I've seen/read enough about false testimonies coming out of police interrogation practices ranging to be fully aware of it & hope that Gamboa has a good atty. I do, however, suspect that, unless there's something very damning, it'll be thrown out bc he didn't discharge his weapon. - ThreadSky

observingangel.bsky.social • 5 days ago

I've seen/read enough about false testimonies coming out of police interrogation practices ranging to be fully aware of it & hope that Gamboa has a good atty. I do, however, suspect that, unless there's something very damning, it'll be thrown out bc he didn't discharge his weapon.

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surpluscornbread.bsky.social•5 days ago

That's entirely likely, but he's still in jail until then and that is awful for a wide variety of reasons, including the possibility they find a pressure point to get him to plea to some form of crime. So it's not good enough, he needs to be released ASAP.

observingangel.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm less comfortable with just releasing the guy, too, simply based on the number of times that mass shooters have had police reports filed against them and were let go even though they were clearly making statements. I say this begrudgingly bc there's the interrogation tactic issues, too.

observingangel.bsky.social•5 days ago

The whole thing is a horrible situation and why I don't think weapons should be brought to a protest in the first place as this is precisely what I feared happening when I wrote an essay on protest violence & the arming of protests some 9 years ago.

surpluscornbread.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think this is a misinterpretation of the problem of cops letting too many mass shooters go. This occurs because many mass shooters fit demographics that cops tend to defer to (white folks and conservatives especially). Whereas Arturo is part of a demographic cops disproportionately target. So 1/2

surpluscornbread.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'd argue in fact this is an example of police letting a real potential mass shooter go (the "security" that actually killed people), while misdirecting resources more on a basis of incorrect stereotypes. Thus if the concern is "don't ignore mass shooter warning signs", they're doing exactly that.

observingangel.bsky.social•5 days ago

I totally agree that the "white and Republican" factor of letting mass shooters go is absolutely a part of the problem but I'm also of the mind that it's also unwise to assume that because someone is of a targeted demographic, they are automatically innocent. Like I said, it's a horrible situation.

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