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Shot self to protest TrumpWilliam Cummings, USA TODAY
Published 10:53 a.m. ET Sept. 14, 2018
Updated 10:58 a.m. ET Sept. 14, 2018
... Sociology professor Mark J. Bird .. was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside a bathroom ... He was charged with discharging a gun within a prohibited structure, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit and possessing a dangerous weapon on school property ... As witnesses worked to calm Bird and stop the bleeding, he said he had shot himself in protest of Trump ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/09/14/nevada-professor-shoots-self-trump-protest/1300536002/
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Things-that-don't-work News (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Sep 2018
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Shooting yourself in protest of anything just makes you look weird, stupid and maybe nuts.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2018
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,757 posts)1. Shooting yourself in protest of anything just makes you look weird, stupid and maybe nuts.
struggle4progress
(118,308 posts)2. I wonder why that is
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)3. tRump doesn't care
struggle4progress
(118,308 posts)7. Now that's a safe bet!
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)4. Is this like self-immolation? (n/t)
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)5. Perhaps he is a non-smoker.
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)8. You're on fire tonight, guillaumeb! (n/t)
struggle4progress
(118,308 posts)6. Maybe it's "none of the candidates really inspire me"
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)9. Oh, shoot! (n/t)
struggle4progress
(118,308 posts)10. +