Reporting from The New York Times, “After an hourslong standoff that closed an interstate and disrupted rural life, law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who they said tried to break into the F.B.I.’s Cincinnati office on Thursday. … whom they identified as Ricky Shiffer, had ties to extremist groups, including one that participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.” And more from the Independent, “Officials are now investigating Shiffer’s ties to the U.S. Capitol riot and right wing extremism as he appears to have claimed that he was present in Washington on 6 January on Truth Social, a pro-Trump social media site. Shiffer also appeared to support former U.S. president Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of a stolen election in 2020 and responded to social media posts by pro-Trump figures such as congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr.”
So, a couple of things here. First, of course, this guy was a MAGA moron! Of course, he was. Did anyone expect anything else? And, of course, traitor trump and other RepubliKKKlans called for action against the F.B.I., and right on cue, Shiffer answered. I expected nothing less. F*** yeah! Back the blue, baby!
But the other thing I find especially rich — but definitely unsurprising — is that a whitey domestic terrorist was, naturally, allowed to standoff with the police for hours and hours. If this were a Black guy, then cops would have shot and killed him within minutes and then asked questions, and by asking questions, I mean ask questions amongst themselves about how to cover their tracks. But not when it comes to whitey. They bend over backward to try and negotiate a peaceful surrender. Whatever! Welcome to stupid America!