Suppressing Nonviolent Dissent
Veterans assaulted with truncheons, women dragged through the streets by their hair, grandmothers pepper sprayed in the face, peaceful protestors bludgeoned while sitting. Sound like something authorities in Egypt, Tunisia or Syria would order and condone? Think again. It's happening here in the US.
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Anonymous
Really people? So many of these were anything but peaceful. Instead of swallowing spoon-fed propaganda, go out and do some research of your own. In Oakland, protestors admitted to throwing bottles and rocks and police. Peaceful? In Portland, protestors actually showed up with goggles on, preparing to instigate police action for the sake of getting a you tube clip. Even though the number of violent crime-related arrests is a small percentage of the thousands taking to jail, it's still in the hundreds. Rape, group beatings, vandalism, etc....are anything but peaceful. When police move in to clear these camps out, in hopes of removing the safety concern, these people decided to ignore multiple warnings. If you feel this is unjust, let them protest on your front lawn. Maybe you'll understand when they refuse to leave at your warning.
Anonymous
Really people? So many of these were anything but peaceful. Instead of swallowing spoon-fed propaganda, go out and do some research of your own. In Oakland, protestors admitted to throwing bottles and rocks and police. Peaceful? In Portland, protestors actually showed up with goggles on, preparing to instigate police action for the sake of getting a you tube clip. Even though the number of violent crime-related arrests is a small percentage of the thousands taking to jail, it's still in the hundreds. Rape, group beatings, vandalism, etc....are anything but peaceful. When police move in to clear these camps out, in hopes of removing the safety concern, these people decided to ignore multiple warnings. If you feel this is unjust, let them protest on your front lawn. Maybe you'll understand when they refuse to leave at your warning.
Anonymous
Please provide links and cite sources. Unsubstantiated rumor will not be given credence.
Anonymous
Please provide links and cite sources. Unsubstantiated rumor will not be given credence.
Anonymous
You have sources? You were there? My daughter is there, and what you say is not the truth as she tells me and as I believe. I see police violence with my own eyes in these videos. Show me your proof or go back to watching TV and popping prozac.
Anonymous
You have sources? You were there? My daughter is there, and what you say is not the truth as she tells me and as I believe. I see police violence with my own eyes in these videos. Show me your proof or go back to watching TV and popping prozac.
Anonymous
Nothing like this happened to anyone I know, because WE WERE ALL AT WORK...just a bunch of wanna be hippies, excuses to smoke their weed and not get a job. Pepper spray them all, they didnt just go and pepperspray or drag people for no reason, youre told to leave you dont you get what you get, dont bitch because you get it for not following the rules. Bunch of idiots, ask any of them what theyre there for, does,anyone know? Ive been watching the news for weeks and have no idea.
Anonymous
Nothing like this happened to anyone I know, because WE WERE ALL AT WORK...just a bunch of wanna be hippies, excuses to smoke their weed and not get a job. Pepper spray them all, they didnt just go and pepperspray or drag people for no reason, youre told to leave you dont you get what you get, dont bitch because you get it for not following the rules. Bunch of idiots, ask any of them what theyre there for, does,anyone know? Ive been watching the news for weeks and have no idea.
Anonymous
it's exceptionally easy not to be shot, tasered, pepper sprayed by police. simply do what the nice man with the badge and riot gear is asking of you. "stand up, gather your belongings and leave" seems pretty reasonable to me...
Anonymous
it's exceptionally easy not to be shot, tasered, pepper sprayed by police. simply do what the nice man with the badge and riot gear is asking of you. "stand up, gather your belongings and leave" seems pretty reasonable to me...
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