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JANUARY 27, 2020 BY J. KB
Anti-gun activist Surgeon goes full Smollette/Hogg for victim credit
I have never heard of Joseph Sakran before. Apparently he’s a Trauma Surgeon at Johns Hopkins and an anti-gun activist.

So what, Progressive doctors who pretend to be authorities over all matters because they have an MD next to their name, while really being partisan hacks, are a dime a dozen.

Yes, you know more than I about how to treat a gunshot wound, and you have treated a lot more than me. But just because you deal with a lot of gunshot victims in Baltimore, who are overwhelmingly gang members and prior criminals shooting each other over drugs, doesn’t make you an expert on gun laws or crime prevention policy.

But I digress…

Dr. Sakran decided he wasn’t being paid attention to enough or something and decided to pull a Jussie Smollett, or perhaps a David Hogg.

He Tweeted this:



Then he went into a long thread about how he’s a victim and will not take this lying down, blah, blah, blah… (unrolled for easy reading)

Now for those who don’t know me, let me give you some background:

1. Son of Immigrant Parents
2. Nearly Killed at 17 after being shot in the throat
3. Inspired to become a Trauma Surgeon.
4. Have been working on #GunViolence prevention
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5. Proud to partner with so many wonderful groups @bradybuzz @GiffordsCourage @ACSTrauma @ThisIsOurLane @AMarch4OurLives @MomsDemand @Everytown @NewtownAction @sandyhook @Ribbons4Jaime @GunsDownAmerica & others!

6. Currently working on Capitol Hill in Health Policy space.
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The patients I’ve cared for and the families/loved ones continue to be my source of inspiration as to why I wake up and work tirelessly on this issue every morning.

My dear friends within movement (too many to mention) continue to guide me in right direction.
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I’ve discussed this emotionally charged topic in a way that continues to build on the commonality that unites us as Americans.

Having spoken across the country including cities like Waco, Kansas City. I can tell you that we have more in common than we have that divides us.
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Having this death threat on my car is so disturbing for many reasons but most importantly because my family and loved ones have been through so much during my near fatal injury that it’s hard to imagine putting them through anything else.
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Recently we celebrated the life of #MLK. As I re-listened to some of his speeches. The one that specifically stood out was:

“I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”
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We have the opportunity and the responsibility to make communities safer for Americans.

For the person who thought they could Silence me by threatening my life, you clearly know nothing about me…..Thank You for showing me that our movement is making a difference.
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What utter horseshit.

Welcome to 2020, where being the son of immigrants makes you a victim because Trump, or some shit. Spare me.

What is important to note is one tiny detail in one of the pictures he posted:

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See it? The reflection in the windshield to the left of the picture. That’s the attic access door from a residential garage.

Did he drive all the way home with this under his windshield wiper?

Did the nutjobs threatening him sneak into his garage and put it there?

Or did he print it out at home and put it under his windshield?

Occam’s Razor and the Principle of Parsimony suggest number three.

I guess he needed some victim credit that he wasn’t getting from being a rich doctor at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world.

You’d think a guy that smart would come up with a better hoax.

It doesn’t really matter. Anybody who wants to believe gun rights activists are threatening doctors with death won’t question this. Anybody who does is will be written off as a bigot and an unhinged ammosexual who needs to have his guns taken away.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
LOL

Of course it's fake. Were it real, there would be no mention of his "debating on whether to share this".

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Originally posted by mesabi:
He filed a police report, right? Just so we can watch him go all Jussie Smollett (or however you spell it.)

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Look at the hand holding the image of the hand holding the gun.

Same. Damned. Hand.
Only, it's his other hand.