When cops shot Linda Tirado in the George Floyd protests, they destroyed one of her eyes with a rubber bullet. The subsequent brain damage is proving fatal. Linda needs funds for hospice Venmo: Linda-Tirado-3 PayPal: Bootstrapindustries@gmail Zelle: 806.433.6075
When less-lethal weapons are misused, journalist Linda Tirado learned, there are no consequences — except for the people at the wrong end of the launcher.
Oh crap!!
Thank you for posting this, Kate.
Linda's a real one. True story: on Twitter last year, she offered to call people who needed to talk. I DM'd her my number not really expecting anything, but she called a couple hours later and we had a real conversation. She's such a bad-ass and doesn't deserve to have had her fucking eye shot out.
This is just heartbreaking.
More people need to realize what rubber bullets actually are. The name makes them sound harmless. In reality, they're large metal projectiles wrapped in rubber to make them bounce off pavements before striking someone. They can be extremely lethal when fired at someone directly.
This is heartbreaking news
I’m so sorry to hear this.
Truly awful 😞
Fuck, & I cannot stress this enough, the police. Linda is one of the best journalists, hell, people, around. She doesn't deserve this...no one does.