Uber Driver who was also in the military. I know you One Direction D&Ders don't ever follow up on stuff you post According to the lawyer, Perry dropped off a rideshare customer near Congress Avenue before turning onto Congress Avenue near Fourth Street. Perry, who said he did not know protests were happening that night, found himself surrounded by a group of protesters. Perry claims that Foster approached his car and motioned for him to roll down his window. Initially, Perry said he thought Foster was a member of law enforcement. Perry said at some point, Foster raised his weapon at him, prompting him to shoot Foster. "We urge the public to allow the police to conduct a full investigation," the lawyer's statement read. "We also need to correct statements that have been reported by the press. First, Sgt. Perry never left his vehicle preceding or immediately following the shooting. Second, Sgt. Perry did not “flee” but immediately called police upon getting to safety. Finally, and most importantly, police have interviewed witnesses who were demonstrating with Mr. Foster and these witnesses have confirmed that Mr. Foster raised his assault rifle in a direct threat to Sgt. Perry’s life." @Ziggy @Os Trigonum @rocketsjudoka @RayRay10 @Reeko @pgabriel
@pgabriel So the law firm says they have witnesses who protested with the person who was shot and said he pointed a gun at the car. If this is true, it's over. Also, this guy was an Uber driver, explains why he's in a rush driving around downtown picking up and dropping off people. very sad. protestors should protest and not harass drivers.
@Buck Turgidson I'm never going to roll up on Uber Drivers in Austin again, only if they are driving me to Franklin's and I'm too lazy to find parking
I haven't seen this in the news. I read the O.P. when it was posted and it took me some time to grasp the situation. So why was that dude carrying a rifle at all the protests? Being white even though supporting the protests I'm surprised nothing happened to him sooner
Part of the story that I heard was that he was pushing his girlfriend who is black and is in a wheelchair. That still doesn't explain why he brought a rifle to the protest. There is still a lot to learn about this situation. I will repeat what I said when I first heard this story. Bringing weapons to protest, especially loaded firearms, is a dangerous escalation.
garrett martin started carrying an AK at rallies after claiming that counter-protestors were harassing and threatening them. he was also with groups who would go protest with guns in front of the city managers house. im not really a fan of that...essentially threatening people at their own homes. he is also on video taken the night he was killed talking about how nobody will mess with him now that he is carrying b/c they are "p*****s". im a gun owner who doesnt have a problem with concealed carry, but if i see someone walking around town or protesting with an AK im getting away from them. imo, that is someone who is not responsible or mature enough to be a gun owner. i was actually willing to give the driver the benefit of the doubt in terms of this being a self-defense situation. it was reported that the driver tried to turn right onto congress between groups of protestors and then people ran up on his car and started beating on it. ive seen the protestors getting kind of aggressive with cars and blocking streets so this was totally plausible. then martin came up pointing an AK at him. however, i did question the fact that the driver was able to pull his gun, point and shoot someone who was pointing an AK at him. didnt quite make sense. he had to be already holding his pistol and was ready to use it. and the fact that martin didnt get a shot off at him makes it more suspicious. i have not heard any eye-witness accounts claim that martin was pointing the AK at the driver. every one ive seen said he was not. but the new info that came out yesterday totally changes my opinion...this was premeditated murder. dude straight up talked about killing protestors and then did it. in the end, what we have is two people who were looking for a fight and one of them got killed.
https://www.ibtimes.sg/garrett-fost...9YECha6XfS96LP_to7diaIgQ_zJNC9sUiT0tWTV8B8BcE killer showed up at a vigil for garrett martin and started harassing people there.
then there is the case of the protestor with a CCL who pulled their gun and shot at the car as it was driving away. how stupid is that? shooting down congress ave with people all around you. its a miracle nobody was hit by him. that person is clearly not responsible enough to be a gun owner either. its sad/scary that there are so many people out there like this who are carrying. everyone thinks they are dirty harry or something...
Thanks for that info. Again this is another situation where we need to be very careful about jumping to conclusions.
in Texas we know how to disperse a riot love how the horses dgaf about the shrieking babies blocking the street
The Austin shooter was an Uber driver. I wouldn't roll up on an Uber driver unless I actually called for an Uber. I think this pretty self explanatory
@jo mama Who is Garett Martin? You say this name twice in two post, you mean Garett Foster? The guy who pointed a gun at a dude in a car?
Exactly, Him having a disabled Black Girlfriend doesn't change the situation if PROVEN that he rolled up on an Uber Driver with an AR-15.
In Portland removing the Federal troops did the trick. Last night was a night of peace instead of violence and somehow the courthouse didn't burn down. Fancy that.
