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Deranged Trump supporter convicted of shooting at men over a Biden flag

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  1. Nov 4, 2022 #1
    orangeblue_coop

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    A Miami jury on Thursday convicted a Donald Trump supporter who was accused of shooting at two men in a dust-up that started over one of them flying a “Ridin’ with Biden” flag on his Jet Ski on Election Day 2020. The six-person jury deliberated less than two hours in convicting Eduardo Acosta, 39, on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and armed robbery. He faces up to life in prison, with a mandatory minimum of at least 20 years, when he is sentenced on Dec. 16.

    Prosecutors alleged that Acosta was on his Jet Ski with a group of men on Nov. 3, 2020, when they allegedly approached two other men on a small Biscayne Bay island near Miami Marine Stadium. Those two men, Wilson Peralta and Alfredo Garcia, were on one Jet Ski, that had a Biden flag.

    Triggered by the flag, prosecutors said, Acosta began to argue with the men, claiming that anyone who supported Biden was a “child molester.” The insult originates from an unfounded QAnon conspiracy theory that a “deep state” group of child sex traffickers were secretly working to defeat Trump.

    According to a cellphone video recorded by one of the two men, Acosta at some point lunged at them but was held back by one of the people in his group. According to testimony, Acosta came back later armed with a handgun, shooting at the men as they jumped on their Jet Ski and zoomed off. The two victims fell into the water as a bullet whizzed overhead. He caught up with them on the water, holding them at gunpoint, police said. “Don’t come back to this island. I’m going to kill you,” he allegedly said in Spanish, according to police.

    https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article268249617.html

    So glad this violent nutjob was sentenced, hopefully he's behind bars for the rest of life. These are the type of immigrants Republicans welcome with open arms since they vote red.
     
  2. Nov 4, 2022 #2
    sas1988

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    Not surprising. I'll be surprised when I see one of these ragers is a woman. Karens seem to be everywhere and many are armed yet they tend to act childish and rant about but they do not resort to shooting those they disagree with. Generally speaking of course.
     
  3. Nov 4, 2022 #3
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    Deranged Trump supporter convicted of shooting at men over a Biden flag

    Word Game: Find the redundancy.
     
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  4. Nov 4, 2022 #4
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    Self defense? protecting himself from a radical leftist america hating commie pedophile?
     
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  5. Nov 4, 2022 #5
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    I'm sure we'll be hearing soon about how the libbie judge and libbie jury unfairly sentenced this poor guy.
     
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    Just checking to see if there was also a thread on deranged Biden supporter Michael Reinoehl who actually killed a Trump supporter just a couple of months before this? Thank in advance.
     
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  7. Nov 4, 2022 #7
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    You're free to make one. This particular thread is about Eduardo Acosta attempting to murder people for flying a Biden flag.
     
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  8. Nov 4, 2022 #8
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    I’ve never understood such posts as yours. If I say both shooters were outrageously wrong, that you could have posted your own thread, and that you’re deflecting, would that be accurate? Thank you.
     
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    There was, back when it was relevant. What is the relevance now (other than a “whataboutism”)? I remember that one because a lot of people thought he was basically assassinated rather than a legitimate attempt to arrest him, so there were discussions about that too.

    This is in the news now as the perp was just found guilty, nobody is talking about that other person because the guys been dead for 2 years. It’s not that hard…
     
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    Fist fighting over political flags is the dumbest shot ever.
     
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    Or he is a closet lib and this is a false flag (no pun intended)!
     
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    I have no idea why you didn't start one back then. You must not think it's important.
     
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    LOCK HIM UP!
     
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    There was a thread about it 2 years ago when it happened.
     
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    let's step back and look at the facts.
    1. It's the Miami Herald
    2. No one has a Joe Biden flag. That would be like wearing an "I have herpes T-shirt."
     
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    And there we have it ladies and gentlemen- it didn’t happen. Shot denialism.
     
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    Tactic straight from the righty playbook: Deny it ever happened
     
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    He ALWAYS deploys ad hominem to any news that insinuates he and his are the baddies.
     
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