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applegrove

(133,593 posts)
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:18 PM Tuesday

I year old shot after parent shoplifts diapers at a Walmart:

A 1-year-old Mississippi boy is dead after police fired into a car in an alleged shoplifting case involving a box of diapers.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire.

Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2026-06-16T19:30:20.095Z
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I year old shot after parent shoplifts diapers at a Walmart: (Original Post) applegrove Tuesday OP
Firing at shoplifters... lame54 Tuesday #1
There are times when there are simply no words. hamsterjill Tuesday #2
The ONLY reason to use deadly force Wednesdays Tuesday #3
WTF are we even doing?!? Snarkoleptic Tuesday #4
"They tried to run me down!" is the new "stop resisting!!" IrishAfricanAmerican Tuesday #5
Thank you Kohen Kartier Wiley wyn borkins Tuesday #6
Oh My God look at that sweet face!! littlemissmartypants Tuesday #7
I know MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #16
❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #17
Adorable child, and big for 1 year. He must have been Ilsa Tuesday #12
Disgust evilhime Tuesday #8
WTAF is wrong with these "people"? MLWR Tuesday #9
So awful BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #10
Goodbye to that cute little guy. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #11
This is one of the worst things I've heard... AloeVera Tuesday #13
God this country is so fucked up. Initech Tuesday #14
I hazard to guess had his skin tone been lighter they would not have used deadly force. MLAA Tuesday #15
"Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire" TygrBright Yesterday #18

Wednesdays

(23,386 posts)
3. The ONLY reason to use deadly force
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:31 PM
Tuesday

...is if someone's life depended on it. Maybe not even then.

And this CERTAINLY doesn't fit that criteria.

Snarkoleptic

(6,249 posts)
4. WTF are we even doing?!?
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:34 PM
Tuesday

What kind of shithole retailer is calling 911, leading to shooting into a car?
Remember folks, if you see someone shoplifting food/diapers, no you didn't.

wyn borkins

(1,537 posts)
6. Thank you Kohen Kartier Wiley
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 07:07 PM
Tuesday

For helping me with my yardwork this day - I shall remember you always and forever.



Ilsa

(64,720 posts)
12. Adorable child, and big for 1 year. He must have been
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:13 PM
Tuesday

closer to age two.

Sweet Jesus, people are barely getting by. I bet the mom works and so she needs disposable diapers for daycare. And now these hateful idiots have taken her baby away from her forever.

evilhime

(382 posts)
8. Disgust
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:00 PM
Tuesday

It appears they are taking a page from the ICE agents “they were driving toward the officers” . . . Reports and video shows them driving away . . .while I wasn’t there I have questions like: They couldn’t get in their cars and chase the car? They couldn’t get the license plate and then locate the owners? They couldn’t even be sure these were the people Walmart claims stole the diapers. A chid is now dead over a box of diapers .

Buddyzbuddy

(3,015 posts)
11. Goodbye to that cute little guy.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:11 PM
Tuesday

Snuffed out for a f*cking box of diapers.
Great policy, Walmart. Did they seriously know it was diapers that were taken?

AloeVera

(4,585 posts)
13. This is one of the worst things I've heard...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:18 PM
Tuesday

A stupid box of diapers? That's what a child's life is worth? The Mom was obviously desparate and struggling. I can't imagine how she feels now.

Every single asshole involved with the murder of this beautiful baby, from Walmart security on up/down needs to take a long good look at themselves. Hopefully from prison or out on the streets. Boycott Walmart and throw the murderer in jail!

MLAA

(19,849 posts)
15. I hazard to guess had his skin tone been lighter they would not have used deadly force.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 09:02 PM
Tuesday

This is truly heart wrenching and senseless.

TygrBright

(21,405 posts)
18. "Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire"
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:06 AM
Yesterday

THAT'S the (excuse me) real money shot here. Yes, racism and police violence are serious problems and this is a particularly nasty and egregious example of police overreaction and, quite probably, race-based profiling.

But the alleged offense was shoplifting a pack of diapers.

While Elon tries to imagine ways to use a trillion dollars to keep fucking over the non-human, unimportant people who aren't billionaire techbro nerds.

We are full "Tale of Two Cities" now, people.

And the MAGAts are STILL attributing everything that's wrong in their lives to everyone EXCEPT the greedy white male assholes who laugh at them and plan more ways to fuck them over.

disgustedly,
Bright

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