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applegrove

(133,777 posts)
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:18 PM Jun 16

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

Wednesdays

(23,460 posts)
3. The ONLY reason to use deadly force
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:31 PM
Jun 16

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

And this CERTAINLY doesn't fit that criteria.

Snarkoleptic

(6,250 posts)
4. WTF are we even doing?!?
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 06:34 PM
Jun 16

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

(1,596 posts)
6. Thank you Kohen Kartier Wiley
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 07:07 PM
Jun 16

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



Ilsa

(64,754 posts)
12. Adorable child, and big for 1 year. He must have been
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:13 PM
Jun 16

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
Jun 16

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

(3,047 posts)
11. Goodbye to that cute little guy.
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:11 PM
Jun 16

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

AloeVera

(4,649 posts)
13. This is one of the worst things I've heard...
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 08:18 PM
Jun 16

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

(19,858 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
Jun 16

This is truly heart wrenching and senseless.

TygrBright

(21,415 posts)
18. "Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire"
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:06 AM
Jun 17

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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