Is America burning? (Black Lives Matter protests, civil unrest and riots 2020)
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Which wouldn't be any use unless there were the teams available and trained to use them and before all this federal largesse came the way of police forces there was a massive expansion of paramilitary police units. Focusing on the kit rather than the existing units ready to use them rather misses the point.
bimble
floofy
The mayor of Minneapolis said (yesterday it was I think but not sure) that all the arrests they’d made were people from out of state but I don’t know if he’s released any proof of that yet. Said they would be releasing the names.
Eta turns out he was wrong. Mostly arrested locals according to this:
Majority of those arrested in George Floyd protests and riots gave Minnesota addresses
State officials said Saturday that a number of outsiders are fueling the destruction and rioting in the Twin Cities, though most of those arrested so far appear to have Minnesota addresses. Gov. Ti…
www.twincities.com
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Yeah, but it would be good to have an agreed plan and demands, agreed up to the level of community leaders, politicians... This is what needs to happen, kinda thing.
bimble
floofy
He said that last year too. He is loving this.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
"community leaders"
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
I watched this again last night... so much needs to change.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
"community leaders"
Why the eye roll? People of importance in the community, people who will speak for the community at times, people who have some sort of influence.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
This is the one with the producer of The Wire in it isn't it? It's a great documentary, everyone should watch it.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The eye roll because community leaders are invariably self- or police selected, are happy to stand alongside police, and their interests run counter to those in the community they affect to lead
petee
no gods, no malarkey
as everyone has noticed, he can't go after "Antifa" because there is no Antifa. he might "go after" individual groups, but to the best of my knowledge they're not incorporated. 
this prominent antifascist seems to have it right:
unfortunately these do too:
i'll repeat what (i think) i've said before, that this is not really a legal threat, it's part of the ENDLESS rightwing campaign to create an atmosphere of terrorism, which from time to time has to issue in actual murder to keep the momentum going. i could spend the rest of 2020 listing all the incidents of this, most of which i wager don't make it into the UK press. it's happening 24/7.
e2a i realize "prominent antifascist' has a weird ring to it but he's been profiled in magazines and has a large following. good place to start, he links to many other tweeters.
this prominent antifascist seems to have it right:
unfortunately these do too:
i'll repeat what (i think) i've said before, that this is not really a legal threat, it's part of the ENDLESS rightwing campaign to create an atmosphere of terrorism, which from time to time has to issue in actual murder to keep the momentum going. i could spend the rest of 2020 listing all the incidents of this, most of which i wager don't make it into the UK press. it's happening 24/7.
e2a i realize "prominent antifascist' has a weird ring to it but he's been profiled in magazines and has a large following. good place to start, he links to many other tweeters.
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cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Protests are spreading across the world.
www.standard.co.uk
I can understand why, but this is not going to help in controlling the pandemic.
Twenty-three arrested at London US Embassy as protests sweep capital
Police arrested 23 people during protests in London over the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis.
www.standard.co.uk
I can understand why, but this is not going to help in controlling the pandemic.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
He’s just chuntering. He can’t do what he said he’d do
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Miami cops sticking it to Trump.
Still police though aren't they?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Given the number of armed civilians in the states, and the fact that the second amendment exists in order for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government, I'm extremely surprised the American people aren't exercising that right to defend themselves.
ska invita
back on the other side
If you check next week you'll find Dominic Cummings wrote about it on his blog in 2016Who'd have thought Hawaiian shirts would be symbols of an anti-State far right civil war movement?!
could you give us three, say, Im jsut curious what kind of thing you mean
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Yes but they are not battering people round the head or shooting tear gas into their faces. Credit where credit is due.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
...on camera.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
Fair enough but their faces are on camera taking the knee.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Yup & yup.
bimble
floofy
I think I like it then. The President strutting about saying how he’s an anti anti fascist seems to at least clear things up.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
They could well all be legit, but I wonder how many of them haven't gone above and beyond in the course of their duty.
But yeah, fair fucks to them for doing this.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
What does the kneeling symbolise?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
That's what makes the gesture so powerful, though, no? At least some cops are publicly turning on the worst of their own and saying enough's enough. Not sure I can remember ever seeing such a thing before.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
A quick search on google will give you answers. As you could not be bothered to type it into google but ask here, I have produced a link. U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present) - Wikipedia
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
I'm sure they've done plenty of that.
I've been getting a bit annoyed recently with organisations like the Loop bigging up the police for their help and support with festival drug testing and treating them like allies when really they are still very much the enemy when it comes to drug enforcement.
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