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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe cops are playing with their toys in a lot of cities
I'm watching a feed from Iowa City. Cops started launching tear gas canisters and flash grenades into a loud but peaceful crowd.
Last night in Seattle, the cops attacked a peaceful crowd
https://clips.twitch.tv/AbnegateAgitatedAppleCoolCat
Same thing in Portland. They attacked a peaceful crowd and car traffic with teargas.
https://clips.twitch.tv/QuaintCreativeCurrySSSsss
Who runs these cities and why is this permitted? We've gotten into a cycle in many cities that cops indiscriminately use tear gas, flash grenades, rubber bullets, and whatever else they have around. It happens every night to peaceful crowds.
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The cops are playing with their toys in a lot of cities (Original Post)
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Jun 2020
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still_one
(98,883 posts)1. The Mayors
iemitsu
(3,891 posts)2. Good questions.
elleng
(141,926 posts)3. 'SOMEONE(s)' directing mayors and/or police chiefs,
an important and insidious matter, imo; LOTS to it.
Hard to believe there are so many spineless 'officials.'
