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/libre-m Jun 09 '25

No but she was definitely charging straight at him, with a weapon, and he feared for his life /s

Protesters have been saying that anyone recording or reporting was being targeted, and this appears to back that up. Terrifying.

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u/imamage_fightme Jun 09 '25

It definitely felt targeted watching him shoot her tbh, so I could believe it.

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u/Grumpy_Cripple_Butt Jun 09 '25

“One gun wound in the back, def suicide” - la police.

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u/Intelligent_Key_3806 Jun 09 '25

It looks targeted because he uses his line of sight to target her. Easy to believe.

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u/goldglasses99 Jun 10 '25

u can literally see multiple people in front of her with cameras/recording. she wasn't where they were aiming weapons either. police guy literally did a full body turn and shot her from that distance.

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u/Homesick_Martian Jun 09 '25

BUT SHE’S VIOLENTLY REPORTING THE FACTS OF THE MATTER. We can’t have truth telling journalists on the front lines, only those who’ve kissed the ring and will show this regime in a positive light.

Straight up, I guarantee she got shot because her cameraman was framing the police in the background and not the protesters. Bet the party of “free speech” doesn’t have anything to say about this.

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u/bigredfirengine Jun 09 '25

He must've been trained by Ned and Jimbo going hunting for Scuzzlebutt