'Light 'em up!': Police shoot paintballs at Minneapolis residents standing on their porch

[IronLionZion]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/minneapolis-police-national-guard-paintball-shooting-porch-a9541016.html



Police officers and National Guard forces in Minneapolis shot paintballs at residents standing outside on their porch, as a curfew was enforced throughout the city.

A video posted on Twitter on Saturday night appears to show the Minnesota National Guard and state police ordering the residents of one street to go inside, before they turn their weapons on a group of residents.

The footage captures people rushing inside the property after shots are fired and shows where one member of the public has been hit by a paintball.

Armed officers can be heard shouting “light ‘em up” before the shots start.

At around the time of the shooting on Saturday, an 8pm curfew was implemented in Minneapolis, the city where protests started after the death of George Floyd on 25 May.

Link to tweet

Film the police

A lot of people thought "It can't happen here" and "It can't happen to me" until it does happen. And then some won't believe you.

[scarletwoman]

1. One of our local TV reporters caught this action and broadcast it live last night.

"Light 'em up!" - where the hell do they think they are, fucking Afghanistan?

[7wo7rees]

2. Well, no, but that is where they got their training.

This has been discussed for years now, the militarization of our police forces here in the US. Police departments across the country actively recruit veterans. Many of whom are coming home from multiple tours overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[scarletwoman]

3. Yes, I know. It's a serious problem - military veterans in our police forces treating U.S. civilians

as enemy combatants.

[IronLionZion]

4. We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way

Brought to you courtesy of the red white and blue

Justice will be served and the battle will rage
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way

A lot of people seem to be surprised that this is happening to American citizens. White Americans are the most surprised. White liberal Americans will sometimes get shot with paint on their front porch of their own home.

Here in DC, our mayor has set our curfew at a much more sensible 11 PM. Minneapolis is 8 PM or you get shot in your own doorway.