Remember the horrifying text messages that caught a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month?
Well, it seems that those texts—and the looming release of even more potentially damaging messages—are now prompting federal prosecutors to move to dismiss their charges against the woman, who prosecutors had accused of assaulting an officer.
In one exchange, the agent sent an article from the Guardian describing the shooting, adding, “5 shots, 7 holes.” In another, he clarified that he was explaining his pride of his abilities as a marksman: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” (Reuters reported that, when asked about these messages at a court hearing on Wednesday, Exum said: “I’m a firearms instructor and I take pride in my shooting skills.”)
In other messages, Exum wrote: “I’m up for another round of ‘fuck around and find out’” and “Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao.”
I will never understand, as long as I live, how Nazis became so popular… Again.
- Lack of quality education
- The erosion of morality
- Reaganomics
- Religion
- Citizens United
- Late stage capitalism
- Tea Party/Modern GOP/Project 2025
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You’re absolutely not wrong, and my original comment maybe would have been better if I said accepted by the public instead of popular. I know for sure in my 35 years on Earth I’ve seen skinheads and related ilk my entire life, but not in the same way and definitely nowhere near to the same levels.
Because they speak to our tribalism instincts, which tend to flare up in times of hardships and stresses.
By definition they weren’t popular if they had to hide it.
Toxic masculinity is a hell of a drug.
Basically, they dropped the case against her because there were more texts to be revealed. I want to see those texts, we all have a right to see them. They work for us.
I hope she sues civilly, they could get them through discovery that way.
