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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:06 AM May 2020

Were Minneapolis PD caught on camera slashing tires of protester's cars? YES! Proof

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2020, 03:42 PM - Edit history (1)

On edit: Proof:



Mother Jones ✔@MotherJones

Some protesters, news crews, and medics in Minneapolis found themselves stranded after recent protests: The tires of their cars had been slashed.

Many assumed protesters were to blame. But videos reveal a different culprit: the police.
https://bit.ly/30nl8XQ

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2:25 PM - Jun 8, 2020


Andrew Kimmel ✔@andrewkimmel

Minneapolis Police slashed every tire on my rental car, as well as every tire of every car in this parking lot.

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For those asking how I know it was the police... police overtook this entire area shortly after the protest began. No protester would’ve been able to get in here after that. I got stopped by National Guard and was able to get through with my press badge. It was the @MinneapolisPD

The police also destroyed the entire medical encampment that was put up in the same parking lot. What a disgrace.



Video proof of police slashing tires.

val @val_ebertz

Replying to @Jeff_Wagner4 @WCCO
A video of my life stream showing a line of cops in the Kmart parking lot, approaching the truck, and slashing the tires. Sorry you can’t see better


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4:39 AM - May 31, 2020 · Bloomington, MN


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brandi @brandiiimariiie

Replying to @Jeff_Wagner4 @WCCO
‼️THE POLICE SLASHED THIS TRUCKS TIRES‼️ all the protestors left the Kmart area as soon as they got closer. #MinneapolisRiot

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4:40 AM - May 31, 2020 · Bloomington, MN











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Were Minneapolis PD caught on camera slashing tires of protester's cars? YES! Proof (Original Post) Dennis Donovan May 2020 OP
K and R 😠 dewsgirl May 2020 #1
Too many cops I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #2
traitortrump dream come true empedocles May 2020 #3
Probably for him... 2naSalit May 2020 #16
Police can't know which cars belong to protestors. They are wanting this to be blamed on protestors. eppur_se_muova May 2020 #4
+1 dalton99a May 2020 #8
+1 crickets May 2020 #26
Huh? This can't be right. Laelth May 2020 #5
It it. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #39
Call me crazy but... Alacritous Crier May 2020 #6
+100000 Celerity May 2020 #9
MPD was an utter shitshow without national coordination. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #11
A complete clusterfuck. cwydro May 2020 #19
I'm sure you're right about that. ...nt 2naSalit May 2020 #18
+1, they seem to have approval from somewhere on high uponit7771 May 2020 #22
Interesting point. nt crickets May 2020 #27
Isnt that what some people here were proposing to stop all the out of state rioters? MichMan May 2020 #7
Yup, the mask is off. Afromania May 2020 #10
I don't see cops actually slashing tires in any of these clips Bayard May 2020 #12
Me neither. Hoyt May 2020 #14
Nobody on video slashing tires, just people saying they were doing it & not filming it. MelissaB May 2020 #17
+1, we need to see the police actions in these videos not claims of actions uponit7771 May 2020 #23
Is this good enough for you? ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #38
Yes it is, the police went around rioting and looting the sense of safety uponit7771 Jun 2020 #40
Details, details sarisataka May 2020 #24
Is this good enough for you? ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #32
They have admitted to it. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #31
We know why now. Baitball Blogger May 2020 #13
Sure. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #37
Nobody was slashing tires in the video. It was people saying they did/are & not filimg it. MelissaB May 2020 #15
They have admitted to it. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #33
Not much has changed since 1968. Nitram May 2020 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author paleotn May 2020 #21
I'm not buying this. Goodheart May 2020 #25
They have admitted to it. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #34
everything on twitter is 100% true always nt msongs May 2020 #28
They admitted to it. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #36
For those saying that police wouldn't be so cruel as to slash tires... Lancero May 2020 #29
Exactly. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2020 #35
kick - OP has addl info Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #30

eppur_se_muova

(36,246 posts)
4. Police can't know which cars belong to protestors. They are wanting this to be blamed on protestors.
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:14 AM
May 2020

They know that a lot of people will hear about the damage by word of mouth and assume it was all caused by the protestors, not by police or provocateurs. FBI needs to look into such practices -- starting in January, of course.

Alacritous Crier

(3,813 posts)
6. Call me crazy but...
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:33 AM
May 2020

I convinced all of this unlawful behavior by cops is being orchestrated by AG Barr's "Justice" dept.

They really are tying to follow the Hitler playbook with false flag ops and stormtrooper tactics.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
19. A complete clusterfuck.
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:36 PM
May 2020

I like the mayor, but he seems to have lost the plot early on. I do feel for him though; this went badly very fast. Not sure how I feel about the governor there.

Much more impressed with Mayor Bottoms, as well as the two mayors of DC and Chicago.

MichMan

(11,858 posts)
7. Isnt that what some people here were proposing to stop all the out of state rioters?
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:47 AM
May 2020

Saw several posts a day or so ago ? People were saying that local protesters weren't driving , but out of state anarchists were.

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
17. Nobody on video slashing tires, just people saying they were doing it & not filming it.
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:32 PM
May 2020

Not buying it.

sarisataka

(18,458 posts)
24. Details, details
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:57 PM
May 2020

A couple nights back there were reports of carloads of white guys driving around Minneapolis flying Confederate and Nazi flags while they set fires.

Somehow not a single picture was ever taken of these cars...

Baitball Blogger

(46,655 posts)
13. We know why now.
Sun May 31, 2020, 11:38 AM
May 2020

The police disrupted a group of agitators that came from outside. They discovered the outsiders brought rocks in their cars, and the cars were also rentals. So, by slashing the tires they stopped them from driving from one block to the other to continue violent clashes.

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,867 posts)
37. Sure.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 11:09 PM
Jun 2020

And they kneeled on Mr. Floyd's neck because he was resisting...Did the police union feed you that information?

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
15. Nobody was slashing tires in the video. It was people saying they did/are & not filimg it.
Sun May 31, 2020, 12:30 PM
May 2020

I call bullshit.

Response to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Lancero

(3,000 posts)
29. For those saying that police wouldn't be so cruel as to slash tires...
Sun May 31, 2020, 02:29 PM
May 2020

You do remember just why these protests started, right?

In the list of shit that police do these days, from murder in the streets to rape in the back of their cars, slashing tires is tame by comparison.

Police have proven, time after time, that they no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt. If you're still giving them that benefit, then congrats - You're a police apologist, and you're part of the problem.

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