Juan Lee Pettimore said:

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torrid said:

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Believe it or not, this was at Burning Man. Warning NSFW language.



And in Panama they don't **** around:

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Whatever happened to that guy in the picture. I remember reading his story awhile back.

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I asked Grok

### The Incident
On November 7, 2023, during widespread protests in Panama against a controversial mining contract with Canadian company First Quantum Minerals (allowing operation of the Cobre Panam copper mine for another 20+ years), environmental activists and teachers set up road blockades across the country, including on the Pan-American Highway in Chame district (about 50 miles west of Panama City). These blockades caused massive disruptions, with daily economic losses estimated at up to $80 million, school closures, and over 150,000 missed medical appointments.

Kenneth Franklin Darlington Salas, a 77-year-old retired lawyer and university professor with dual U.S.-Panamanian citizenship, was driving through the blockade while running errands. Frustrated by the traffic jam, he exited his vehicle, approached the protesters, and engaged in a heated argument. Video footage captured by journalists and bystanders shows him pulling a handgun from his pocket, waving it while clearing debris (tires and tree trunks) from the road, and declaring something along the lines of "this ends here." When one protester taunted him with "Why don't you shoot?" or "Are you going to kill someone?", Darlington fired multiple shots at close range, killing two men: Abdiel Daz (a teacher and union activist, died at the scene) and Ivn Rodrguez Mendoza (62, husband of a teacher, died shortly after in hospital). He then calmly continued clearing the road before police arrested him at the scene.

Darlington has a prior conviction for illegal firearm possession in Panama. The shooting was the first fatal incident in the three-week protests, escalating tensions but ultimately contributing to their resolution: The government later declared a mining moratorium (Executive Decree 23), and the National Assembly passed Law 407 suspending new concessions.

### Legal Proceedings and Current Status
Darlington was charged with two counts of aggravated homicide (intentional murder) and illegal possession of a firearm. He appeared before a judge in La Espiga district the next day (November 8, 2023) for a two-hour hearing and was remanded into provisional custody without bond. Due to his age, if convicted, he could potentially receive house arrest instead of prison time under Panamanian law.

As of the latest available information (up to mid-2025), Darlington remains in custody pending trial. No public updates on a verdict, sentencing, or release have been reported since his initial arrestlikely due to the case's low international profile after the protests ended in December 2023. Panama's judicial system can be slow for high-profile cases, and local media (e.g., Newsroom Panama, TVN) have not covered further developments recently. If convicted on the homicide charges, he faces up to 30 years, though age-related leniency is possible.

President Laurentino Cortizo condemned the violence, stating it "has no place" in Panamanian society, and expressed condolences to the victims' families. The U.S. State Department has not publicly commented, but as a dual citizen, Darlington could theoretically seek consular assistance.

The way I see if, if you aren't in a position of authority and you're impeding my ability to move freely, you're essentially holding me hostage, and I'm within my right to free myself as I see fit. If that means running over protesters, so be it.

I'd give it a 5 mph rule. I don't want to see cars accelerate through people, but a protester that won't get out of the way of a slow moving vehicle can be chalked up to suicide.

Slicer97 said:

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2ndGen87 said:

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My solution is simple. Block traffic? Kill them all

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This is where I'm at.

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You have heard it said "love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you." but I say to you "run over those who illegally protest and kill those you disagree with for great is your reward in the pmita prison"

-Jesus, probably

AJ02 said:

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If I fear for my life from the protestors (for example, it's nighttime and they're suddenly swarming my vehicle, or if they're banging on my windows, rocking my vehicle, etc)......yes. You should be able to drive thru.

If they're just sitting in the middle of the road...no. HOWEVER....police then need to be able to drag their assess off the roadway. They shouldn't be allowed to just sit there and cause gridlock. What happens if someone in traffic is having a heart attack? On their way to a job and they get fired if they're late, then potentially can't pay their mortgage? On their way to a court case and a no-show means you get locked up?

The fact that we just allow protestors to sit there for hours and block major freeways is the stupidest thing ever.

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Tranquilizer; drag out of the road; throw an orange safety vest over them and leave the .

Aggie Infantry said:

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The 1st Amendment guarantees the right to peaceably assemble and to redress your government. So, assemble on Federal, State, or local grounds and voice your opinion.

It does not guarantee the right to:
Block highways
Burn cars
Loot businesses
Inhibit travel of citizens
Smash windows
etc...

The second a "protester" starts this crap, arrest them.

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And the minimum sentence should be a $25,000 fine repaid by community labor at $50 a day. Every Saturday and Sunday they pick up trash, mow vacant lots, clean up public places. Failure to report and they forfeit all their assets and get to start over.

What's wild is that these lunatics think this will convince more people to see their point of view


All it does is make more people hate liberals even more