Why are police treating protesters and journalists like criminals? Are we just supposed to accept now that institutions set up to protect people will be regularly abusing them?
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Jun 27, 2022 · 2:59 AM UTC

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Because that's what they are ordered and paid to do! Have you not been following the last 100+ years of US police history?
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Welcome to Portland
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Because the cops are fascist?
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Civil disobedience is what we should all be doing. General strike until the system feels the concerted pressure of its citizenry
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Marianne, you answered your own question.
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oh how the police escalated 1/6?
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Y'all accepted it while it was happening to black people for 4 hundred plus years. Why are you surprised that it is happening to you now?
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An inch was given years ago, voila!!
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They were never set to prophecy the people, but the ruling class.