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In reply to the discussion: Protesters, Including Kids, Mauled As Private Mercenaries Attack Native American Pipeline Protests [View all]tblue37
(68,122 posts)19. You can see the blood all over the snout of the black dog after he has bitten a protester:

Later in the video in the OP, you can see the woman handler urging the same dog to go after more protesters. The dogs were even biting the horses that some protesters were riding!
Eventually, a bunch of protesters crowded the guards and dogs, threatening both the mercenaries and the lunging, snapping dogs with the pointed ends of their flagpoles, which is what finally got the mercenaries to get into their trucks and leave--because instead of being intimidated and running away, the protesters got even angrier, braver, more determined, and more united.
ON EDIT: I love animals, and I don't blame the dogs. They were turned into attack dogs by training and by the way they were used against peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. The protesters didn't actually hurt the dogs--but they created a solid wall of people armed with poles against the dogs and mercenaries and threatened both the dogs and the handlers with their poles--as even I would have under the circumstances, despite my love for dogs.
This is very bad, stupid PR for the company building the pipeline and for the government agencies that have okayed it and that are allowing them to attack the protesters.
MSM and LEO LIES. This picture and the video linked in the OP show that peaceful protesters were attacked and injured!
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Protesters, Including Kids, Mauled As Private Mercenaries Attack Native American Pipeline Protests [View all]
KamaAina
Sep 2016
OP
And of those 1.5 million miles of pipeline check out the list of pipeline accidents in one yr in US
womanofthehills
Sep 2016
#11
And if you put yourself in front of one of their machines or up in a tree
womanofthehills
Sep 2016
#12
More disgusting - ABC News - lies - claiming no protesters were injured only seurity guards
womanofthehills
Sep 2016
#15
K&R, what do you mean, Birmingham ND? This is happening at Cannon Ball, ND.
uppityperson
Sep 2016
#9
Play on words. Birmingham, Ala where the police turned dogs on protestors in the 50s
rpannier
Sep 2016
#16
In the 1950-60s, Birmingham was referred to as "Bombingham." Over 60 reasons for that.
Eleanors38
Sep 2016
#52
Contractors break the law all over the world, Halliburton 600% profit in Iraq both have the umbrella
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#28
You can see the blood all over the snout of the black dog after he has bitten a protester:
tblue37
Sep 2016
#19
It looked peaceful until the tore down the fence and charged at the construction workers.
Travis_0004
Sep 2016
#25
Unless you count ripping up land that isn't yours, being there with attack dogs, Peaceful ?
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#27
As they should, Obviously the Constitution can't protect people water, we should be checked now .
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#36
Exactly !!!! The Constitution was based on Checks & Balances, and the will of the people over
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#43
Amy Goodman was there as it unfolded, Chuck Toad, Tweety Mathews were walking the dog !!!!
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#26
The land owner leases it to the Energy Corporation, and is compensated for Use and Damage, We
orpupilofnature57
Sep 2016
#41