Thread by @abgutman, It's hard to even remember all the outrageous things that the City [...]

It& #39;s hard to even remember all the outrageous things that the City of Philadelphia has done over the past month.

Let& #39;s review.

I& #39;m sure I& #39;ll miss some but I& #39;ll try.

Thread.

City leadership rejected a plan to respond to the first night of protest (May 30) because, and I& #39;m quoting the managing director, they were "out of touch" and "underestimated the anger and rage and frustration of folks I’m hired to serve." https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/a/philadelphia-police-overwhelmed-protests-city-leaders-george-floyd-20200611.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/phil...

Philadelphia protests quickly overwhelmed police, city leaders. Here’s how it happened

The department’s fumbled planning led to a disorganized response. Some officers resorted to dangerous tactics.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/a/philadelphia-police-overwhelmed-protests-city-leaders-george-floyd-20200611.html

The next day, May 31st, in the predominantly black West Philly, police used tear gas indiscriminately.

"Two local doctors.. said they had to help a family evacuate their home after a tear gas canister landed on their front porch."

No apology. https://www.inquirer.com/news/west-philadelphia-tear-gas-use-of-force-police-investigation-20200628.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/west...

West Philly calls for investigation of police use of tear gas after officials apologize for using...

Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, who represents the 52nd Street corridor where unrest ended with police firing tear gas canisters into the street over the course of several hours on May 31, said that...

https://www.inquirer.com/news/west-philadelphia-tear-gas-use-of-force-police-investigation-20200628.html

On June 1, when protesters shut down a highway, police shot canisters on tear gas trapping the protesters.

Only luck prevented deaths.

The next day, both mayor and commissioner gave false account on why tear gas was used. https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-gas-police-vine-street-expressway-20200601.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/geor...

Philadelphia protesters gassed on I-676, leading to ‘pandemonium’ as they tried to flee

“How can you expect us to be peaceful and then you — you attack us. You get mad when we violent, but when we peaceful, you still get mad. So what is the answer?” said protester Kai Mickens of...

https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-gas-police-vine-street-expressway-20200601.html

Even though the mayor and commissioner were called out *that same day* for not offering any corroboration for their narrative, and even after it was disproven by dash cam video, it took national pressure from a NYT video for an apology to follow.

This wasn& #39;t enough.

The same day of the I-676 atrocity, residents of Fishtown saw police share pizza with armed vigilantes who violated curfew -- which was an excuse to arrest protesters and journalists. https://www.inquirer.com/news/fishtown-george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-bats-hammers-20200602.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/fish...

Philly police stood by as men with baseball bats ‘protected’ Fishtown. Some residents were assaul...

“We tolerated it last night for too long, and that was a mistake," Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/fishtown-george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-bats-hammers-20200602.html

ALL OF THIS IS ONLY THREE DAYS IN! WE ARE STILL ONLY IN JUNE 1ST.

I& #39;ll fast forward.

Then there were the vigilantes at Columbus statue in South Philly -- threatening and making vial racist comments, and throwing punches, while police stood by and told journalists to leave. https://www.inquirer.com/news/columbus-statue-black-lives-matter-krasner-philadelphia-marconi-vigilantes-20200616.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/colu...

Protest observers say police allowed South Philly Columbus ‘defenders’ to assault them

One observer said a police officer told the men guarding the Christopher Columbus statue at Marconi Plaza, “You do what you gotta do.”

https://www.inquirer.com/news/columbus-statue-black-lives-matter-krasner-philadelphia-marconi-vigilantes-20200616.html

In between lots of arrests of journalists from multiple publications (I& #39;ll give the police this: they have good taste. They arrest only the best journalists). Most recent one was when Philly deployed COUNTER TERROR UNIT to respond to civil disobedience. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-inquirer-reporter-samantha-melamed-detained-20200623.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/phil...

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Samantha Melamed detained

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Samantha Melamed was filming as she was detained covering a sit-in at the Municipal Services Building Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-inquirer-reporter-samantha-melamed-detained-20200623.html

Then we learned that police took arrested protesters to the closed House of Correction that has been deemed inhabitable -- full of broken glass and mysterious fluids.

No words. https://billypenn.com/2020/07/01/philly-police-held-protesters-decommissioned-jail-dangerous-house-of-corrections/">https://billypenn.com/2020/07/0...

Philly police held protesters overnight at decommissioned, 'inhumane'

Nearly 50 people were locked in the shuttered jail two years after city officials deemed it unfit for human life.

https://billypenn.com/2020/07/01/philly-police-held-protesters-decommissioned-jail-dangerous-house-of-corrections/

As a cherry, counter terrorism visited Jose de Marco, a Philadelphia activism legend, *twice* because... checks notes.. he sent flowers to the managing director as an act of protest.

Well done, Philly. Well done. https://whyy.org/articles/phillys-counterterrorism-unit-interrogated-protester-who-picketed-mayor-kenneys-right-hand-man/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">https://whyy.org/articles/...

Philly’s counterterrorism unit interrogated protester who picketed Mayor Kenney’s right-hand man

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

https://whyy.org/articles/phillys-counterterrorism-unit-interrogated-protester-who-picketed-mayor-kenneys-right-hand-man/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Sprinkled in between all of these wrongdoings and abuses were a lot of "no comment" and lack of any transparency.

But don& #39;t worry guys, internal affairs is investigating so it& #39;s all good.

Fin.

You know what& #39;s mind boggling -- all of this is so much that is so bad and I& #39;m absolutely certain that I missed multiple things that need to be on this list.

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