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demmiblue

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34. Classic LAS.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 02:07 PM

Jun 2020

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I don't quite know how to say this. [View all] LAS14 Jun 2020 OP

The asshole cops should NOT have knocked him over in the first place. TruckFump Jun 2020 #1

+1, it was not necessary uponit7771 Jun 2020 #5

This MoonlitKnight Jun 2020 #37

That was a surprising segment. 3catwoman3 Jun 2020 #2

They shouldn't have knocked him over and then lied about it StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #3

I agree... Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #11

That's military training, it has no place in agencies supposedly trained to "protect and serve." sop Jun 2020 #4

"It seemed clear that the police where treating the protester Mariana Jun 2020 #6

So they've been trained to... lame54 Jun 2020 #7

I don't believe a word that asshole said. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #8

Did you see the segment? bluedigger Jun 2020 #19

Dude, he was still an asshole. drray23 Jun 2020 #25

The police said the man tripped and fell. They deliberately lied until they were exposed by video Arazi Jun 2020 #9

If a half dozen or more can be occupied by the one protester ok_cpu Jun 2020 #10

Police assaulted the man. Plain and simple. Lock 'em up. rgbecker Jun 2020 #12

If that's the policy it needs to change. MoonRiver Jun 2020 #13

Here's the thing: Police officers are not military personnel, and citizens MineralMan Jun 2020 #14

My point was to address the extra layer of horror that many (all?) of us felt... LAS14 Jun 2020 #28

Going back to the OP, grumpyduck Jun 2020 #15

Huh? Talk about the cause not the blame Drahthaardogs Jun 2020 #16

They should not have caused him to require medical care to begin with dalton99a Jun 2020 #17

With more time to think about this and others of these OP lately ok_cpu Jun 2020 #18

I will echo what others have said. It should have not happened PERIOD. tulipsandroses Jun 2020 #20

Well ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #21

I don't think our police are being trained on how to engage with non-violent crowds. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #22

Quite simply knocking someone down violates the law...and cops are not nor should be above the law. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #32

How about don't knock down a 70 yr old man!!!! SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #23

75 year old man. Why isn't the CO being charged? OhNo-Really Jun 2020 #24

One thing I have noticed cops don't do is take friggin 2 seconds to listen. Do as they demand, LizBeth Jun 2020 #26

I've been trying to articulate to myself what's been going on in this... LAS14 Jun 2020 #27

What truth....that the cops were only following orders? Suggest you look up Nuremberg trials. That Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #31

That what was going on in their heads is probobably not what it looked like. nt LAS14 Jun 2020 #35

lolz obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #29

+100000 Celerity Jun 2020 #38

No kidding. n/t demmiblue Jun 2020 #39

It doesn't matter. It was assault pure and simple. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #30

And if they were only doing their job...why did they feel the need to lie and say the victim Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #33

As I've pointed out elsewhere, I wasn't saying they did nothing wrong. nt LAS14 Jun 2020 #36

Classic LAS. demmiblue Jun 2020 #34