Police Brutality Protests Thread

[Jolene Benoir]

Police brutality against black people doesn't begin and end with police shootings. George Floyd wasn't shot by the police. Neither were Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Tanisha Anderson, Phillip White, Dante Parker, or Joyce Curnell for example.

Nor does it begin and end with police killings. We've seen countless images of police brutalizing peaceful protesters in the last week; but while police don't usually wear riot gear and shoot tear gas at people as part of their normal day, people get senselessly brutalized and injured over the most minor of "infractions" - or sometimes even no infraction at all, in cases where people are mysteriously charged with "resisting arrest" but absolutely nothing else whatsoever. We know George Floyd's name because he died; but he hadn't, what those officers did to him was still wanton brutality and should not be allowed.

Yes, misusing "resisting arrest" is often one of their favorite ways to brutalize. What often happens is that they physically harm someone, that person instinctively moves to protect themselves, and boom, they use that as a reason for further beating and arrest.

But yeah, as we all know dwb is a thing. Hell, walking while black is a thing.

 

[Free]

Who is rioting? People are protesting you echidna wannabe. The rioters generally start with your side encouraging the younger protesters who do not know better.

You're the one who chose to call this the ACTUAL RIOT THREAD. Perhaps duplicating the work of the echidna was not the best idea?

 

[Free]

As for those 57 Buffalo cops, seems they may not have resigned from ERT in solidarity.

EXCLUSIVE: Two Buffalo Police ERT members say resignation was not in solidarity with suspended officers

Two officers with Buffalo Police's voluntary ERT assignment talk with 7 Eyewitness News to refute claims the team's resignation was done in solidarity with suspended officers.

www.wkbw.com

“I don’t understand why the union said it’s a thing of solidarity. I think it sends the wrong message that ‘we’re backing our own’ and that’s not the case,” said one officer with whom we spoke.

“We quit because our union said [they] aren’t legally backing us anymore. So why would we stand on a line for the City with no legal backing if something [were to] happen? Has nothing to do with us supporting,” said another.

A representative from the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association told 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Hannah Buehler the officers resigned in “disgust” with how the two officers were treated.

 

[Free]

False antifa rumors about a suburban invasion take over neighborhood social media apps

Some of the posts feature a screenshot of a tweet by a fake antifa Twitter account that Twitter said was created by the white nationalist group Identity Evropa.

www.nbcnews.com

False rumors that antifa is organizing bus rides to take protesters into white neighborhoods and loot homes have gone viral in recent days on digital neighborhood platforms and in group texts throughout the U.S.

Some of the posts feature a screenshot of a tweet by a fake antifa Twitter account that Twitter said was created by the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, attempting to drum up fear of looting in residential and suburban areas. The false antifa tweet was boosted in part by Donald Trump Jr., who posted a screenshot of the tweet to his Instagram account. Other rumors falsely warn of antifa members' being "bused in" to towns in Idaho.

The rumors about outsiders coming to damage property or commit acts of violence at protests have ripped through local communities over the last week, aided by neighborhood-focused social media networks and groups.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

As for those 57 Buffalo cops, seems they may not have resigned from ERT in solidarity.

EXCLUSIVE: Two Buffalo Police ERT members say resignation was not in solidarity with suspended officers

Two officers with Buffalo Police's voluntary ERT assignment talk with 7 Eyewitness News to refute claims the team's resignation was done in solidarity with suspended officers.

www.wkbw.com

I'm kind of failing to see the differentiation. If the resignations were because the union isn't going to back them legally anymore, that means they're afraid of legal repercussions against actions that they take, and as this comes directly after a case of brutality, one might say they would like to continue brutalizing, but fear the consequences.

 

[Kara Spengler]

You're the one who chose to call this the ACTUAL RIOT THREAD. Perhaps duplicating the work of the echidna was not the best idea?

Because it was trying to divert us into talking about the protests in its self aggrandizing thread and it calling them riots? Of course now that it is done I will see if I can rename this, thanks for the reminder.

 

[Sredni Eel]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Buffalo mayor says elderly protester pushed to ground by police was 'agitator'

Mayor Byron Brown said that Martin Gugino, 75, was trying to 'spark up the crowd of people'

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Who is rioting? People are protesting you echidna wannabe. The rioters generally start with your side encouraging the younger protesters who do not know better.

 

[Salome]

One spot of positive news arising from the protests:

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

An old hippie peacenik: Protester pushed to ground by police is longtime peace activist from Amherst

Who tweets Jimmy Dore videos. Welp, we can't be all perfect. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Salome]

This legitimately is one of the most powerful things I have ever watched.

 

[Scylla Rhiadra]

A really thoughtful and coherent piece on defunding the police, with lots more generally with the problems associated with police in communities, and police "reform."

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1747543107932/

 

[danielravennest]

I recommend everyone consider these statistics before rioting and flying off the handle: Washington Post comprehensive database of police shootings in the U.S for 2019.: 1,004 killings. 802 of which the race is specified, 371 white, 236 black. Vast majority were armed, total of 10 cases of unarmed blacks killed by the police and going down every year.

On my street, Friday is the day to take out the trash. Seems the same is true here.

 

[danielravennest]

This cannot be a good sign.

Account suspended. What was it?

 

[Free]

Account suspended. What was it?

Sorry. Edited the post to just point to the Newsweek article that shows a Monmouth poll with 54 percent believing that burning down a Minneapolis police precinct building, following the death of George Floyd, was justified.

 

[Free]

It keeps getting a little bit better in DC:

 

[Free]

Police Board president files complaint after being struck by CPD during weekend protests

“I, indeed, was one of several individuals physically hit and struck by Chicago police on Sunday as they clashed with protestors,” Board president Ghian Foreman said in a statement issued Friday afternoon.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[Free]

 

[Zaida Gearbox]

Yes, misusing "resisting arrest" is often one of their favorite ways to brutalize. What often happens is that they physically harm someone, that person instinctively moves to protect themselves, and boom, they use that as a reason for further beating and arrest.

But yeah, as we all know dwb is a thing. Hell, walking while black is a thing.

Don't forget sleeping while black!