As we reported earlier, Ann Coulter blew the minds of Van Jones and Bill Maher when she said you can usually tell the ethnicity of a shooter by the speed with which the media discloses the names and photos of the suspects. They were talking about the shootout during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration that killed one bystander. President Joe Biden's comms team quickly rushed out a post calling for an assault weapons ban, though we doubt the gang-bangers involved in this shooter were using "assault weapons."
I did a post noting how Biden didn't rush out a tweet after a 35-year-old Mexican man was shot in the chest and killed after being caught in a shootout between rival gangs in a New York subway station.
To be fair, the mainstream media did cover this next shooting, although the Libs of TikTok account was the first I'd heard of it. A man shot and killed two police officers and a first responder in Minnesota. That's three people dead … one short of a mass shooting that the gun control lobby could have exploited.
BREAKING: Shannon Cortez Gooden, 38 is the alleged shooter who killed 2 officers and a paramedic in Burnsville, Minnesota according to @AlphaNewsMN.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2024
This is why the media didn’t publish his information.
Watch how quickly this story disappears. pic.twitter.com/wZWkrr6Wq3
The AP's entire report reads:
A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a firefighter in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn’t legally allowed to have guns and was entangled in a years-long dispute over the custody and financial support of his three oldest children, court records show.
Authorities on Monday identified Shannon Gooden, 38, as the man who opened fire on police in the affluent suburb of Burnsville after they responded to a domestic disturbance call early Sunday. The call reported that he had barricaded himself in his home with family members, including seven children aged 2 to 15. He was found dead inside the home hours later.
Two officers and a firefighter were killed — you'd think Biden could tweet something.
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BREAKING: Shannon Gooden, the alleged Minnesota shooter who k*lled 2 officers and a paramedic previously supported and defended Obama. pic.twitter.com/6a8aDLwoSW
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2024
Shannon Gooden, the alleged Minnesota shooter, tried getting back his gun rights in 2020 after they were taken away from a 2008 felony assault conviction.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2024
His petition was denied.
It’s likely he had a firearm illegally.
I’m absolutely shocked that criminals can get hold of… pic.twitter.com/XkkwfQaeDp
"I’m absolutely shocked that criminals can get hold of guns even when they’re not allowed to have one!"
A lot of people said the same thing about the subway shooting — New York has some of the toughest gun laws on the books.
It is interesting how some shootings blow up into major national incidents while others seem to fly under the radar. Domestic disturbance calls are some of the most deadly situations for police officers. How many cops have been shot and killed this year? I have no idea, but I'm guessing it's more than two.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 19, 2024
Watch how fast this story disappears. It doesn’t fit the narrative
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2024
Coulters Law
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) February 19, 2024
This story was barely even on the news since it was police and a paramedic who were victims.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 19, 2024
Now that we know the shooter was non-white the story will be covered up and whitewashed.
It’s predictably sad.
RIP for the two officers and paramedic.
He was a felon illegally in possession of a firearm.
— Nick Majerus (@njmajerus) February 19, 2024
It’s so insane that it sounds made up but our current democrat trifecta is trying to reduce the prison sentences for felons in possession as we speak. pic.twitter.com/gwkTGNjPW5
That's not even half the story. Wait for the details yet to be disclosed...
— Walter Hudson (@WalterHudson) February 19, 2024
How soon afterwards was he released without bail?
— Here for the Circus (@LLannote) February 19, 2024
First time hearing of this story, Wow.
— Junior Nunez (@jrreinaldonz) February 19, 2024
I posted this just after Minnesota Gov Walz made his statement.https://t.co/DdZiBq1Nrx
— Dale (@DBCopa) February 19, 2024
Let's not forget the bravery of the officers and paramedic who put their lives on the line every day to protect us. Let's honor their sacrifice and work towards a safer, more united community. #HeroesAmongUs
— BakedGrizz (@BakedGrizz) February 19, 2024
Maybe Black Lives Matter could use some of its millions to send the families fruit baskets or something.
Here's an experiment: search Google for "thin blue line flag racist." You'll be amazed at how many results you get. "Thin blue line flag causes controversy in Montgomery County." "Thin Blue Line Flags Stir Controversy In Mass. Coastal Community," reported NPR:
But many others see it differently. Because the flag has also been associated with white supremacist groups, some say it symbolizes a blatantly racist agenda. And since it has also been adopted by the "Blue Lives Matter" movement, which launched in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, many believe it connotes opposition to the goals of ending police brutality and systemic racism.
So when college student Max Giarrusso saw the flags flying in his hometown, he asked Hingham selectmen to take them down, saying it was not appropriate "for a public safety vehicle to don such a politically charged flag.
"The thin blue line has become a political symbol and a symbol of racism in my opinion," he told NPR. "So I was upset that our publicly-owned taxpayer-paid vehicles [were] flying a symbol that could make a lot of residents in this town uncomfortable."
"Yes, if I see that flag I am scared," said Emmanuel Oppong, one of few Black residents of Hingham, and one of those who've been joining the call for the flags to be removed. No matter what its original intent was, Oppong said, the thin blue line symbol has come to represent a counterforce to Black Lives Matter, and its efforts to combat systemic racism and police brutality. So, seeing law enforcement officials embrace it, he said, just exacerbates the fears that weigh on him every day, even as he's driving to and from work.
"Politically charged."
