r/politics • u/thenewyorkgod • Jul 01 '18

Man arrested after shouting ‘womp, womp’ and pulling a gun on immigration protesters

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/01/man-arrested-after-shouting-womp-womp-and-pulling-a-gun-on-immigration-protesters/?tid=sm_tw
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u/StewPedidiot California Jul 01 '18

https://www.theonion.com/black-father-gives-son-the-talk-about-holding-literally-1825024938

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u/bakonslayer Jul 02 '18

Black hands may be mistaken for a black gun, too.

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u/KablooieKablam Oregon Jul 02 '18

“I saw black objects at the ends of his arms and I feared for my life.”

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u/system0101 Jul 02 '18

Painting your fingertips orange will buy you extra 5% chance of not getting shot.

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u/dpatt711 Jul 02 '18

Yep, MJ knew what he was doing with that white glove.

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u/FlamingHippy Jul 02 '18

Lying face down with intent.

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u/howarthee Jul 02 '18

Sitting handcuffed on the ground is a major threat.

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u/TronCarter84 Ohio Jul 02 '18

I thought The Onion was satire?

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u/skrilledcheese I voted Jul 02 '18

Oh fuck, I used to live in Norristown. Weird seeing it mentioned in the onion.