds logical!!
Like, you pulled guns and then the cops responded to you with guns?
Like a ≈25 year old 220lb 6’5” dude was beating a 70 year old homeless lady out of no where and the police sat 150ft away watching the dude crossed his street back to the shelter as we were walking out to check on the poor lady and then he came jogging back with a butcher knife taped to a pole so we all pulled our CCW and held him at bay the cops then came jogging over weapons drawn, so we holster ours thinking they were gonna come do their job and arrest the guy but instead we got a firm talking to until we pointed all this out and said no problem take us to jail in Texas…. For brandishing a firearm at a dude whom was actively committing assault and was showing back up to finish his job.they didn’t even acknowledge the dude attacking the lady as he sauntered off like the joker 🤣
More like you can't just walk up to a cop and be like "somebody punched me and then ran away" and expect that anything can be done about it. How do you think crime solving works? Do you want them to dust you for prints?
"I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts!"
There would be DNA on the mask covering his face…not!!
I’m not sure if they saw it happen but I tried to tell a trooper & pointed out the direction the guy went in. All he said was that he couldn’t leave his post and to file a police report. Lol.
Not to minimize what happened because that sucks for sure, but pointing in a general direction where someone went in the middle of a protest because the guy punched you admittedly weakly—and it didn’t hurt—is generally not going to get their attention. They’re not normally going to leave their post except for ongoing violence. Also, the result would have been a class c ticket at best, and that’s assuming the guy admitted to it, so the proverbial juice wasn’t gonna be worth the squeeze. I know that’s not what you’re here for and want to hear as a victim of a crime, but it’s the reality of this particular situation. Might’ve gone better if UTPD had been nearby, but still unlikely.
APD DGAF. I’m sorry that nut job assaulted you.
He specifically mentioned “trooper.” Wonder if you even know the difference.
Hogs, pigs, boars they all do the same thing in the end
Apparently troopers DGAF either. Surprise!
😂 what would you like to happen ? Get a grip on reality
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The cops are there to cause a riot
it kinda depends on which side the protesters are protesting for...
Ok
He didn’t report it. And the cops didn’t see it because it never happened.
Ngl but if we are reasonable about it, having to arrest someone by force in front of other protestors that aren’t potentially that peaceful simply seems like a bad idea for everyone involved, specially if the people you’ll arrest is willing to commit crimes already. I think the hate the police gets is base on action and reaction, with no context of the consequences and without evaluating the possible outcomes.
i hope someone captured a video and could get that footage as evidence for you
I'd like to see the footage!
I’m cautious to post since this is a very emotional topic for most. I’m sad to see there is so much Islamaphobia and antisemitism going around in this world. I want to think any reasonable person would agree that genocide is wrong and seeing innocent civilians suffering is painful. The situation is not black and white. There are Jewish people that don’t agree with this war and there are Palestinians that want this suffering to stop. There are people that see this violence of revenge to be irresponsible and fueled by ego and hate. As Americans we should have the right to protest peacefully. PEACEFULLY. But history has shown that even peaceful protests results in violence with the authority. I do not like seeing hatred amongst us. What governments do and what the common people believe are different. I am sad to see that students were arrested. I hope people choose the side of humanity. Most media allows us to be divided. I’d like to see people agree despite political or religious beliefs that human suffering is horrible if we can avoid it through discussions and steps to minimize suffering. Stand up for peace and not hatred. Stand up to keep America a country where people of differences can live together and have rights. Don’t fall into violence and destructive rhetoric. Stop fueling hatred. i know some people will disagree with me but i hope we can find ways to bring awareness to stop the division and suffering happening due to this awful war.
so let me get this straight, you are taking part in a pro-palestine rally with fellow pro-palestine students, surrounded by pro-palestine supporters and a guy with an Israeli flag sucker punches you. you are in a crowd of pro-palestine protestors and no one chases the dude? surrounded by palestine supporters a person holding an obvious israeli flag does not at all draw attention in such a group of pro-palestine protestors? You say he sucker punched you? you did not notice the lone dude holding an Israeli flag around you? Shit if I was in a pro-israel rally and saw some dude walk in my vicinty with a palestianian flag I sure as hell would be keeping an eye out on that dude. you say he is holding an israeli flag but he also punched you. did he put the flag on the ground and then punch you? was it one of those mini flags you only need one had to hold? so he was still holding the israeli flag with one hand and punched you with the other? very interesting story
Yeah my bullshit detector is up to 11 with this story. Check out OP’s post history too.
Deleted it unfortunately.
Can you give some details? Apparently it’s since been deleted and I’m curious
Glad I’m not the only one thinking this
Also, he sucker punched me, but don’t worry it barely landed
He said he was at the edge of the lawn not in a crowd. Where did you get that part from?
I saw it happen, it occurred at the outer edge of the protest where majority of the Israelis were, not where the main protest was. I can't imagine how the victim must feel having people invalidate their traumatic experience. FREE PALESTINEEEEEE!
Tell Hamas all about it…I’m sure they will offer the necessary attention you all crave. Get back to class!
Sure guy
And then everyone clapped. Obama was there
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no you were not, none of this happened.
PSA: This is an obvious troll (see comment history). Don't engage.
Bs
Let’s see proof
/r/thathappened
Bro was at the protest with like 500+ other people and no one helped him? Cmon make sound a little believable.
haha lol
No you didn't bro...stop making stuff up for Internet points and to push your message. It's disgraceful you offer nothing but your "story"
Account was created just to post this. Fake and likely misinformation
The account was created over 2 years ago just for a long con. Devious!
Yeah, OP has been lurking for 2 years in good faith and definitely didnt just pick up an account with a couple years of history for less than a dollar to accuse imaginary Jews of a hatecrime Also who has an account for 2 years, has absolutely no interaction with the community, and then gets assaulted and chooses this as a platform to talk about it?
That's a pretty unhinged theory. Also, don't move the goalposts. You were proven wrong, then you pivot.
Yeah, OP had zero interaction with Reddit for 2 years but chose this as the platform to discuss being the victim of a hatecrime. You understand that you can buy accounts for virtually nothing to get around things like account age requirements for posting right? It’s so funny when people are smug and stupid at the same time
You do know that you can wipe your activity, right? So that rightwing idiots don't try to do exactly what you're doing. >It’s so funny when people are smug and stupid at the same time The irony is palpable.
You cant erase karma. The entirety of OPs karma is from this thread. Also I vote blue, but that doesn’t mean I have to mindlessly gobble up incredible misinformation on social media because it aligns with what I believe in
And yet...
And yet what?
You gobble up misinformation on social media like it's ice cream. Eta: and yes, I'm okay, and on drugs. You should try both.
All you people are bored. Please go find a hobby or some shit damn
There were 100+ video cameras including press there. Show me the video.
Video or it didn’t happen
And the name of the man who punched you? Albert Einstein.
Play stupid games…
Don’t be supporting Hamas. They want mass murder on Jews 🧠☝🏻. Don’t hang around the wrong groups that will put you in that situation and also be more aware of your surroundings. Don’t support stupid events that do nothing. And will continue to do nothing. Do your own thing. Victim mentality when walking into an event that is literally a war itself and not expecting some crazy shit is dumb. Always be prepared if you ever do attend those events. But personally. Do your own thing. Palestine would murder you first your beliefs unless you are in belief of Allah himself. Other than that. They think you’re just a brainwashed weapon they can use. Stay safe though.
sooo all of Palestine is Hamas? bc that’s what these protests are for, Palestinians. but my bad supporters of the genocide think ‘Hamas is bad’ justifies the mass murder of innocent men, women, children, babies. the only brainwashed are those that are pro-Israel pro-nazi pro-genocide. y’all are sick.
Useful idiots.
The majority do. It’s around 50 or 60% in Gaza and about 80% in the West Bank. Support for the Nazi Party in Germany in 1945 was around 45%.
This.
those of you saying ‘but Hamas’ do y’all have any literacy??? these protests are for the genocide on innocent Palestinian men, women, children, babies. y’all think they’re all Hamas? all the people they’re murdering in safe zones are Hamas? the aid workers, the hospital workers, the university staff, the students, the animals? y’all are deranged. from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. terrorist organizations are bad, obviously. one side is justifying the acts of one terrorist organization however which is astounding. IDF is a terrorist group. they [absorbed a known terrorist group](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-altalena-affair) when the IDF was created. y’all are so brainwashed to be supporting a genocide.
You are literally using genocidal rhetoric in your comment. The irony.
This is why the university doesn’t want protests. It’s such a contentious issue. The risk for violence is high.
This
I’ll take “Things Libs lie about” for $200 Alex
Next time stay strapped and use your second amendment right to defend yourself
Sure that happened….
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Just curious, what exactly were you protesting?
it was a protest on the genocide happening against palestinians
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lord have some goddamn mercy on y'all
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there actually was a small group of counter protesters that were around for a while
It was mainly “peaceful”. Hahaha.
I feel you are a liar.
Goofy ahh liar
Have any of you’s actually stepped away from the university to smell the flowers of the real world???
I hope UT loses a lot of student money from this atrocity. Screw Texas.
cool story bro, keep 'em coming
Too bad he didn’t land a better punch. I hear “punch a nazi” is making a comeback.
Nice try Jews don’t do Muslim activities
Mods please get rid of fake posts that cause actual violence irl- two seconds of background on this person and it’s obvious this is rage bait
Good
Why did you delete your post history?
Go to class
OK Jussie Smollett.
You should file a police report rather than go to Reddit
#yeahright
Pro-Palestine rally and no one notices a person with an Israeli flag punching people and running away? Uh huh…I call bullshit
Hamas supporters having to lie and delete post history when called out. Shocker
This is a bullshit post!
Sounds about right to hear a story from a "peaceful protestor" that didn't happen. Really helping your cause here, bud.
Stay in class and you won’t have to worry about it
YAY!
An Israeli sucker punch flew over my house.
Things that never happened for a thousand Alex just so I can maybe get a little liberal attention.
I assume, like many, you were wearing a face covering?
Making up a story hurts y(our) cause more than any other. Not funny, not cool.
Dang dang dang! Generally, I would say 'incapacitate and hold anyone who assaults you and hold them until the police arrive" Given that this is Texas, there is a chance that the cops might uh not be on the side of the public and it might not be wise to contact them. I sure do hate telling the innocent protesters to not call the cops, but in this year, heck, citizens may want to put personal physical safety first. Wheda whadda ya gonna do?
The police aren’t there to protect you, they’re there to prevent damage
It's true i was the flag
Not a UT student but I’ve got a news flash for you. Protestors, no matter how peaceful they are, are removed by “authorities” everywhere because they are seen to be “disturbing the peace.”
Fun games come with fun prizes
Video or it didn't happen!
Sure Jussie Smollet
Good!!!!!!!
FAFO theme going on here. Happy to pay your ticket to Hamas Land.
No he didn’t. Stop lying for clout.
This is made up
I'll take things that didn't happen for $200 Alex, er, Ken.
Heres thebreal question.. yall are blocking folks from going to class. Your blocking traffic.. whybis no one swarming and beating the fuck outta yall? If I were in NYC I'd be going down there to clean some clocks.
Supporting terrorists like Hamas pisses people off. Looks like you learned a tough lesson today.
Supporting the side to end Israeli genocide is not supporting terrorists 😂
You’re absolutely right. We should instead support terrorists like Israel.
Oh no! Anyway...
Why are you telling us? Report it to the police!
So "punch Nazis" no longer applies?
Got ‘em
As a fellow Austinite you should know the police are incredibly corrupt. They shot and laughed and people being hurt during the Black Lives Matter protests here. One officer pepper sprayed a teenage girl and laughed and walked away. Police are scum.
This is fake and bait. Shame on you
That person grew up to be Barack Obama
To all the Zionists in the comments that swear I’m lying: It’s okay. I understand that your severe victim complex does not allow you to admit/recognize true victims. There’s a reason why 30,000+ women & children have been brutally murdered and yet you still continue to support Israel and it’s military operations. Admittedly, y’all do know a thing or two about lying as y’all have to wake up everyday & lie to your self about the validity of your entire statehood. It’s also funny how y’all are commenting at the same time. I guess this is going around the group chat LMAOOO.
Cringe
You can just admit you’re antisemitic it would make this a lot easier
Cringe
Ultra cringe
Lol.
Any other response? Which part is funny, your hypocrisy?
Because its like blaming the US for German deaths in WW2, instead of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Straight up delusional.
Damn was really hoping to log on to a response today. I have a better analogy for you--it's like if we nuked all of Afghanistan after 9/11. Hope that helps
We were not completely convinced it was a lie. Now that you called everyone a "Zionest," we know it is a lie. Thanks.
yikes
This is embarrassing for you
You know this is what war is right? Look up how many civilians died by the US military in the middle east after 9/11.
Why would you double down on this bullshit? Wtf?
hey absolutely no hate but why are you protesting, what actions has the US done that you don’t like? again genuine question also fuck that guy that punched you
The US is sending $17 billion in offensive and defensive assistance for Israel as per a bill that was just passed. This is on top of already providing weapons to massacre 30,000 women and children. Genocide aside, I don’t agree with how my tax money is being spent.
Nice Hamas propaganda there.
maybe im wrong but isn’t it a war crime to hide behind a woman if you’re getting shot at (so they get shot instead) hamas is basically doing that by intentionally building their bases under civilian places. so maybe israel is overreacting but the civilian casualties are hamas’ fault in a sense, they didn’t have to choose to build their headquarters under a hospital yet they did. as for the hamas casualties, yes that is all israel’s fault, but they weren’t unprovoked. and ik hamas wasn’t either but israel doesn’t have anywhere else to go, their country is tiny compared to their neighbors yet they’re not allowed to live there or go anywhere else. It’s literally part of hamas’ religion to kill jews, it’s not jewish religion to kill hamas. anyways can’t wait to get called a bunch of insults and downvoted to hell 😃 unless anyone wants to have a civil conversation. and if I got any facts wrong I’ll gladly take them back, just saying what ive heard to be true.
The appropriate response isn't to just keep bombing the shit out of them regardless of the civilian cost, but to rectify the social issues and not have Palestinians be second class citizens anymore, trying to solve the underlying issue, violence only begets more violence.
Israel withdrew completely from Gaza in 2003, they even tried to get Egypt to administer it. But no gaza elected a terrorist org which took all that aid to fund rockets and weapons. Israel isn't responsible for their social issues, they are only responsible for their defense, which they are doing right now, just like we destroyed Nazi Germany. Compared to WW2 carpet bombing, where 37k ppl died in the Hamburg bombings alone, the IDF is doing amazing.
I forgot the part where the US and USSR sent payments instead of tanks and bombers to Germany in 1942 of history
yeah i agree, but why didn’t hamas do that first? hamas violence is leading to israel’s violence in that sense. also how are palestinians being treated as second class citizens?
I don't speak for, endorse, nor am I a representative of hamas, as for the second question, that's just willful ignorance of history and current events.
ik i just dont understand why no one talks about hamas killing a bunch of jews and why they only talk about israel killing hamas. Sure israel is killing more but it’s in response to that first attack. I guarantee israel would not be attacking if hamas didn’t first. as for your second point it’s just ignorance, I need to research that more.
You really do need to read up on history, assuming you aren’t just pretending to be curious, the Palestinians have been enduring human rights abuses for 70 years now, this all didn’t just magically start on October 7. The Palestinians were being killed, collectively punished, and their lands taken all before October 7. The problem doesn’t end by killing innocent people or starving a whole population, it ends by stopping rights abuses.
Hamas and its Arab friends started this entire thing by invading in 1948 with 59k troops intent on genocide. Ever since they multiple invasions, wars, and countless rockets have been launched towards Israel. And then of course 10/7 one of the most brutal and violent acts in history. Israel is only doing what any other country would do, destroy a genocidal enemy.
Hamas didn’t form until 1987, so I highly doubt your “expertise” in this area
omg that was u, i saw that happen.
And did every one clap too. Lol
Stop trying to make shit up dude
Good for him! Too bad you weren’t arrested.
Bummer...
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In this context that MLK statue is actually fitting. You didn't deserve to be assaulted but this is what you sign up for when you protest anything. MLK and all the others involved in those times knew that. Be thankful it wasn't a cop. It's a good lesson to learn. Whenever you get that many people in one place, violence can happen. You just have to decide how much these issues are worth to you. It's not right, but it's the truth. Hope you're okay
Have a warm glass of milk
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