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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeaceful San Luis Obispo protest ends in violence...
https://mustangnews.net/second-day-of-protests-end-with-tear-gas-in-san-luis-obispo-hours-after-officers-kneel-in-solidarity/
A mostly peaceful and hours-long protest ended in turmoil on June 1 after the San Luis Obispo Police Department used pepper ball rounds and tear gas to disperse a crowd of protestors who allegedly refused to move along, a move that police and city leaders say was a necessary last resort.
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Peaceful San Luis Obispo protest ends in violence... (Original Post)
AntiFascist
Jun 2020
OP
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)1. But you can storm a State House
with semiautomatic rifles?
Bettie
(16,109 posts)2. And threaten to kill the governor
if you don't like her.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)4. +1, don't forget the ballistic vest and other combat gear
Voltaire2
(13,033 posts)3. They aren't even pretending that looting
is the excuse anymore.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)5. It's important not to allow certain media to rewrite history...
Authorities had suddenly decided there was a 'threat to public safety' so pepper balls were then fired. Some in the crowd responded by throwing bottles, then tear gas was used. More damage occurred afterward. This is how it escalates.