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TexasTowelie

(111,279 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:50 AM May 2020

Kid at Seattle Protest Was Allegedly Maced by Cop


Protesters say this kid was Maced by an officer right before the video below was taken. SCREENSHOT FROM EVAN HREHA'S VIDEO



Protesters allege that this kid was Maced by a police officer while protesting in the streets of downtown Seattle today.

The protesters say the officer who Maced this kid is J Campbell, according to images of his uniform provided to The Stranger. The video appears to show various people treating the girl's face.

Watch:


This video was provided to The Stranger by a protester named Evan Hreha. Regarding the alleged Macing, Hreha says:

There was a row about two people deep facing the line of officers when it happened, about 100 yards away from the main protest. She got maced by Officer Campbell and ran away to get sprayed down and have milk poured on her eyes when I started recording.

Read more: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/05/30/43799417/kid-at-seattle-protest-was-allegedly-maced-by-cop
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Kid at Seattle Protest Was Allegedly Maced by Cop (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2020 OP
my take is what responsible parent would ever place their child in a situation that beachbumbob May 2020 #1
Allegedly? The cops have the mace. The protesters do not. bullimiami May 2020 #2
Some of the protesters had fire bombs and destroyed businesses RainCaster May 2020 #3
Some of the protesters were not innocent. iemitsu May 2020 #4
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. my take is what responsible parent would ever place their child in a situation that
Sun May 31, 2020, 10:52 AM
May 2020

could escalate out of control? Almost like going into a riptide and thinking the kid be safe as long as she's holding my hand

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