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Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House, FBI director says (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 week ago by BruceAlrighty@lemmy.nz to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Perfectly good billionaires and hundred millionaires all over the place, and someone's taking pot shots at guardsmen?

Unbelievable.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The occupying force in DC?

Sucks to suck. Hope the tuition money was worth it.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah I'm not mourning them. Just feel like the rounds could've been better spent. I expect the person you're replying to thinks similarly.

[–] misk@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Aren’t shootings pretty common in America? Was a matter of time a soldier got shot rather than a kid at school.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Such a tragedy. Maybe we should staple children to them, so this doesn't happen again?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm surprised that the person apprehended is actually not a right winger...

[–] Butterpaderp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Source on his political leanings? I haven't seen anything confirmed yet

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

No source, but he's a refugee from Afghanistan. Not the most likely "white American trash Nazi" material. Even if he were a conservative type in his worldview.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Literally worked for the CIA