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submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A man shot through a window and broke into the Colorado Supreme Court building early Tuesday morning and caused “significant and extensive” damage in several areas of the building before surrendering to police, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The man was involved in a crash about 1:15 a.m. near 13th Avenue and Lincoln Street a short time before he forced his way into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, which houses the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Court of Appeals and several other state agencies, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release.

This comes two weeks to the day after the state Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s primary ballot based on his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach and riot by his supporters.

Police were investigating threats made to the Supreme Court justices in the week after the ruling and increased patrols around their Denver homes following at least one “hoax report,” the Associated Press reported.

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[-] SnotFlickerman 198 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Denver police officers and CSP troopers set up a perimeter around the building, and the man fired at police, Denver7 reported. Police did not fire back.

Well now we know he was probably white and Republican. They love to light up minorities, but they'll take their buddies they agree with to Burger King on the way to the jail and high-five them before the mugshot.

Cops are conservative authoritarians, and so they vibe with these fucking freaks.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile if it was a black dude the cops would accidentally shoot each other in their zeal to kill him.

[-] ViscountMochi@lemmy.zip 67 points 2 years ago

They literally fired into a crowd of people when a black guy pulled out a gun in front of some bars downtown awhile back. Several innocent bystanders were shot by police.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

That's actually what i was referencing.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Odd. They usually don't even need to see a gun to start firing.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 49 points 2 years ago

This guy held up a member of the Colorado State Patrol at gunpoint, stole his keys, then broke into a building and shot at the police. I'm amazed he's still alive!

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago

White privilege.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 125 points 2 years ago

Republican take on this news: “Totally peaceful tourist visit. Also, let’s impeach Biden”

[-] BeautifulMind@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago

Maga people said they would do this

Maga people called for things like this to happen

Maga people have been making threats that this sort of thing would be done

Maga cops can't figure out why anyone would do this

[-] psvrh@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago

Tell.me again how fascism isn't a real problem?

It's interesting how often in stories like this where someone is doing something extremely violent or antisocial (the clinical definition of the term, not "asocial"), it begins with a car crash.

It paints a picture of someone who's being manic, impulsive, and has shut their mind off to long term consequences.

[-] SnotFlickerman 59 points 2 years ago

Like that cop that crashed into a gay bar and then immediately arrested the owner? Yeah...

And the Uvalde shooter crashed his truck on the way.

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Disassociation is both blinders to their current actions and the consequences.

[-] Szymon@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 years ago

Republicans remove mental health supports across the country because that's how they grow their ~~militia~~ base.

[-] vanontom@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

I'd just like to thank this deranged (and armed) madman for taking himself out of society, without killing random people (and himself) like an absolute coward. It warms my heart to know that another one of those folks is no longer a threat. Happy holidays.

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

Wait Denver Police DON'T have to aimlessly shoot at armed or unarmed people? But they said they HAD to when they shot a bunch of innocent people at a food truck a couple months ago!

[-] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

"no affiliation" my fat white ass.

[-] PeckerBrown@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Every fucking stupid, terrible, thuggish, violent thing that a MAGAt does in Trump's name should be done to Trump. Live streamed on all known outlets.

[-] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Goodness! I am with child to know what end of the political spectrum this fellow most identified with?

[-] SnotFlickerman 27 points 2 years ago

I am with child to know what end

What??

[-] cmhickman358@thelemmy.club 22 points 2 years ago

I guess they're going for the phrase "pregnant with anticipation," but have gotten it slightly off

[-] SnotFlickerman 10 points 2 years ago

how is babby formed

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

TO KNOW WHAT END!!

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

this is terrorism. the republican party is a state sponsor of terrorism.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

How long until the right wing blames Antifa for this attack?

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