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When you train cops for hostile crowd control & buy them oversized military weapons designed for hostile crowd control, they get *pumped up to do hostile crowd control*. They& #39;re excited for this; it& #39;s what they& #39;ve been preparing for.
None of their training or skills are around de-escalation and they don& #39;t really *want* to de-escalate, as images from around the country are illustrating. This is The Show for them, the big moment where they get to show how tough they are. Why would they want to avert it?
https://twitter.com/jakeclevine/status/1266903968350797824">https://twitter.com/jakeclevi...
"Urban warfare." They are so pumped for this. https://twitter.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/1266865889552588801">https://twitter.com/MnDPS_DPS...
It& #39;s the police escalating, in city after city. https://twitter.com/LAM_Barrett/status/1266918543574130688">https://twitter.com/LAM_Barre...
How many times will military combat units be called to domestic protests before it starts seeming routine & normal? How long until they start shooting? https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1266895430643826689">https://twitter.com/kenklippe...
Military vehicles rolling through American streets, intimidating civilians. Imagine what you& #39;d think if you saw it happening in another country. https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225">https://twitter.com/tkerssen/...
https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1266913484408832001">https://twitter.com/MattGertz...
If the cops simply hadn& #39;t shown up at these protests, would there have been more violence or less? https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1266944034628669445">https://twitter.com/voxdotcom...
A compilation of state violence against people protesting injustice. https://twitter.com/stevemullis/status/1266979219566989313">https://twitter.com/stevemull...
Military testosterone and military weapons, without the military training or military discipline. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267176238960922624">https://twitter.com/chadloder...
