๐ฏ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ช๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ ๐๐ธ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ Ventured out last night to attend this candlelight vigil for our protest brother, Garrett Foster. I wanted to use my platform to speak on this real quick because people are spreading dangerous misinformation about this kind soul. โซ๏ธ . ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ: Garrett was open carrying an AR-15, which is a small caliber civilian weapon that fires a single bullet. He was marching, along with his fiancรฉ in a wheelchair, with a big group in the street. The police did not block cross traffic with their bikes as they have in the past. Angry man in a dark blue car drove into crowd, waited for people to surround the vehicle so he could claim self defense. He targeted Garrett specifically and shot first, 5-8 times.โซ๏ธ . ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ: They say Garrett had an AK-47, which is a larger caliber military weapon that fires multiple bullets at a time. They say Garrett shot first or pointed the gun at the car, but he is clearly seen in footage pointing it at the ground. They are calling him a terrorist. Facebook etc is full of trolls laughing at him and celebrating his death. Our POTUS himself already retweeted a post mocking him yesterday. โซ๏ธ There were people open carrying the same weapons a few months ago over reopening the economy with signs that said "I WANT A HAIRCUT" and none of them were assassinated and mocked.โซ๏ธ . Garrett Foster was not a terrorist. Nothing could be further from the truth. I didn't know him well but I observed his character every night. He was a gentle giant, always keeping watch over his fiancรฉ, Whitney. He wasn't one of the ones throwing rocks at cops or burning flags. He was supporting his beloved, keeping her safe while fighting for a cause that effects them both. He was just a kid from Plano that fell in love with a girl he wanted to protect, expressing his right to open carry. โซ๏ธ . ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฏ . photo by @wild.unknown ๐ท . #garrettfoster #austintexas #blmmovement #atxblm #atx #512 #misinformation #antifascist #blacklivesmatter #blmprotest #peacefulprotest #systemicracism (at Congress Avenue / W 4th St) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJ_YwbF9Vf/?igshid=1bvmlxhgyf972
