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mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:30 PM Jul 2020

DHS decides there's been enough free speech for the day, walks up, and pepper-sprays vet in the face

PersonWomanManCameraTVHat Retweeted

8️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Portland, OR: Vietnam veteran Mike Hastie, former Army medic, talks to Trump's federal stormtroopers occupying PDX

They decide there's been enough free speech for the day, walk up, and pepper-spray him in the face

26 July 2020 AM

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@andrewkimmel
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Also:

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

{the same video}

Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests


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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
1. Stormtrumpers don't care that the protester isn't doing anything wrong.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jul 2020

The whole point is to make people afraid to protest.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Shitty thing to do, but ... what is the context here?
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:36 PM
Jul 2020

What is the point of yelling at the Feds saying that he and his fellow soldiers committed terrible atrocities in Vietnam?

I don't get the point he's trying to make.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,280 posts)
5. I don't either, but it shouldn't have gotten him teargassed.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:39 PM
Jul 2020

In fact, nothing he might have said could justify that response.

DBoon

(22,288 posts)
7. If you can get tear gassed for meaningless political rants
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:40 PM
Jul 2020

Then every republican in the country would be constantly choking

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
11. Oh for SURE that response was completely out of line ...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:02 PM
Jul 2020

Fortunately that doesn't seem to be too terrible of a chemical weapon ... had it been something strong he wouldn't have kept yelling for very long.

LakeArenal

(28,729 posts)
6. The context is Portland mercenaries can't take it.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:40 PM
Jul 2020

Unarmed protester yelling is maced.

Yelling not a crime.

cayugafalls

(5,631 posts)
8. I think he is trying to tell them that they will regret following illegal orders to
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:41 PM
Jul 2020

unconstitutionally detain, pepper spray, harm protesters and possibly escalate to more extreme violence once this is all over.

He is trying to let them know that they will forever be scarred by their actions against American citizens, moms, dads, kids, etc.

imo...

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
10. That makes sense ... in the heat of the moment he's not making that point very clearly ...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:00 PM
Jul 2020

Almost comes off sounding like he's saying 'hey what I did was way worse than what you guys are doing!' based on what's actually in the video.

Regardless, of course it's total bullshit what these pigs did.

kacekwl

(6,994 posts)
9. We did what we were told
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:56 PM
Jul 2020

and regretted it because it was wrong. What you are doing is also wrong and you will regret it.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
12. If I go to any protest marches ever again, I'll be
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:20 PM
Jul 2020

armed with my own can of bear mace, fuck those mercenaries. I's also be trying to rip their fucking head gear off their faces just to expose their identity.

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
15. I think you should bring a bag of shit. They give you shit? you give them shit..
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 10:15 PM
Jul 2020

Nothing like being macho when you are smeared in shit...
Or find their vans and smear them in shit.. along with some flat tires...
m

Blue Owl

(49,934 posts)
13. Kinda sad how this guy put his life on the line fighting for ours and his own freedom
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:40 PM
Jul 2020

Only to be assaulted by Fuckstick von Bonespur's private goon squad.

Fuck Trump.

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