May 10, 2017 4:52 PM
lilmax
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imnotinprisonhidingaphoneinmybutt
Murder.
GasBandit
Dude, I ruled at Contra back in the 90s. I could beat it even without the konami code.
relsky
My buddy and I would run through that game just to get our day started. Every day.
Mister, you had a childhood. /brofist
Sam1979
^^VV<><>BA(start)
Mannyspaghetti
Breaking News:
delilahviolet
More at 11
silentlurker88
Hey! This is from my hometown news! I don't know why I felt I needed to tell you that. I honestly don't know why I'm still typing.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
We're all very impressed.
SwagicalYololord
69 NEWS*
grimmer54
Nicaraguan here, the conflict was more of a civil war so the terrorist term do not fit very well with the contras tactic.
Savagepancakes
They use the word terrorist to create a biased image in the minds of Americans
azgrak
The Sacramento County Coroner's name was Robert Lyons if anyone is interested. Just read the Wiki page, lots of shadey gov and news stuff.
FranzNewbrian
Archer, season 5 ep. 13, is a direct parody of what Gary Webb exposed.
FrostTide
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ovastanda
tripurari
American Dad also has an episode on topic, features a lovely song about Ollie North, Reagan and the Contras.
RicardoVanDijke
Arrival Departure? how is that a parody?
It's the episode where it is revealed that the CIA is behind everything, exactly like what OP's post is talking about.
LazerbeamJohnsom
Gobuyussomecoffee
Ow shit, it is
zWERG
TheOnlyTruJhawk
Also the movie "Kill the Messenger" with Jeremy Renner is about what happened with Gary Webb.
SQLdragon
https://cdn.meme.am/cache/instances/folder466/48373466.jpg
aninvisiblemaniac
I'd venture to say season 5 in general was meant to parody it. don't know why episode 13 is the most relevant
ThePsychicZombie
ISIS had nothing to do with the government for most of the season. That's the episode where it's revealed that the CIA are involved at all
richalex2010
Yeah but the whole season was orchestrated by the CIA. The ISIS crew just didn't know it.
I guess it'd be more accurate to say that the entire season was a buildup TO the parody
runarrow3
I'm pretty sure Mallory did. At least the cocaine part.
Duh. But you can't call it a parody if the viewer doesn't have any way to get it yet.
fair enough
RetailCat
Ah, corruption. Never change, America.
FuzzyMedic
C.I.A. - Cocaine Into Americans. Now watch me stab myself 37 times in the back after falling out of a window.
KoteSilence
Did anyone else read "gay webb"
WellshitIcantThinkofAusername
37 times? that kills people carl
RosegoldEverything
CAAAARRRRLLLLL!!!
ComicallyLongUsername
Ah yes, the "Putin's enemies" suicide special. Like that guy who slit his own throat and climbed into a duffel bag, zipping it from outside.
HeywouldJablowme
C.I.A. cocaine importation Association
therealVexed
CAARRRL
... and now I have the rumblies, which only hands can satisfy.
should make a meat dragon out of orphan kids
or boat nectar.
ikbenlike
There actually is a murder case where someone stabbed someone 23 times out of self defense. Just early Norwegian metal scene things
StormWingDelta
Guessing the threat didn't die the first stab?
deft1
Just like in the movies
NoDisIsPatrick
Mayhem?
RickFromSpace
To anyone seeing this, I recommend the documentary "until the light takes us" not a huge black metal fan but worth the watch
Mausriel
Varg Vikernes?
Yup
Raziel420
You mean northern kentucky things? Totally met a guy in jail that was convicted of exactly that.
tzap
Yeah except that it was ruled a murder.
He claimed it was self defense
Well that's true. Not an uncommon defense, that.
Personally, I think that if the situation progressed the way he said it did, it was self defense
Glennnn
Absolut, ett planerat "self defense" av greven. Jävla galning
This guy fucks Vikings
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
Gary Webb. David WEBB. Coincidence?
TheNoogler
For a movie on Mr. Webb, watch Kill the Messenger with Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers)
DapperLordDestral
"Shot himself in the back of the head twice; now that's determination."
MisunderstoodOldMan
Jeremy Renner was in a movie called kill the messenger. Really good look at the dark alliance story.
TheBlackVan
Move along. Nothing to see here. (check my username)
dirtydanisreal
A patriot. Just like Edward Snowden.
krapmyself
Sad truth: almost nobody cares.
RoastedLemonNlime
Ikr
Lawyerforthewholeinternet
There's a lot of conclusory statements in here. Maybe do some googling before deciding that he's the martyred patron saint of journalism.
deniseh
Uhm, maybe see the wikipedia page? Maybe know that you can get shot in the head and not actually die, also see Kill The Messenger... ya kno.
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It's absolutely not. Also... where are you coming from with being such an ass? Especially since you're wrong https://goo.gl/XHB2T7
humaneffigy
I DON'T NEED RESEARCH IT'S IN A MOVIE AND A PICTURE ONLINE THERE ARE NO OTHER PERTINENT DETAILS THIS NARRATIVE IS 100% ACCURATE FAGGOTS
evilcarp
Oliver North went to jail over this.
Naw, that had to do with selling arms to Iran to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon while funneling money to the Contras, all of 1/2
2/2 of which is objectively true. This a lot more iffy with much less evidence; a lot of this claim was based on the CIA not cutting 2/3
3/3 ties with known drug traffickers, which is also accepted as fact.
impayshunz
This story is so full of holes it's more a conspiracy theory than not.
But um, except it's not? I mean just google, check his wikipedia. I mean if you're lazy watch the goddamn movie? Kill The Messenger.
Ah, those most reliable of news sources, Wikipedia and mainstream entertainment.
stoler202
His head is full of holes, two of them exactly. Sorry.
TobySomething
Yeah, I'm gonna need a source besides a meme.
obsequiouslifechoices
Read a book.
RMaybeth
Well i saw it on the Onion and Mad magazine too so that's three.
Uhm, read the wikipedia page about him? See the movie Kill The Messenger for starters? Google?
LadyLorelei
Text on an image does not equal a meme. Thanks for listening.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
http://lmgtfy.com/?iie=1&q=gary+webb
HighOnStress
He wrote a book about this titled Dark Alliance.
ZurthRoshak
A fantastic book. I wrote a paper about it in college
LadyTurkleton
Watch the History Channel special on June 18th! https://youtu.be/Pf4gzD25RnE
How about the Iran contra report from congress? https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2702436/Iran-Contra-report.pdf
MidgetRacer8192
well, Google would be a good start.
Mailvirgo
There was a movie made about him. Can't remember the film's name but it stared Jeremy Rainer (hawkeye from the Avengers).
FeelMoreLikeIdoRightNowThanIdidAwhileAgo
Hurt Locker. Great movie.
that joke fizzled also everyone is misspelling shit. Hurting my sensibilities, i need a safe place!
vplasmafire
The movie youre looking for is "Kill the Messenger"
dipderp
This has the stink of conspiracy. If the government caps me, don't capitalize the "Truth" in my commemorative meme.
dylan76
FFS people look into these things before you just accept that there's a massive conspiracy. Be skeptical. This guy had no journo integrity
mtnbks
You are confusing Hollywood hype with actual facts.
MrBananaBeak
Source?
justahumanbeing
Its true, I read the real one before. Our government is the biggest drug dealers on the planet
It's aggressively disputed and he never provided any clear evidence. Source: https://goo.gl/XHB2T7
Not in the habit of proving people's claims for them.
I hate to tell you this, but not everything in life is served to you. Either be curious or disinterested, but there's no third option here.
We should *always* insist that claimants provide evidence for their claims.
If you are looking for hard evidence and people to back their claims on imgur, you have come to the wrong place.
GeorgeKvsh
TurtleJeb
HIS NAME WAS SETH RICH!
Baboonz
Nah read into this.
Drywhitetoast
What did he know about Hillary?
AnonymouZero
She had Trumps tax returns.
EvillBob
That's a different trail of corpses.
heylookitsmyusername
Boooooo
FightingRevengeOfYourMom
Maybe it's in her emails. We should hold more hearings. Also, Benghazi.
BTW: that's a joke, people.
The fact that you have to say that saddens me.
Me, too. When I re-read my post I imagined all the hate I was about to get.
AlexanderTheGood
Ah yes. Suicide. With 2 bullets. Absolutely no flaws with that logic.
metalfoto
sadness
artemecium
semi-automatic?
Ratman72
In Soviet Russia you don't commit suicide. Suicide commits you.
LarryTesler
depends on the type of weapon
twozerooz
You do understand head =/= brain, correct?
xrufus7x
Even shooting through the brain doesn't guarantee death. Plenty of people ave survived severe brain trauma.
Asteroidrules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide
grandmastonguekiss
If you don't get the shot right the first time, try, try again. I'm America we frown upon quitters.
DonDraperSC
Into his Femur. :)
Jesus Christ. I'm very much not wanting to ask, but do you have a source article. I can't imagine how much that hurt (or how many drugs he
phantomgallery
"but officer, why didnt you shoot his leg? he would have survived" yeah, and i woulda missed, and if i did hit, he'd be dead in minutes
LiquidMilk
Ever been hunting? Reflexes can cause twitches for minutes after. Death is also not guaranteed when shot in the head.
FriendlyNeighbourhoodSatan
The first shot was just to make sure the gun was working.
Cohacq
Maybe he used a 2011 pistol.
varsil
Not unknown at all--sometimes people either fail with the first and shoot again, or the gun fires twice in the course of the suicide.
rossalupus
Its a popular method amonst whistleblowers, alongwith multiple stab wounds like the cop in fresno
DVERIOUS
To the back of the head, no less
Mwizard
There are literally pictures of it, why bother lying?
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
Because this whole assassination story comes up everytime the OP story does and people obviously find it appealing
DeathMetalEnthusiast
Article explains how this is possible http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/10/three_bullets_to_the_head.html
Ifuckinghatecopenhagen
After World War 2, the resistance in Denmark cleared out collaborators. There are stories where they had to use 2 bullets, cause the(1/2)
first only cracked the skull open, and the 'victim' was still alive. (2/2)
LetumComplexo
That's because it was probably a suicide. You really think the CIA wouldn't have been able to make it look good?
merdock379
It was a message, clearly.
No it wasn't. This might be breaking news for you, but suicidal people want to die. Enough that if they fail they'll try again.
Not breaking news to anyone dope. This was a message sent from Uncle Sam.
Mighty1
Well, at least he didn't stab himself in the back 25 times
rando53
Don't be silly. Thinking the government would ever do something wrong? You're insane. You're Alex Jones. Buy some water filters, lunatic.
Dagordae
It's more common that you would think. Somewhere around 4% of gunshot suicides take more than one headshot. One guy got up to 4.
DaVaultHunter
What do you think is the all time high score for number of times one has shot himself in the head?
ArdentSlacker
That's... I think he should have given up after the 3rd one. Er, given up the OTHER way.
yournotmybuddyguy
Seems legit
d0o0o0d
Dunno. A friend of mine knew a guy who tried to suicide with a shotgun and failed. Didn't think to ask why he didn't try for a second shot.
...but I wouldn't want to be the coroner writing the report on cause-of-death if he had.
how the hell did he fail
http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
RileyZenko
Actually it's possible to miss the brain if he shot himself in the head
yeah no, im not gonna be able to focus enough to do that when i just BLEW A HOLE IN MY HEAD
It can just fuck up thier face, or miss the vital parts of the brain http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
Edgarflaps
Hands tied behind back. Hmm maybe.
finwolven
"I bet this guy really wanted himself dead, look, he shot himself in the back of the head, from both sides, simultaneously, with two guns!"
Ryanator50
ah you beat me to it.
Veganeir
And then he must have hidden the second gun
DrMichaelMcQueeferton
geez guys, seems we really had one desperately suicidal maniac here. he even swallowed six cyanide pills in the mortuary.
PokeMasterWrath
"Suicide huh? Looks like he caught himself by surprise."
asm80dfa8sdfj
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
kcgingerbeard
You insignifi-CUNT, little fuck!
DutchymcDutchface
You, my good man, are awesome
I'm kind of sad that not more people got it, because I thought it was perfect.
Well at least 9 other people in the world got it. And we liked it. And this one is from the Netherlands. Saints unite...
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
While I agree with your point, It's possible he had a faulty trigger mechanism.
It went through his cheek apparently, there are pictures if you want to look them up. Not what I would call "graphic" but still dead body
DavidBrooker
About 15% of attempted suicides by firearm fail. Once you fail, you have a choice to make.
computerphile
And yet 911 operators have dismissed people who have been shot in the head because they think it's impossible to survive something like that
daginne
Wtf are you talking about? That's the dumbest shit you said all day
Not all gunshot wounds to head kill. People answering 911 calls seems to think so and hang up when real victims call and say they need help
Example: https://www.thelocal.se/20150220/shot-teenager-not-believed-in-emergency-call
OldSchoolCoder
If the choice wasn't already made then you are indeed a fail :)
Survivors indicate that they often regret their decision to commit suicide immediately after taking irreversible action.
AusSpyder
Ages ago, a friend of mine's mum told me about a guy who took too many pills, immediately regretted it but too late. Irreversible damage.
Spent the rest of his short life in hospital unable to take it back and nobody could save him.
Although the pain of having a cracked or broken skull may cause a desire to follow through
AbyssalKraken
For reals? What the heck. I wonder what that feeling is like.
FennecAeon
Chaotic and also calm and clarifying. Waking up after one you thought would work is really defeating and painful and confronting.
lordofthedice
Ow this hurts. This really, really hurts. Why did I ever think this was a good idea. Holy shit. Worst idea ever.
There's a documentary about suicides on the Golden Gate bridge that interviews a few survivors. It's a little chilling.
RubyPorto
There are plenty of people who've survived being shot in the head. In fact, there's only a small area that will cause flaccid paralysis+
Queenbeehalle
Yea, just look at Malala yousafzai
williamvanauger
All i can think of is "is it true there is a place in a mans head that if you shoot it, it will blow up?" but thank you for the education.
GermanCanuck
Shame.
-when hit. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaccid_paralysis_(shooting) Also, his ex-wife said that she was sure he killed himself.
IAmDrBanner
Surviving getting shot in the head is one thing, shooting yourself in the head a second time is another.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide There's an example of a 4-shot suicide.
I bet it is another cover-up. Maybe the CIA made that wikipedia page. They can't keep getting away with this!
/s
If your suicide attempt fails, you have to chose between trying again and trying to save yourself.
The point is being able to even make that choice after just getting shot in the head. SURVIVING getting shot in the head and being /1
FUNCTIONAL after getting shot in the head are two different things. That is my point. Even if he wanted to do it again, could he? /2
Omnichromic
CIA wants you to know that wasn't a suicide. They also want you to know they'll get away with it.
fuckyouandyourwittyusername
Where are damn meddling kids when you need them
Why did they wait so long? And then again http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
iamlikelytoforgetthis
A few years ago, a British spy was found limbless, zipped in a duffel bag in his bath. Verdict of suicide.
StoneThrowingDevil
I think about how insane that story was at least once a week
Not limbless. Just in the duffel bag.
Wombatish
Not true: The coroner (official determiner of cause) specifically ruled out suicide. The police settled on accidental death after *c*
*c* a long investigation failed to provide any evidence of another person being there, let alone who. Questionably so? Arguably. But *c*
*c* it was absolutely investigated (lackluster at first, but eventually with more and more focus) and not just ruled suicide and *c*
*c* ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams
There are no flaws with it. If a suicidal person pulls the trigger and survives what do you expect them to do? Go to fucking Disney Land? 1/
Absolutely not, do you think someone in that state of mind would be willing to deal with those lines? The Matterhorn is only so much fun.
No, they put the gun back to their head and pull the trigger again, it's not that difficult to understand. 2/2
TylersSenseOfEnnui
No they don't. Actually most have almost instantaneous regret and another attempt takes time to ramp up to if it happens at all. 1/2
Your brain floods you with a ton of chemicals from adrenaline to dopamine and the man 5 seconds before the shot isn't the same as 5 after.
Besides, why the fuck would the CIA kill a man AFTER he whistleblows, and when they would immediately be suspected of killing him.
AShortLongUserName
Double barrel shotgun with slugs?
If he shot himself in the head with a double barrel shotgun, there wouldn't be two holes. Just a big one.
BattleD4d
I don't think he'd be found with two bullet wounds to the head if he took two shotgun slugs to the cranium at close range.
Then you'd more likely be found without large parts of your head
Rmajere
Not how that works, most require you to pull the trigger twice some require you to pull two triggers which though lined up would be unlikely
rotten2core
It's really easy to fire a double barrel simultaneously
Modern ones have barrel selector older ones are rapidly concurrent not simultaneous.
Well I have a side by side baikal with two triggers that is fun as shit to fire both simultaneously on so... I must disagree.
Skromulator
I'm pretty sure they would have only found pieces of his head if he'd done that
.38 revolver actually
Blastergv9
There still have to be two trigger pulls
No you actually pull two triggers with two fingers simultaneously
True. Although I've never actually tried it.
I recommend it, very fun
smittdude92
I mean I've tried it twice, and I'm still here to tell the tale. True story
Wtf dude! Stop doing it! And which asshole upvoted your comment? Love from the Netherlands man. Nothing but love.
thepsudo
His own wife says, "I think what happened made him go into a deep depression and kill himself." There's no alternate gunman theory.
And what's her excuse for leaving him?
Couple getting shredded by media+him getting super depressed changes a lot
Yeah, screw that whole "better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health" malarkey.
Why not? Trump did.
I mean.. Lots of couples get divorced, and it's usually complex problems. Why should we judge them without ever knowing them?
Mythmatic
More or less what Snowden is enduring now. Snowden was smart enough to leave the country though.
Munchman347
And he'll probably have a 'regrettable accident' one of these days...
Not really at all. Snowden wasn't a reporter but he still provided concrete evidence (despite your opinions on what he did), the opposite1/2
2/2 of Webb.
I was talking about the way America treats whistle blowers
Arsikere
waiting for someone to make the connection between our entrance into afghanistan and the COINCIDENTAL rise in both legal and illegal opiate/
there's no rise in legal opiate. Just in media attention to same. and THATS caused by DEA itself using the gov't media.Having lost weed 2/
laws to enforce there's no way DEA wants to shrink their empire and lose budget.Therefore, lets use the gov't media to play up "opiates".
addictions and overdoses since then, and still rising.
But how are they getting fentanyle even, this stuff is like a thousand times more powerful
both legal and illegal* create the disease and provide the cure
HiddenSanity
2) People trained in their use. Set up more needle exchanges/safe injection sites... Now there's Fentanyl being distributed that's
1) Fentanyl being sold as other things have been causing a lot of deaths, so a program here flooded the streets with naloxone kits and
3) specifically designed to be unaffected by naloxone, which just... confuses me.
where is this?
Vancouver area, only been a bit of the anti-Naloxone stuff found, but, it's both concerning and baffling.
jsktrogdor
1/2 The media turned on Webb because he was a terrible reporter who made concrete claims without concrete proof. He wasnt the only
Obviously he wasn't a bad reporter if he managed to find this all out. He had concrete proof, but it was classified files he could not relea
That's is 100% not at all how classification works, like... not even close. Reporters are under no obligation to respect classification.
True, but look at him! 2 kids, family, do you think he wanted to be sentenced life imprisonment like Snowden will for his true claims?
the media turns on whoever they are told to, they're gov't, almost like a 4th branch. or they wouldn't be allowed to exist by same.
Please get to top comment.
I didnt say it was false, I said he claimed it was true before he had good evidence. Which breaks every rule real reporters have.
JuliusPepperwoodFromChicago
Is there evidence to prove that he was murdered because of it?
temoce
You are assuming, assuming is useless
You do realize head =/= brain, correct? There has also been tons of cases of a suicider shooting twice
Can either happen because they missed the brain, missed vital parts of the brain, or involuntary muscle reflex caused the second shot
2/2 journalist looking into this, he was just the only one willing to make the claim without having hard evidence.
OscarWao
2 bullet wounds. "Suicide".
God would everyone stop saying this? One bullet does not always kill immediately.
AdonisAleus
You know, I bet alot of the people who say "look at this" also say MSM is too quick to jump for stories with little regard to facts
IgniaEternale
Savage.
I can't watch the News" anymore since half that shit just seems made up out of thin air just on a day to day basis. let alone the "big"
stories like Waterfgatte and 9/11.
daiconrad
To be fair, Waterfgatte is just made up out of thin air.
Bystandr
Close but not quite. Specifically, he made claims without providing the sources, as those were from inside and did not want to be revealed.
Not according to the Washington Post.
That is not the same as having no concrete proof. He just didnt share all of what that proof was.
blainetog
Having proof but not letting anyone see it is functionally identical to having no proof. He may have had good reasons, but still.
foolycooly999
So like when the state makes any claim based on classified evidence?
You could literally make up anything and cite unnamed sources. At some point you need actual evidence to make such impactful claims.
Ah ok, let me narrow the focus of the idea. I didnt say it justified representing a notion. I said he didnt make his (unfounded from our
perspective) claim on no evidence (from his perspective). His decision DID lack journalistic integrity. It WAS not a proven thing. However,
then why kill this guy to shut him up. The suicide claim is so stupid its like another argument he rlly had something incriminating to say.
aceebro
That's even more evidence that he wasn't actually assassinated.
It was 8 years later - i find it hard to believe the CIA forgot about him for 8 years, not to mention his ex-wife thought he was suicidal.
Wobbixx
It is entirely possible to try to kill yourself, but not have the first shot do it, or spasm and pull again, if the trigger is light. ->
It all depends if the unicorn you are riding at the time is trying to buck you off or not
Highly unlikely, of course, but possible. Still looks like he was suicided, though...
CoBr2
Not unlikely at all. Contrary to the shit you see in movies and video games, headshots aren't instakills.
imnotinprisonhidingaphoneinmybutt
Murder.
GasBandit
Dude, I ruled at Contra back in the 90s. I could beat it even without the konami code.
relsky
My buddy and I would run through that game just to get our day started. Every day.
GasBandit
Mister, you had a childhood. /brofist
Sam1979
^^VV<><>BA(start)
Mannyspaghetti
Breaking News:
delilahviolet
Mannyspaghetti
More at 11
silentlurker88
Hey! This is from my hometown news! I don't know why I felt I needed to tell you that. I honestly don't know why I'm still typing.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
We're all very impressed.
SwagicalYololord
69 NEWS*
grimmer54
Nicaraguan here, the conflict was more of a civil war so the terrorist term do not fit very well with the contras tactic.
Savagepancakes
They use the word terrorist to create a biased image in the minds of Americans
azgrak
The Sacramento County Coroner's name was Robert Lyons if anyone is interested. Just read the Wiki page, lots of shadey gov and news stuff.
FranzNewbrian
Archer, season 5 ep. 13, is a direct parody of what Gary Webb exposed.
FrostTide
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ovastanda
tripurari
American Dad also has an episode on topic, features a lovely song about Ollie North, Reagan and the Contras.
RicardoVanDijke
Arrival Departure? how is that a parody?
FranzNewbrian
It's the episode where it is revealed that the CIA is behind everything, exactly like what OP's post is talking about.
LazerbeamJohnsom
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Gobuyussomecoffee
Ow shit, it is
zWERG
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TheOnlyTruJhawk
Also the movie "Kill the Messenger" with Jeremy Renner is about what happened with Gary Webb.
SQLdragon
https://cdn.meme.am/cache/instances/folder466/48373466.jpg
aninvisiblemaniac
I'd venture to say season 5 in general was meant to parody it. don't know why episode 13 is the most relevant
ThePsychicZombie
ISIS had nothing to do with the government for most of the season. That's the episode where it's revealed that the CIA are involved at all
richalex2010
Yeah but the whole season was orchestrated by the CIA. The ISIS crew just didn't know it.
ThePsychicZombie
I guess it'd be more accurate to say that the entire season was a buildup TO the parody
runarrow3
I'm pretty sure Mallory did. At least the cocaine part.
ThePsychicZombie
Duh. But you can't call it a parody if the viewer doesn't have any way to get it yet.
aninvisiblemaniac
fair enough
RetailCat
Ah, corruption. Never change, America.
FuzzyMedic
C.I.A. - Cocaine Into Americans. Now watch me stab myself 37 times in the back after falling out of a window.
KoteSilence
Did anyone else read "gay webb"
WellshitIcantThinkofAusername
37 times? that kills people carl
RosegoldEverything
CAAAARRRRLLLLL!!!
ComicallyLongUsername
Ah yes, the "Putin's enemies" suicide special. Like that guy who slit his own throat and climbed into a duffel bag, zipping it from outside.
HeywouldJablowme
C.I.A. cocaine importation Association
therealVexed
CAARRRL
FuzzyMedic
... and now I have the rumblies, which only hands can satisfy.
therealVexed
should make a meat dragon out of orphan kids
FuzzyMedic
or boat nectar.
ikbenlike
There actually is a murder case where someone stabbed someone 23 times out of self defense. Just early Norwegian metal scene things
StormWingDelta
Guessing the threat didn't die the first stab?
deft1
Just like in the movies
NoDisIsPatrick
Mayhem?
RickFromSpace
To anyone seeing this, I recommend the documentary "until the light takes us" not a huge black metal fan but worth the watch
Mausriel
Varg Vikernes?
ikbenlike
Yup
Raziel420
You mean northern kentucky things? Totally met a guy in jail that was convicted of exactly that.
tzap
Yeah except that it was ruled a murder.
ikbenlike
He claimed it was self defense
tzap
Well that's true. Not an uncommon defense, that.
ikbenlike
Personally, I think that if the situation progressed the way he said it did, it was self defense
Glennnn
Absolut, ett planerat "self defense" av greven. Jävla galning
Sam1979
This guy fucks Vikings
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
Gary Webb. David WEBB. Coincidence?
TheNoogler
For a movie on Mr. Webb, watch Kill the Messenger with Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers)
DapperLordDestral
"Shot himself in the back of the head twice; now that's determination."
MisunderstoodOldMan
Jeremy Renner was in a movie called kill the messenger. Really good look at the dark alliance story.
TheBlackVan
Move along. Nothing to see here. (check my username)
dirtydanisreal
A patriot. Just like Edward Snowden.
krapmyself
Sad truth: almost nobody cares.
RoastedLemonNlime
Ikr
Lawyerforthewholeinternet
There's a lot of conclusory statements in here. Maybe do some googling before deciding that he's the martyred patron saint of journalism.
deniseh
Uhm, maybe see the wikipedia page? Maybe know that you can get shot in the head and not actually die, also see Kill The Messenger... ya kno.
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It's absolutely not. Also... where are you coming from with being such an ass? Especially since you're wrong https://goo.gl/XHB2T7
humaneffigy
I DON'T NEED RESEARCH IT'S IN A MOVIE AND A PICTURE ONLINE THERE ARE NO OTHER PERTINENT DETAILS THIS NARRATIVE IS 100% ACCURATE FAGGOTS
evilcarp
Oliver North went to jail over this.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Naw, that had to do with selling arms to Iran to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon while funneling money to the Contras, all of 1/2
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
2/2 of which is objectively true. This a lot more iffy with much less evidence; a lot of this claim was based on the CIA not cutting 2/3
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
3/3 ties with known drug traffickers, which is also accepted as fact.
impayshunz
This story is so full of holes it's more a conspiracy theory than not.
deniseh
But um, except it's not? I mean just google, check his wikipedia. I mean if you're lazy watch the goddamn movie? Kill The Messenger.
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
Ah, those most reliable of news sources, Wikipedia and mainstream entertainment.
stoler202
His head is full of holes, two of them exactly. Sorry.
TobySomething
Yeah, I'm gonna need a source besides a meme.
obsequiouslifechoices
Read a book.
RMaybeth
Well i saw it on the Onion and Mad magazine too so that's three.
deniseh
Uhm, read the wikipedia page about him? See the movie Kill The Messenger for starters? Google?
LadyLorelei
Text on an image does not equal a meme. Thanks for listening.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
http://lmgtfy.com/?iie=1&q=gary+webb
HighOnStress
He wrote a book about this titled Dark Alliance.
ZurthRoshak
A fantastic book. I wrote a paper about it in college
LadyTurkleton
Watch the History Channel special on June 18th! https://youtu.be/Pf4gzD25RnE
evilcarp
How about the Iran contra report from congress? https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2702436/Iran-Contra-report.pdf
MidgetRacer8192
well, Google would be a good start.
Mailvirgo
There was a movie made about him. Can't remember the film's name but it stared Jeremy Rainer (hawkeye from the Avengers).
FeelMoreLikeIdoRightNowThanIdidAwhileAgo
Hurt Locker. Great movie.
RMaybeth
that joke fizzled also everyone is misspelling shit. Hurting my sensibilities, i need a safe place!
vplasmafire
The movie youre looking for is "Kill the Messenger"
dipderp
This has the stink of conspiracy. If the government caps me, don't capitalize the "Truth" in my commemorative meme.
dylan76
FFS people look into these things before you just accept that there's a massive conspiracy. Be skeptical. This guy had no journo integrity
mtnbks
You are confusing Hollywood hype with actual facts.
MrBananaBeak
Source?
justahumanbeing
Its true, I read the real one before. Our government is the biggest drug dealers on the planet
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It's aggressively disputed and he never provided any clear evidence. Source: https://goo.gl/XHB2T7
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
http://lmgtfy.com/?iie=1&q=gary+webb
MrBananaBeak
Not in the habit of proving people's claims for them.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
I hate to tell you this, but not everything in life is served to you. Either be curious or disinterested, but there's no third option here.
MrBananaBeak
We should *always* insist that claimants provide evidence for their claims.
TheOnlyTruJhawk
If you are looking for hard evidence and people to back their claims on imgur, you have come to the wrong place.
GeorgeKvsh
TurtleJeb
HIS NAME WAS SETH RICH!
Baboonz
Nah read into this.
Drywhitetoast
What did he know about Hillary?
AnonymouZero
She had Trumps tax returns.
EvillBob
That's a different trail of corpses.
heylookitsmyusername
Boooooo
FightingRevengeOfYourMom
Maybe it's in her emails. We should hold more hearings. Also, Benghazi.
FightingRevengeOfYourMom
BTW: that's a joke, people.
Drywhitetoast
The fact that you have to say that saddens me.
FightingRevengeOfYourMom
Me, too. When I re-read my post I imagined all the hate I was about to get.
AlexanderTheGood
Ah yes. Suicide. With 2 bullets. Absolutely no flaws with that logic.
metalfoto
sadness
artemecium
semi-automatic?
Ratman72
In Soviet Russia you don't commit suicide. Suicide commits you.
LarryTesler
depends on the type of weapon
twozerooz
You do understand head =/= brain, correct?
xrufus7x
Even shooting through the brain doesn't guarantee death. Plenty of people ave survived severe brain trauma.
Asteroidrules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide
grandmastonguekiss
If you don't get the shot right the first time, try, try again. I'm America we frown upon quitters.
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DonDraperSC
Into his Femur. :)
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Jesus Christ. I'm very much not wanting to ask, but do you have a source article. I can't imagine how much that hurt (or how many drugs he
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phantomgallery
"but officer, why didnt you shoot his leg? he would have survived" yeah, and i woulda missed, and if i did hit, he'd be dead in minutes
LiquidMilk
Ever been hunting? Reflexes can cause twitches for minutes after. Death is also not guaranteed when shot in the head.
FriendlyNeighbourhoodSatan
The first shot was just to make sure the gun was working.
Cohacq
Maybe he used a 2011 pistol.
varsil
Not unknown at all--sometimes people either fail with the first and shoot again, or the gun fires twice in the course of the suicide.
rossalupus
Its a popular method amonst whistleblowers, alongwith multiple stab wounds like the cop in fresno
DVERIOUS
To the back of the head, no less
Mwizard
There are literally pictures of it, why bother lying?
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
Because this whole assassination story comes up everytime the OP story does and people obviously find it appealing
DeathMetalEnthusiast
Article explains how this is possible http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/10/three_bullets_to_the_head.html
Ifuckinghatecopenhagen
After World War 2, the resistance in Denmark cleared out collaborators. There are stories where they had to use 2 bullets, cause the(1/2)
Ifuckinghatecopenhagen
first only cracked the skull open, and the 'victim' was still alive. (2/2)
LetumComplexo
That's because it was probably a suicide. You really think the CIA wouldn't have been able to make it look good?
merdock379
It was a message, clearly.
Mwizard
No it wasn't. This might be breaking news for you, but suicidal people want to die. Enough that if they fail they'll try again.
merdock379
Not breaking news to anyone dope. This was a message sent from Uncle Sam.
Mighty1
Well, at least he didn't stab himself in the back 25 times
rando53
Don't be silly. Thinking the government would ever do something wrong? You're insane. You're Alex Jones. Buy some water filters, lunatic.
Dagordae
It's more common that you would think. Somewhere around 4% of gunshot suicides take more than one headshot. One guy got up to 4.
DaVaultHunter
What do you think is the all time high score for number of times one has shot himself in the head?
ArdentSlacker
That's... I think he should have given up after the 3rd one. Er, given up the OTHER way.
yournotmybuddyguy
Seems legit
d0o0o0d
Dunno. A friend of mine knew a guy who tried to suicide with a shotgun and failed. Didn't think to ask why he didn't try for a second shot.
d0o0o0d
...but I wouldn't want to be the coroner writing the report on cause-of-death if he had.
phantomgallery
how the hell did he fail
DeathMetalEnthusiast
http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
RileyZenko
Actually it's possible to miss the brain if he shot himself in the head
phantomgallery
yeah no, im not gonna be able to focus enough to do that when i just BLEW A HOLE IN MY HEAD
DeathMetalEnthusiast
It can just fuck up thier face, or miss the vital parts of the brain http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
Edgarflaps
Hands tied behind back. Hmm maybe.
finwolven
"I bet this guy really wanted himself dead, look, he shot himself in the back of the head, from both sides, simultaneously, with two guns!"
Ryanator50
ah you beat me to it.
Veganeir
And then he must have hidden the second gun
DrMichaelMcQueeferton
geez guys, seems we really had one desperately suicidal maniac here. he even swallowed six cyanide pills in the mortuary.
PokeMasterWrath
"Suicide huh? Looks like he caught himself by surprise."
asm80dfa8sdfj
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
kcgingerbeard
You insignifi-CUNT, little fuck!
DutchymcDutchface
You, my good man, are awesome
asm80dfa8sdfj
I'm kind of sad that not more people got it, because I thought it was perfect.
DutchymcDutchface
Well at least 9 other people in the world got it. And we liked it. And this one is from the Netherlands. Saints unite...
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
While I agree with your point, It's possible he had a faulty trigger mechanism.
Mwizard
It went through his cheek apparently, there are pictures if you want to look them up. Not what I would call "graphic" but still dead body
DavidBrooker
About 15% of attempted suicides by firearm fail. Once you fail, you have a choice to make.
computerphile
And yet 911 operators have dismissed people who have been shot in the head because they think it's impossible to survive something like that
daginne
Wtf are you talking about? That's the dumbest shit you said all day
computerphile
Not all gunshot wounds to head kill. People answering 911 calls seems to think so and hang up when real victims call and say they need help
computerphile
Example: https://www.thelocal.se/20150220/shot-teenager-not-believed-in-emergency-call
OldSchoolCoder
If the choice wasn't already made then you are indeed a fail :)
DavidBrooker
Survivors indicate that they often regret their decision to commit suicide immediately after taking irreversible action.
AusSpyder
Ages ago, a friend of mine's mum told me about a guy who took too many pills, immediately regretted it but too late. Irreversible damage.
AusSpyder
Spent the rest of his short life in hospital unable to take it back and nobody could save him.
DeathMetalEnthusiast
Although the pain of having a cracked or broken skull may cause a desire to follow through
AbyssalKraken
For reals? What the heck. I wonder what that feeling is like.
FennecAeon
Chaotic and also calm and clarifying. Waking up after one you thought would work is really defeating and painful and confronting.
lordofthedice
Ow this hurts. This really, really hurts. Why did I ever think this was a good idea. Holy shit. Worst idea ever.
DavidBrooker
There's a documentary about suicides on the Golden Gate bridge that interviews a few survivors. It's a little chilling.
RubyPorto
There are plenty of people who've survived being shot in the head. In fact, there's only a small area that will cause flaccid paralysis+
Queenbeehalle
Yea, just look at Malala yousafzai
williamvanauger
All i can think of is "is it true there is a place in a mans head that if you shoot it, it will blow up?" but thank you for the education.
GermanCanuck
Shame.
RubyPorto
-when hit. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaccid_paralysis_(shooting) Also, his ex-wife said that she was sure he killed himself.
IAmDrBanner
Surviving getting shot in the head is one thing, shooting yourself in the head a second time is another.
RubyPorto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_gunshot_suicide There's an example of a 4-shot suicide.
IAmDrBanner
I bet it is another cover-up. Maybe the CIA made that wikipedia page. They can't keep getting away with this!
IAmDrBanner
/s
DavidBrooker
If your suicide attempt fails, you have to chose between trying again and trying to save yourself.
IAmDrBanner
The point is being able to even make that choice after just getting shot in the head. SURVIVING getting shot in the head and being /1
IAmDrBanner
FUNCTIONAL after getting shot in the head are two different things. That is my point. Even if he wanted to do it again, could he? /2
Omnichromic
CIA wants you to know that wasn't a suicide. They also want you to know they'll get away with it.
fuckyouandyourwittyusername
Where are damn meddling kids when you need them
DeathMetalEnthusiast
Why did they wait so long? And then again http://lostallhope.com/suicide-methods/firearms/dangers-failing
iamlikelytoforgetthis
A few years ago, a British spy was found limbless, zipped in a duffel bag in his bath. Verdict of suicide.
StoneThrowingDevil
I think about how insane that story was at least once a week
varsil
Not limbless. Just in the duffel bag.
Wombatish
Not true: The coroner (official determiner of cause) specifically ruled out suicide. The police settled on accidental death after *c*
Wombatish
*c* a long investigation failed to provide any evidence of another person being there, let alone who. Questionably so? Arguably. But *c*
Wombatish
*c* it was absolutely investigated (lackluster at first, but eventually with more and more focus) and not just ruled suicide and *c*
Wombatish
*c* ignored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams
Mwizard
There are no flaws with it. If a suicidal person pulls the trigger and survives what do you expect them to do? Go to fucking Disney Land? 1/
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Absolutely not, do you think someone in that state of mind would be willing to deal with those lines? The Matterhorn is only so much fun.
Mwizard
No, they put the gun back to their head and pull the trigger again, it's not that difficult to understand. 2/2
TylersSenseOfEnnui
No they don't. Actually most have almost instantaneous regret and another attempt takes time to ramp up to if it happens at all. 1/2
TylersSenseOfEnnui
Your brain floods you with a ton of chemicals from adrenaline to dopamine and the man 5 seconds before the shot isn't the same as 5 after.
LiquidMilk
Besides, why the fuck would the CIA kill a man AFTER he whistleblows, and when they would immediately be suspected of killing him.
AShortLongUserName
Double barrel shotgun with slugs?
IAmDrBanner
If he shot himself in the head with a double barrel shotgun, there wouldn't be two holes. Just a big one.
BattleD4d
I don't think he'd be found with two bullet wounds to the head if he took two shotgun slugs to the cranium at close range.
ikbenlike
Then you'd more likely be found without large parts of your head
Rmajere
Not how that works, most require you to pull the trigger twice some require you to pull two triggers which though lined up would be unlikely
rotten2core
It's really easy to fire a double barrel simultaneously
Rmajere
Modern ones have barrel selector older ones are rapidly concurrent not simultaneous.
rotten2core
Well I have a side by side baikal with two triggers that is fun as shit to fire both simultaneously on so... I must disagree.
Skromulator
I'm pretty sure they would have only found pieces of his head if he'd done that
Rmajere
.38 revolver actually
Blastergv9
There still have to be two trigger pulls
rotten2core
No you actually pull two triggers with two fingers simultaneously
Blastergv9
True. Although I've never actually tried it.
rotten2core
I recommend it, very fun
smittdude92
I mean I've tried it twice, and I'm still here to tell the tale. True story
DutchymcDutchface
Wtf dude! Stop doing it! And which asshole upvoted your comment? Love from the Netherlands man. Nothing but love.
LiquidMilk
thepsudo
His own wife says, "I think what happened made him go into a deep depression and kill himself." There's no alternate gunman theory.
PokeMasterWrath
And what's her excuse for leaving him?
LiquidMilk
Couple getting shredded by media+him getting super depressed changes a lot
PokeMasterWrath
Yeah, screw that whole "better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health" malarkey.
thepsudo
Why not? Trump did.
LiquidMilk
I mean.. Lots of couples get divorced, and it's usually complex problems. Why should we judge them without ever knowing them?
Mythmatic
More or less what Snowden is enduring now. Snowden was smart enough to leave the country though.
Munchman347
And he'll probably have a 'regrettable accident' one of these days...
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Not really at all. Snowden wasn't a reporter but he still provided concrete evidence (despite your opinions on what he did), the opposite1/2
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
2/2 of Webb.
Mythmatic
I was talking about the way America treats whistle blowers
Arsikere
waiting for someone to make the connection between our entrance into afghanistan and the COINCIDENTAL rise in both legal and illegal opiate/
RMaybeth
there's no rise in legal opiate. Just in media attention to same. and THATS caused by DEA itself using the gov't media.Having lost weed 2/
RMaybeth
laws to enforce there's no way DEA wants to shrink their empire and lose budget.Therefore, lets use the gov't media to play up "opiates".
Arsikere
addictions and overdoses since then, and still rising.
RMaybeth
But how are they getting fentanyle even, this stuff is like a thousand times more powerful
Arsikere
both legal and illegal* create the disease and provide the cure
HiddenSanity
2) People trained in their use. Set up more needle exchanges/safe injection sites... Now there's Fentanyl being distributed that's
HiddenSanity
1) Fentanyl being sold as other things have been causing a lot of deaths, so a program here flooded the streets with naloxone kits and
HiddenSanity
3) specifically designed to be unaffected by naloxone, which just... confuses me.
Arsikere
where is this?
HiddenSanity
Vancouver area, only been a bit of the anti-Naloxone stuff found, but, it's both concerning and baffling.
jsktrogdor
1/2 The media turned on Webb because he was a terrible reporter who made concrete claims without concrete proof. He wasnt the only
deniseh
Obviously he wasn't a bad reporter if he managed to find this all out. He had concrete proof, but it was classified files he could not relea
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
That's is 100% not at all how classification works, like... not even close. Reporters are under no obligation to respect classification.
deniseh
True, but look at him! 2 kids, family, do you think he wanted to be sentenced life imprisonment like Snowden will for his true claims?
RMaybeth
the media turns on whoever they are told to, they're gov't, almost like a 4th branch. or they wouldn't be allowed to exist by same.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Please get to top comment.
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jsktrogdor
I didnt say it was false, I said he claimed it was true before he had good evidence. Which breaks every rule real reporters have.
JuliusPepperwoodFromChicago
Is there evidence to prove that he was murdered because of it?
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temoce
You are assuming, assuming is useless
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twozerooz
You do realize head =/= brain, correct? There has also been tons of cases of a suicider shooting twice
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twozerooz
Can either happen because they missed the brain, missed vital parts of the brain, or involuntary muscle reflex caused the second shot
jsktrogdor
2/2 journalist looking into this, he was just the only one willing to make the claim without having hard evidence.
OscarWao
2 bullet wounds. "Suicide".
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
God would everyone stop saying this? One bullet does not always kill immediately.
AdonisAleus
You know, I bet alot of the people who say "look at this" also say MSM is too quick to jump for stories with little regard to facts
IgniaEternale
Savage.
RMaybeth
I can't watch the News" anymore since half that shit just seems made up out of thin air just on a day to day basis. let alone the "big"
RMaybeth
stories like Waterfgatte and 9/11.
daiconrad
To be fair, Waterfgatte is just made up out of thin air.
Bystandr
Close but not quite. Specifically, he made claims without providing the sources, as those were from inside and did not want to be revealed.
jsktrogdor
Not according to the Washington Post.
Bystandr
That is not the same as having no concrete proof. He just didnt share all of what that proof was.
blainetog
Having proof but not letting anyone see it is functionally identical to having no proof. He may have had good reasons, but still.
foolycooly999
So like when the state makes any claim based on classified evidence?
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
You could literally make up anything and cite unnamed sources. At some point you need actual evidence to make such impactful claims.
Bystandr
Ah ok, let me narrow the focus of the idea. I didnt say it justified representing a notion. I said he didnt make his (unfounded from our
Bystandr
perspective) claim on no evidence (from his perspective). His decision DID lack journalistic integrity. It WAS not a proven thing. However,
RMaybeth
then why kill this guy to shut him up. The suicide claim is so stupid its like another argument he rlly had something incriminating to say.
aceebro
That's even more evidence that he wasn't actually assassinated.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It was 8 years later - i find it hard to believe the CIA forgot about him for 8 years, not to mention his ex-wife thought he was suicidal.
Wobbixx
It is entirely possible to try to kill yourself, but not have the first shot do it, or spasm and pull again, if the trigger is light. ->
RMaybeth
It all depends if the unicorn you are riding at the time is trying to buck you off or not
Wobbixx
Highly unlikely, of course, but possible. Still looks like he was suicided, though...
CoBr2
Not unlikely at all. Contrary to the shit you see in movies and video games, headshots aren't instakills.