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[–] [email protected] 88 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is this the same woman the cops threatened with a probation violation if she didn't stop being so vocal about the extent of their worthlessness?

Regardless, I wish her all the best and hope she succeeds!

Edit: Not the same woman, but good time to remind people that they were scumbags all the way through even after the shooting was done. https://www.newsweek.com/uvalde-mom-who-saved-kids-school-shooting-says-police-threatened-her-1712842

A mother who ran into Robb Elementary School to rescue her two children during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week says police threatened to violate her probation for speaking about the incident to reporters.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

If she wins, Uvalde will be better for it.

That was my going in position, but I appreciate the additional info nonetheless. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Also running for mayor is Cody Smith, a senior vice president at the First State Bank of Uvalde. Smith previously held the post and was mayor from 2008 to 2012. Prior to being mayor, he was a member of the city council elected in 1995 and served for 12 years.

“I would come to the position with some experience,” said Smith, “[...] and then I just want to do anything I can to help this community, you know, heal and, you know, and prosper.”.

Uh you know, stuff and, uh, and things. Not for money or anything.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

his first initiative would be building a committee consisting of city, county and school district members to work towards a permanent memorial to honor the lives lost at Robb Elementary.

Well, there’s progress. /s

[–] ChunkMcHorkle 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] markr 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also we will put all sorts of religious bullshit all over the memorial because god.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn modern medicine making kids love past age 5. God needs dead kids.

[–] Vaggumon 34 points 1 year ago

Good for her, hope she can win, and make some good changes. Though I'm not super hopeful.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I hope she wins. Those parents have kohongas of titanium to do what they're doing in spite of their immense pain. 🥰✊️

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Based. I wish her well.

[–] UltraMagnus0001 13 points 1 year ago

She will most likely be terrorized by the police until she wins, but I hope she uses it for publicity.

[–] reddig33 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She won’t win. The majority of the town voted Republican after the shooting. They don’t care.

[–] DoctorTYVM 13 points 1 year ago

You're getting downvoted, but you're right. Voters already had a chance to make a difference and chose not to.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It seems like the only hope of any true change is to get people that have been deeply impacted by these events into office. Good luck to her.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Buelldozer 2 points 1 year ago
[–] joklhops 2 points 1 year ago

Really inspiring she has the motivation to do this and that she still has faith in her community enough to try and make it better. Hope things go well for her.

[–] dethb0y -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She'll soon discover that being the Mayor is not actually that powerful or useful of a position to effect change from. It's a very limited position.

[–] FlyingSquid 46 points 1 year ago

It's more powerful than not being mayor.

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