Police Brutality Protests Thread

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Violent anarchists are known for their use of color.

 

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[Innula Zenovka]

Federal agents arrest Portland protesters in unmarked cars, sparking intense backlash - The Washington Post

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[Innula Zenovka]

Crikey.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Rose Karuna]

Another link to the story about the guy who was picked up by federal police: 'It was like being preyed upon': Federal officers in unmarked vans detain Portland protesters

Unidentified Federal Police Prompt Fears Amid Protests in Washington (Published 2020)

The Trump administration has deployed phalanxes of officers in riot gear and no identifiable markings to police demonstrations in the capital. Democrats want to know who they are.

www.nytimes.com

This is horrifying. That they can get away with this is basically saying that we are no longer a democratic society.

I just saw this today and I can't understand why more people aren't asking questions about it. This is like any other authoritarian regime where the secret police run around and grab people off the street. How long before they are never seen again and their families are threatened for asking questions? Is this the kind of society we want? Maybe it's the kind of society we deserve right now, I don't know. I am so disheartened reading this.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Soen Eber]

It's OK because they're not grabbing gun owners or other "real Americans."

Seriously, why aren't the NRA and other right wing groups frothing at the mouth over this? This plays right into their traditional phobias and fear mongering.

Achievement unlocked: Corrected verb/tense agreement BEFORE posting!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

And, in the UK

'Get off my neck': London police officer suspended after arrest incident

Video appears to show Met officer applying pressure with his knee to suspect’s neck area

www.theguardian.com

Standards and policies for policing in England and Wales are set by the College of Policing.

A spokesperson for the college said: “Maintaining the safety and welfare of an individual under restraint is a priority for all police officers. National personal safety training for officers in England and Wales does not contain any restraint technique where officers apply pressure to the throat or neck area of a person.

“Officers are actively encouraged to avoid doing so due to the inherent dangers of putting pressure on the neck or throat, particularly during restraint.

“If officers believe that they or other members of the public are in imminent danger they are permitted to use whatever force is reasonable and necessary to prevent that danger.”

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Well, he's not lying, its just Portland is under siege BY the Federal Government.

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

Well thankfully the "don't tread on me" types with all those guns to fight the tyranical gubment will be there to defend freedom!!!!

ANY MOMENT NOW!!!!

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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

My van's a mobile oven now
That burns the bodies you never see
Just like in Chile or Guatemala
People just seem to disappear

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[Isabeau]

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

 

[Romana]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Camouflaged federal agents have descended on Portland. Trump's DHS is out of control | Trevor Timm

If Venezuela or Iran were perpetrating this nightmare, the US would stand against it. Instead, officials are promising more

www.theguardian.com

 

[Archer]

The reason the right wingers aren't upset about this is because it's not THEM. It's "antifa" which is the enemy, of course. They fully support this action.

 

[Rose Karuna]

The reason the right wingers aren't upset about this is because it's not THEM. It's "antifa" which is the enemy, of course. They fully support this action.

It brings this to mind: Martin Niemöller: "First they came for the Socialists..."

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

What the Heck Are Federal Law Enforcement Officers Doing in Portland?

There are a few answers, but a lot more questions.

www.lawfareblog.com