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F4lconF16

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4. This is what it takes.

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2015, 01:14 PM

May 2015

This is how you change things. It takes strong people who are brave enough to say "Enough!" and a community to back them up.

It's not easy. It's really fucking hard, actually. They will fight us and beat us and do it all over again an extra time if you're a minority. Most resistance to cops doesn't end like this. But it has to. Every wrongful arrest needs the community who sees to step in and resist.

Sadly, I don't see many people ready to do this who aren't directly impacted by it.

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Police Try to Arrest Young Girl and The Community Did Not Allow It. [View all] Garion_55 May 2015 OP

This is what it's going to take. It's going to take an active, on the streets resistance. It's Ed Suspicious May 2015 #1

"put you in your place" hopemountain May 2015 #7

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast May 2015 #13

Good catch. FuzzyRabbit May 2015 #18

You are right, his fragile ego was brusied by a teenage girl HoosierRadical May 2015 #30

From a parents perspective this is scary. A man jumps out of car and grabs child. midnight May 2015 #2

there are lots of stories lately Garion_55 May 2015 #3

The community should demand that this incident be investigated... truth2power May 2015 #6

excellent post. thank hopemountain May 2015 #8

taking testosterone and HGH to bulk up LiberalArkie May 2015 #9

Across the animal kingdom we see an increase in violence Enthusiast May 2015 #17

Great post! Enthusiast May 2015 #15

+1 cui bono May 2015 #25

This is what it takes. F4lconF16 May 2015 #4

Dumb-fuck officers standing on a cement block. . . DinahMoeHum May 2015 #5

A couple of idiots SusanCalvin May 2015 #10

He totally should have tasered that 7-year-old Orrex May 2015 #11

I remember back in the 90s the 30th was peddling coke.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #12

Informed citizens stand up for their rights BrotherIvan May 2015 #14

Plus many nt freedom fighter jh May 2015 #20

Kick NOLALady May 2015 #16

All over a little boy pushing a button. For God's sake he was about 7 years old. When my niece jwirr May 2015 #19

At that age I was fascinated by the grocery store coffee bean dispenser. bluestateguy May 2015 #28

LOL jwirr May 2015 #29

That's the way communities are supposed to protect their folks. Madmiddle May 2015 #21

Stand together Noah331 May 2015 #22

good work citizens heaven05 May 2015 #23

wow. and amazing. i am so glad i took the time to watch the whole thing. ran away, pigs seabeyond May 2015 #24

That was remarkable. cui bono May 2015 #26

And once it's no longer in the news, Binkie The Clown May 2015 #27

Man, that was a thing of beauty Downtown Hound May 2015 #31