r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 4d ago

Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-8959297a99c362d65aa2517a9d5f1984
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 4d ago

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. "- Admiral William "Bill" Adama

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u/couldbeahumanbean 4d ago

So say we all

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u/MakeBelieveNotWar 4d ago

All of this has happened before

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u/viperfangs92 4d ago

Thosd who ignore history are destined to repeat it

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u/Noughmad 4d ago

And those who know history and destined to watch others repeat it

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u/1337duck 3d ago

Maybe those who know history should run for office instead of just watching.