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three takeaways:
- the militarization of police is astonishing. you see pictures and videos, but when you're there in the flesh and the officers are adorned in 40lbs of armor, gas masks, clubs, and face shields, its so incredibly haunting. no badges. no name plates.
- the militarization of police is astonishing. you see pictures and videos, but when you're there in the flesh and the officers are adorned in 40lbs of armor, gas masks, clubs, and face shields, its so incredibly haunting. no badges. no name plates.
- there's chaotic opportunists in every crowd in this modern day. people trying to incite a reaction. a few folks threw water bottles and were immediately shouted down and accosted. a message to the line of cops was being established: we just want to make our voices heard.
they didn't care. for every 100 protestors that were there with good intentions there was 1 that fucked it up for everyone. saw some soup brained idiot try to smash a window in the greenhouse and was shouted down and pushed away.
- tear gas really fucking sucks and the hairtrigger use of it is harrowing. it's a weapon of war. it sends shockwaves of panic through crowds. their strategy was to keep gassing us until we fled, then threatened to arrest anyone who stuck around.
if this doesn't scare the shit out of you, great. enjoy this fucked up dystopian police state we live in, because the freedom to peacefully assemble no longer exists, because once the assembly begins, the police will end it - unless you flood the state capitol with guns I guess.
ok good night
here are pictures I guess
