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Something that needs to be crystal clear for the Blue Lives Matter crowd:
Peaceful protesters are being assaulted and illegally detained or arrested.
If there was *zero* rioting and *zero* vandalism, this would still be happening. The sooner you stop denying this, the better.
Peaceful protesters are being assaulted and illegally detained or arrested.
If there was *zero* rioting and *zero* vandalism, this would still be happening. The sooner you stop denying this, the better.
You can bring up instances of rioting all day long and pretend like the response is necessary, and I'm going to tell you that you're a god damned idiot supporting the violation of Americans' rights.
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The police often assault and arrest people at protests indescriminantly.
The knee-jerk reaction to this is "well if you just followed orders and weren't rioting there wouldn't be a problem."
Yeah, no, that's not our reality.
The knee-jerk reaction to this is "well if you just followed orders and weren't rioting there wouldn't be a problem."
Yeah, no, that's not our reality.
They actually are just targeting people for political and not legitimate legal reasons, hoping to stifle dissent and discourage protest altogether.
You might be asking, they can't really just arrest tons of people without cause, so they must be doing something wrong, right?
You might be asking, they can't really just arrest tons of people without cause, so they must be doing something wrong, right?
Let me tell you about the 2004 Republican National Convention in NYC.
Literally over 1000 people were arrested indescriminantly. Not for breaking any specific laws, not for rioting; without cause.
Don't believe me? Well that's okay, you don't have to merely take my word for it.
Literally over 1000 people were arrested indescriminantly. Not for breaking any specific laws, not for rioting; without cause.
Don't believe me? Well that's okay, you don't have to merely take my word for it.
A class action lawsuit was won. There was no shortage of evidence that the police were in the wrong.
New York Times link: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/nyregion/protesters-arrests-during-2004-gop-convention-are-ruled-illegal.html
New York Times link: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/nyregion/protesters-arrests-during-2004-gop-convention-are-ruled-illegal.html
Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/new-york-agrees-settlement-2004-republican-convention
People who weren't even part of the protests, like people on their way to work, were ensnared in this.
"More than 1,800 people, including teenagers and many uninvolved bystanders, were caught up in the massive police sweep".
"More than 1,800 people, including teenagers and many uninvolved bystanders, were caught up in the massive police sweep".
A lot of people were hit with charges of parading without a permit and disorderly conduct.
But like I said, this included non-protesters, bystanders, people on their way to work, and even protesters who were done protesting and simply headed towards the subway.
But like I said, this included non-protesters, bystanders, people on their way to work, and even protesters who were done protesting and simply headed towards the subway.
The treatment of the people in detainment was something else, women being called "bitches" and being told things like they deserve what they get.
Also without being told why they were being held...
Also without being told why they were being held...
...a lot of people were held overnight, only to be pressured into signing off on some minor infraction that they didn't actually do, because they had to get back to work and that felt safer than the unknown of maybe having to be held there longer.
The class action lawsuit years later vindicated those who were sounding the alarm about happened there, but it was too little too late.
It's not like it actually brought change to how police respond to protests.
It's not like it actually brought change to how police respond to protests.
So if you're still one of those morons who is like "well they shouldn't be rioting!"-
Maaaaaybe you should start caring about how the right to protest is, actually, under attack.
This isn't hyperbole and you're horribly misinformed if you believe otherwise.
Maaaaaybe you should start caring about how the right to protest is, actually, under attack.
This isn't hyperbole and you're horribly misinformed if you believe otherwise.
