1d ago

Florida State shooter a fascist “deeply embedded” in police community

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The suspect in the Florida State University shooter, who faces first degree murder charges for killing two and injuring five on Thursday was a member of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, a fascist youth group around the Republican Party, and is a registered Republican voter in Florida. The 20-year-old suspect, Phoenix Ikner, is the stepson of Leon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jessica Ikner, who has been with the department for 18 years.

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1d ago

Florida State shooter a fascist “deeply embedded” in police community

www.wsws.org /en/articles/2025/04/21/ejmu-a21.html

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The mom is still with the sheriff office after her kid used her issued weapon to murder people? That seems like an immediate resignation type of event, with potential for criminal negligence charges down the road.
- I'm from Tallahassee and small correction. It was her former service weapon that she purchased from the department after it was decommissioned. It was her personal firearm.
- Cops are so fucking careless with guns it’s unbelievable. Any time you hear of an accidental discharge, it was the cops negligence and they’re lying about it because Glocks do not misfire without user error
  
  They leave them unattended in public bathrooms so often that my hospital has a protocol for what to do if we find one
  
  jfc, I’ve heard about them doing that but I didn’t realize it was that bad. Fucking morons
  
  LEO are involved in hundreds of accidental discharges a year, they also shoot themselves and other officers on accident dozens of times per year. Unfortunately exact numbers are very difficult to get because cops always fight having their actions tracked in national registries.
  I've also thought it's hilarious how cops seem to love glocks. The "dual trigger" safety mechanism is shit. It can get caught easily on your holster, waist band, or one of the 20 fucking things on your belt and cause an AD. Oh yeah, if you have shitty trigger discipline like most cops,then you'll probably have an AD too.
  Springfield makes a much better, safer pistol, IMO
  
  *negligent discharge
  
  Exactly. Still user errors, not the Glock
  
  Sorry, mate, I’m a Glock fan boy. Love mine and never had a misfire or snag. I don’t doubt how good Springfields are though, I have been wanting to try one out. They look really snazzy too
- Well, perhaps, but you neglected to include the Florida clause.
- I heard it was her service weapon which she then purchased as a personal weapon?
- I thought I'd read in a previous article that the mom went to prison for kidnapping him a few years ago and taking him out of the country in violation of their custody agreement. If I'm recalling this correctly, it's insane that he can still work as a deputy, but I know how Florida loves their cops.
  
  This is misinformation, and I know it's not intentional.
  His biological mother did kidnap him. The Leon County Sherriffs deputy is his step-mom that has functionally raised him since he was very young.
  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgq7l32r98o

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