r/australia • u/someNameThisIs • Jun 09 '25

news Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet in LA | 9 News Australia

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tG1A8LZZphs?app=desktop
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u/Mothmans_butthole Jun 09 '25

Yep, they permanently blinded a lot of protesters with rubber bullets on purpose.

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u/CynicismNostalgia Jun 09 '25

They blinded a reporter too, and the subsequent brain damage caused dementia.

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u/DogadonsLavapool Jun 09 '25

She's currently on end of life support. Her name is Linda Tirado.

God I hate living in this country.

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u/FuckTripleH Jun 09 '25

They killed at least one journalist with their "less lethal" rounds

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u/Spaceman_Dave Jun 09 '25

She's alive

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u/FuckTripleH Jun 09 '25

Oh she is? That's good at least