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Horrifying moment American lawyer, 77, shoots and kills two climate change protesters obstructing a highway in Panama
Daily Mail UK ^ | November 8, 2023 | Harriet Alexander

Posted on 11/08/2023 8:17:36 PM PST by Morgana

An American retired lawyer and university professor was caught on camera on Tuesday shooting dead two climate change protesters in Panama.

Kenneth Darlington, 77, appeared before a judge in the town of La Espiga on Wednesday afternoon, and after a two-hour hearing was remanded in custody.

Eliécer Plicett, a lawyer for the two victims, both of them teachers, said Darlington was being charged with murder and illegal possession of a gun, TVN Noticias reported.

Darlington was seen on Tuesday, in front of a large number of photographers and television crews, walking up to a road block on a section of the Pan-American Highway in the Chame district, about 55 miles west of the capital, Panama City.

The protesters have for three weeks been campaigning against the Panamanian government's agreement with a Canadian firm to run Central America's biggest open-pit copper mine for at least another 20 years. The mine is in an environmentally sensitive area.

Darlington, who lived in the exclusive Paitilla district of Panama City, reportedly told other passengers in the car, as he got out: 'This ends today.'

The Panamanian-born U.S. citizen, who local media said has a previous conviction for illegal possession of a firearm, is seen arguing with the protesters.

He takes a handgun out of his pocket and then begins clearing the barricade on the motorway, still arguing. One of the demonstrators can be heard saying: 'Why don't you shoot?'

Darlington is then seen opening fire.

The first victim fell to the ground immediately. A second can be seen holding his shoulder, grimacing in pain.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: banglist; carbonpropaganda; climate; climatehoax; copper; coppermine; darlington; fakescience; guns; kennethdarlington; mines; mining; panama; panamericanhighway; prof; professor; roadblockage; roadblocks; transportation; transportationplots
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To: Morgana

Yes, it did take longer than anyone expected. Thought they’d have driven through a long time ago, too. Shooting them was wrong but they are playing stupid games.


61 posted on 11/09/2023 12:38:22 AM PST by bgill
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To: Morgana
"American lawyer, 77, shoots and kills two climate change protesters obstructing a highway in Panama"

Starving polar bears have just been deprived of a nutritious meal.
62 posted on 11/09/2023 1:36:46 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Morgana

This reminds me of the story of the old Amish farmer who caught a burglar stealing the Family’s meager posesions and said .. “Friend, I would do thee no harm for the world, but thou standith just where I am about to shoot!”


63 posted on 11/09/2023 2:07:10 AM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: DarrellZero

8. Well some type of traffic came through, at bullet speed.

I’m not saying that it was a couple of bullets, but, it was a couple of Bullets!


64 posted on 11/09/2023 2:39:46 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: Morgana

I have no patience for this kind of crap either.


65 posted on 11/09/2023 2:41:55 AM PST by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: kiryandil

Why aren’t these people arrested and charged with misdemeanor harassment laws? Huge fines at first and long jail time for repeat offenders.


66 posted on 11/09/2023 2:42:22 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Morgana

If I am on the jury, I give him a pass. We need more of this, not less.


67 posted on 11/09/2023 3:41:55 AM PST by qwerty1234
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To: Morgana

We could use a guy like this on I-95.


68 posted on 11/09/2023 3:46:49 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Morgana

Headline should read Glorifying Moment...


69 posted on 11/09/2023 4:26:12 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Morgana

Horrifying? I think it’s glorious! Get used to it scum.


70 posted on 11/09/2023 4:29:35 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Morgana

Why is this horrific, they got their wish, less carbon.


71 posted on 11/09/2023 4:54:09 AM PST by New Perspective (As Leonard Cohen said once in an interview, “You won’t like what comes after America”)
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To: Morgana
I can’t believe what I just watched. Man pulls out a gun and they just stand there and look at him. Do they really think they are impervious to bullets? What is with people these days?

They were the real "science-deniers"

72 posted on 11/09/2023 4:59:57 AM PST by BRL
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To: New Perspective; All

Except they weren’t really “climate change protesters”.....they were “copper mine lease renewal protestors”...from the posted story:

“The protesters have for three weeks been campaigning against the Panamanian government’s agreement with a Canadian firm to run Central America’s biggest open-pit copper mine for at least another 20 years. The mine is in an environmentally sensitive area.”

So you could say (loosely) that they were anti-EV/anti-solar/anti-wind turbine protestors (all large users of copper/copper wire).


73 posted on 11/09/2023 5:10:32 AM PST by Drago
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To: Morgana

Rare in Panama. However, this idiot won’t line a Panama jail.


74 posted on 11/09/2023 5:28:34 AM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: jimjohn
As I’ve said in a recent post, the people promoting this stuff are going to end up getting some people killed. Apparently and unfortunately I am correct.

As long as it's them getting killed, I'm good.

75 posted on 11/09/2023 5:29:57 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cherry

Blocking traffic is not peaceful.


76 posted on 11/09/2023 5:31:06 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Morgana

Martyrs for a made-up cause.


77 posted on 11/09/2023 5:37:38 AM PST by stevio (Fight until you die.)
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To: Morgana

Unfortunately most of those South American countries have the kind of anti-gun laws the Biden Regime is trying to implement.
These anti-climate people are insane.


78 posted on 11/09/2023 5:44:59 AM PST by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATIST TRAITORS)
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To: DarrellZero
I don’t condone this, but at some point I would let them know that the traffic will be coming through whether they move or not.

Yep. Give them each an orange traffic cone and wish them luck.

79 posted on 11/09/2023 6:24:31 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Drago
I failed. As critical as I am of headlines I did not read this story and I stand corrected. I appreciate you bringing that to may attention. I certainly view this shooting differently.

Regards

80 posted on 11/09/2023 7:05:27 AM PST by New Perspective (As Leonard Cohen said once in an interview, “You won’t like what comes after America”)
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