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• jaaake@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Knowledge bomb time!

  This is Robert Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who committed suicide during a live press conference in 1987. This photo is from that press conference, the trombone has been photoshopped over the gun he used.

  R. Budd Dwyer suicide

  For the 90s musical connection, this incident was the inspiration for Filter’s song “Hey Man Nice Shot.”

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  • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Brutal video, the cameraman did not shy away and had a close-up shot of the guys head spurting blood like a faucet as he lay there dying

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    • MrGerrit@feddit.nl ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was like thirteen and one of my friends had one of those “faces of dead”? VHS.

      I remember him handing out envelopes or something, said something and pulled out the gun out. With his free hand trying to keep people away and suddenly put it in his mouth, pulling the trigger.

      I still remember the blood streaming out of him.

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  • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The reason Dwyer shot himself is that he was facing prison time for a corruption scheme and if he died while still in office, his family got full benefits. Oh, and it turned out he was innocent.

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    • hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Source on his being innocent? I don’t remember that being even likely given the evidence, but it’s been like 35 years so I’m curious what came to light.

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  • dingus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Did a newspaper straight up put a pic of him with his head spurting blood on the front page? Goddamn

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  • idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Video is on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/you-cut-20201007-223125720

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• Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  His solo work has been known to blow minds

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• Unlocalhost@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Scott, co-founder of suburban rhythm

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  • jaaake@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    All the other bands are just shit

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• Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  🎶Stop your messing around, you better think of your future🎶

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  • gregorum@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Great song, lol

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• unreachable@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  fligu gigu, the origin

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• Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Don’t gatekeep Reel Big Fish.

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  • PP_BOY_@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    🎵🕺🏁🎵🕺🏁 I know you can’t work in fast food all your life 🎵🕺🏁🎵🕺🏁

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• NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mr. Lahey?

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