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In reply to the discussion: The Brutal Suppression Of OWS Proves That The Rich & Business Will Tolerate No Dissent [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)military-garb wearing cops.
Never before have we seen the cruel tazing of people, including those who are already handcuffed, children, and pregnant women. We've never seen this before. A search on Youtube will show that this type of brutality is more common that the occasional but rare use of cattle prods against Civil Rights demonstrators in the '60's.
We've never before seen the gang-tackling and ground slamming of ordinary Americans, including people who are totally innocent of anything.
We've never seen the group shootings of suspects without warning, including the group shootings of people who are not guilt of anything.
We've never seen the repeated invasions of the wrong houses by shock-and-awe groups of cops dressed like the military and treating the innocent homeowners like the enemy.
We've never seen so much police brutality in our country. And when the cops are caught on camera, we've never seen so many cops get paid vacations (or suspended WITH PAY) instead of being prosecuted for Civil Rights violations.