Memory Hole

Mirimir mirimir at riseup.net
Fri Sep 30 05:26:16 PDT 2016


On 09/30/2016 05:34 AM, Jason McVetta wrote:
> Murdoch was killed in San Francisco.  The SF Police Department is
> notoriously violent, corrupt, and abusive.  So while I don't *know* what
> happened, I do know what is the simplest and most likely scenario:  Ian
> Murdoch was murdered by the SFPD. Possibly for no greater reason than
> pissing off your typical power-tripping storm trooper.
> 
> Happens all the time.  Only difference is, this time it happened to a
> somewhat well-known man who had made great contributions to the world.
> Thank the gods I no longer live in that progressive fascist hellhole.

That seems likely. Perhaps, given his white middle-class background, he
just pushed his luck out of ignorance. Or maybe it was suicide by cop.
Perhaps to protect a life insurance payout. Or maybe he just wanted to
make a statement with his death.

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