Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home
Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home
Authorities say a journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday.
A journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, police said.
Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times at about 1:30 a.m. and collapsed in the street after seeking help, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Police believe the door to his Point Breeze home was unlocked or the shooter knew how to get in, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. No arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered, they said.
Authorities haven’t spoken publicly about the circumstances surrounding the killing.
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They made a quip that referenced a popular anti-establishment song which criticizes police for acts of hate towards minorities.
This person, who was defending minorities, was shot and killed in their home, in the city whose police dept. dropped an actual bomb on minorities less than 40 years ago.
Police have also been known to enter people's houses and perform execution-style killings like this in the US.
How is it irrelevant?
Because a cop didn't kill him
That's called a conspiracy theory.
You have taken a handful of unrelated things and applied them to an entirely unrelated story. With this formula, you could conclude anything you wished to conclude and get people to believe you because people don't give a shit about facts any more.
I would advise people, all people in general, to read some words about the thing they think they know something about, before they go about committing on such things and spreading misleading and false statements.
I mean yeah it is a bit conspiratorial. Doesn't mean it's irrelevant. They're not making accusations, they're just floating the idea without attempting to present it as a serious accusation. I think that's generally how that comment was perceived, except for you.
The comments on a post about the killing of someone who defended two groups historically oppressed by police (homeless ppl and queer ppl) in a city whose police force is particularly known for such hate.......... yeah, there's gonna be some people being conspiratorial.
Doesn't mean it's an illogical suggestion to make, or one that can't be discussed.
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I would advise people, all people in general, to read some words about the thing they think they know something about, before they go about committing on such things and spreading misleading and false statements.
Enough with the bloviating. Reaaally thought you were crushin with that bit, huh? Yikes.
You literally just can't accept someone making a quip about police violence, that's all that's happening here. Nobodies "spreading misleading blahblah", okay? Ur just being dense.
Holy shit. You people are so incredibly out of touch with reality. It scares me.
Just because a story has some words that you associate with other entirely unrelated events does not mean you can reject the facts of the story to make your narrative fit. I genuinely do not understand this drive that people have to change reality to make them feel better.
Fuck - you think that because the city bombed a house forty years ago that police are raiding the homes of journalists and murdering them?? If that sounds like reality to you - PLEASE get off the internet.
I just wish people would stop with this bullshit. This world is crumbling because of the false narratives being floated to the top of internet chatter. Meanwhile, the everyday real stories happening to real people are being diluted and downplayed. People ARE dying. Police ARE murdering people. The evidence and reporting IS out there but it's being ignored.
In the time people have spent commenting in this chat, you could have read the news and obtained something more than a headline about this event. Unless of course you don't believe journalists and prefer your own narrative. I just wish people would fucking use the internet to read about things more than having to comment on headlines without knowing anything at all.
How fucking difficult is it to care enough to comment on a headline but not take three minutes to read the story? Why the fuck do people care about internet karma so much that conspiracies and jokes are more highly ranked than getting the facts straight about the murder of an innocent person?
Just because a story has some words that you associate with other entirely unrelated events does not mean you can reject the facts of the story to make your narrative fit.
What facts are being rejected when making a quip about how it might've been police who killed him? Please do tell, oh smarter-than-thou.
I genuinely do not understand this drive that people have to change reality to make them feel better.
WTF r u smoking?? Again, you literally just can't take a joke. THIS IS A YOU PROBLEM. Grow tf up and learn to let people make quips that don't harm anyone.
you think that because the city bombed a house forty years ago that police are raiding the homes of journalists and murdering them??
Quote exactly where I said that. Because I DIDNT FUCKING SAY THAT. You're putting words in my mouth. I was just defending someone else's ability to make a quip about police violence. It's okay, I know reading comprehension is hard for u lil bro, I'll try and use smaller words and repeat myself a bunch so you can understand.
PLEASE get off the internet.
No u
I just wish people would stop with this bullshit.
What BS? Getting upset over nothing like ur doing? Jesus bruh. U really know how to put on a performance.
This world is crumbling because of the false narratives being floated to the top of internet chatter. Meanwhile, the everyday real stories happening to real people are being diluted and downplayed.
No, the world is crumbling because rich powerful people in charge don't give a flying fuck about you and I, and it's unsustainable. The fact that you think the reason the world is crumbling is due to people making quips just shows how little you actually understand about the economic/political state of the world rn.
In the time people have spent commenting in this chat, you could have read the news and obtained something more than a headline about this event.
Yakno it's funny you should say that, I've read multiple articles about this event. Almost like I can understand a quip and not let it influence my ability to reserve judgement about what happened. HOW TF IS THAT HARD TO COMPREHEND?
Unless of course you don't believe journalists and prefer your own narrative.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A FUCKING QUIP IS???
How fucking difficult is it to care enough to comment on a headline but not take three minutes to read the story?
What? I read the story. Where did I say I didn't? What specifically made you think I didn't? You're making crazy assumptions, which is pretty fucking ironic considering the pedestal you put yourself on when it comes to being rational.
Why the fuck do people care about internet karma so much that conspiracies and jokes are more highly ranked than getting the facts straight about the murder of an innocent person?
For an early article/discussion like this was, "getting the facts straight" would be completely pointless on an online discussion board that has no relevancy to the actual event/investigation. Further, attempting to produce facts about a case where almost none have been released would be totally conspiratorial in nature and full of conjecture masquerading as real information. At least people making quips are understood to not have any special knowledge of the situation.
I read the article before coming into the comments. There is almost no info in the article, and I wasn't interested in conjecture. I wanted to see comments talking about the dude's achievements, which I found plenty of.
I just saw a dumbass taking a quip seriously (I didn't upvote the quip BTW, as I personally didn't think it deserved space above talking about the victim)
Ur not some moral savant for being a dickhead, ur just a dickhead.
I can not fucking believe you’re still going to “the police murdered him” after reading this article. You are choosing to reject the reality presented to you to fit a narrative that has nothing at all to do with this case. You’re horrible.
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What facts are being rejected when making a quip about how it might’ve been police who killed him?
WHAT FACTS?? Okay. Now I know you're just trolling. Fuck off.
Yeah that's not me saying that police killed me. That's me defending someone making a quip alluding to the possibility of police killing him.
I knew your reading comprehension was bad, but JESUS bro, my 6th-grade nephew has better reading comprehension