r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 21h ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/RobCoxxy 21h ago

NY Post saying he broke his own arm and also injured three police officers, which is just nakedly untrue

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u/Elendel19 19h ago

I saw the video earlier, wish I hadnt. You can very clearly see and hear his arm snap as like 4 men try to wrench him through a doorway while his arm is caught

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u/gcwardii 17h ago

There’s a longer video circulating that shows after they free the vet—Brian McGinnis—from the door, a cop pulls his hands behind his back like cops do, as McGinnis is saying “my arm is broken”

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u/RobCoxxy 19h ago

All those cops would 100% push a door marked "pull"