As Twitchy reported on Wednesday night, a protester in California was shot in the face by law enforcement with a non-lethal weapon. FOX 11 Los Angeles reported that 21-year-old Kaden Rummler insisted "he was not being violent and that he was holding a loudspeaker when he was grabbed." The video seemed to show otherwise.
We're not sure what outlet tracked him down, but he says that he's blinded for life in one eye and that the doctors said it was a miracle that he survived.
ICE protester who lost his vision while attempting to stop an arrest in Minneapolis:
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 15, 2026
“I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix…They said it was a miracle I survived.”
pic.twitter.com/R4DsqSFhPZ
No, this wasn't in Minneapolis … this was in Santa Ana, California. And if you saw the video of the incident, in which was not being violent, you probably still have the sound of that girl screaming "Leave him alone!" over and over and over. It sure looked like he rushed the cops.
I’ve watched it like 47 times…….. https://t.co/b9CvpyQPAH pic.twitter.com/9IRZ4CfRBS
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 14, 2026
There's a lesson here, kid.
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 15, 2026
Don't run at a cop with a pepper ball gun in his hands. https://t.co/7dldHgFj0t
I lost it when I heard the voice 🤣🤣🤣
— drefanzor memes (@drefanzor) January 15, 2026
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The is the FO part that they warned you about on the side of the cereal box.
— JTGArizona (@ArizonaJTG) January 15, 2026
I wonder what could've been done to avoid this.
— The Moderate Case (@TheModerateCase) January 15, 2026
Good. Hopefully he learned something from it and can pass it onto his kids.
— Andraž Novljan (@andrazz_) January 15, 2026
Stop interfering in ongoing ICE / police bussines.
Wait a minute… 🤔
— Optimus (@TeslaAIBot) January 15, 2026
If he would have just stayed home, he would still have his vision 🤯
He's allegedly with a group called "Dare to Struggle," whose website says they're "committed to standing with the people subjected to the horrors of the American nightmare" … capitalism, climate change, the justice system, etc.
Kids, stay in school, work hard, get a job, don’t attack law enforcement…….. pretty simple……..
— GW, MD (@porterguy1) January 15, 2026
— Ian McKelvey (@ian_mckelvey) January 15, 2026
Played a stupid game, won a stupid prize
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) January 15, 2026
Life is better enjoyed when you don't make stupid choices.
— Hermes Lux (@HermesLux) January 15, 2026
Should have stayed at home in the basement.
— dixie dodd (@dixieldodd) January 15, 2026
We're not seeing a lot of sympathy in the comments. Let's see what the comments look like over at FactPost, which used to be Kamala HQ:
The important thing is, she learned a lesson.
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦🇸🇴Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) January 15, 2026
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 15, 2026
— Extremely Careless (@Shanghaibeast) January 15, 2026
If only there was some way to avoid this happening.
— David Paxton (@DavidDPaxton) January 15, 2026
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