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SYFROYH

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27. When the large cop in the light blue shirt pushes him away...

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #25)

Wed May 1, 2024, 02:19 PM

May 1

... he digs in and tries to pull away. That's all it takes to be considered resisting. And then, he struggles with the cops as they try to put him on the ground to arrest him. He doesn't have to use violence, per see.

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cops vs old professor who was filming. [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd May 1 OP

Don't resist? ripcord May 1 #1

The focus should be on training police to deal with the populace. Gore1FL May 1 #2

Shoving your way through a circle of police when they are making an arrest is not covered by the constitution ripcord May 1 #4

The First Amendment is a bitch, I guess. Gore1FL May 1 #6

Insane apologia. AloeVera May 1 #8

That was a serious overreaction PatSeg May 1 #31

apologetics for authoritarianism. Voltaire2 May 1 #3

His poor decisions led to this ripcord May 1 #5

So he made the police over-react and use excessive force. Got it. nt Gore1FL May 1 #7

It wasn't excessive ripcord May 1 #9

He was tackled from the side. There is literally a video in the original post. nt Gore1FL May 1 #14

Yes, a pretty long and detailed video PatSeg May 1 #32

The knee-drop to his ribs while he was on his back and subdued was especially delicious - for fucking fascists. Hassin Bin Sober May 1 #15

He was aggressively tackled by the police who were not following the law when they assaulted him Gore1FL May 1 #36

But of course. AloeVera May 1 #10

It's so disgusting and pathetic! arthritisR_US May 1 #11

Its the same logic as those that defend Derek Chauvin TheRealNorth May 1 #33

how is that boot? ProfessorPlum May 1 #12

His first move to interfere, got the attention of the police, Tesha May 1 #13

He fought the law, and the law won Bonx May 1 #16

Nope, he was clearly ambushed by the law. Think. Again. May 1 #18

'ambushed' when he was interfering with Police Bonx May 1 #19

Maybe you should watch the video... Think. Again. May 1 #21

I did watch the video. He was interfering with police. Bonx May 1 #22

Filming the police is not interference. It's First Amendment. nt Gore1FL May 1 #37

You are not a lawyer and it shows. intheflow May 1 #26

Lol. I have eyes and free will. You will not change my mind. Bonx May 1 #30

A poster mentioned Kent State a couple of days ago... Think. Again. May 1 #17

For What It's Worth 1967 AloeVera May 1 #20

Interestingly, not originally written about Kent State... SYFROYH May 1 #24

The old professor was stupidly close to an active arrest scene, but the police escalated the issue massively... SYFROYH May 1 #23

I didn't see any resistance. AloeVera May 1 #25

When the large cop in the light blue shirt pushes him away... SYFROYH May 1 #27

Professor Steve Tamari, at Washington University, St Louis: sl8 May 1 #28

Thank you PatSeg May 1 #34

Soooo many pro police violence against professors posts on DU lately obamanut2012 May 1 #29

don't feel bad for him at all Tickle May 1 #35

Why are we blaming the victim, and not the overly-aggressive rights-impeding officers whose job it is to deescalate? nt Gore1FL May 1 #38

He was recording on his cell phone. That's it. Nt scipan May 1 #39

St. Louis County Police did this. Gore1FL May 1 #40

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