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riversedge

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2. perhaps it is not overkill. throwing water bottles could seriously hurt anyone including

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Tue May 26, 2020, 10:19 PM

May 2020

the police.

Miguel Otárola
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33rd and Chicago (correct address). Protesters pelting a line of police SUVs with water bottles and more. Their windows were shattered. #GeorgeFloyd https://twitter.com/motarola123/st

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Rubber bullets, chemical irritant, water bottles in air as thousands march to protest George Floyd' [View all] riversedge May 2020 OP

NOW will they deploy tear gas for the gun-toters? raging moderate May 2020 #1

perhaps it is not overkill. throwing water bottles could seriously hurt anyone including riversedge May 2020 #2

Other sources mention brick and rocks. Igel May 2020 #9

During Vietnam protests cops would pretend to be part of the protest rockfordfile May 2020 #10

(waits for Orange Anus to babble about 'good people on both sides') Grokenstein May 2020 #3

They're just making it worse.. stillcool May 2020 #4

Remind me what city/state had their cops react to covidiot shutdown protectors the same way. RockRaven May 2020 #5

The big ZERO. roamer65 May 2020 #8

they use tear gas and rubber bullets on these people and not the humpsters who blazeny display guns AllaN01Bear May 2020 #6

I don't see masks or social distances jimfields33 May 2020 #7

I see both masks and distancing. LanternWaste May 2020 #11

Don't throw things at protests ripcord May 2020 #12