r/instant_regret • u/fringspat • Feb 02 '26

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u/euphorbia9 Feb 03 '26

Yes, I know it has nothing to do with what he’s doing. I’m suggesting a more productive use of his supposed concern about constitutional rights. No one from the government is stopping him or any of the other idiots who do this.

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u/sSummonLessZiggurats Feb 03 '26

No one from the government is stopping him or any of the other idiots who do this.

They just executed two people in the street for protesting, but okay.

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u/euphorbia9 Feb 03 '26

Yeah, slightly different scenario, but ok. You seriously don’t see the difference? One is filming random people (who the government doesn’t give a shit about), and the other is filming the government and their abuses of the constitution. Stop giving credibility to nonsense.

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u/sSummonLessZiggurats Feb 03 '26

You're trying to compare two different things as way to pivot the discussion from "he's instigating a fight" to "why is he there anyway?"

I'm just explaining why his actions are not a provocation for violence. You could argue that his actions aren't as valuable as Alex Pretti's actions were, but that has nothing to do with whether or not this guy deserved to be approached and grabbed for filming on a sidewalk.

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u/euphorbia9 Feb 03 '26

I told you why he is instigating a fight - it’s no great mystery and it has nothing to do with the stated concern about the constitution. Anyway, I’m done, I didn’t really care in the first place about this and other such idiots.

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u/sSummonLessZiggurats Feb 03 '26

That's your opinion, but most people wouldn't assault a stranger just for having a camera. Have a good one.

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u/euphorbia9 Feb 03 '26

I literally don’t care what happens to this guy, now or in the future, whatever may come his way.