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In reply to the discussion: Today in Chicago I saw the effects of police brutality against peace activists with my own eyes [View all]Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)21. Individuals may have made that claim, that does not mean that they are right
There may be a small number of Black Bloc members who have been violent in the past, but the truth is that violence by protesters is rare. On the rare instances it does happen the media makes a huge deal out of it so people like you who don't participate get the impression that protesters are violent. Those of us who do participate know that nearly all protests are peaceful.
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Today in Chicago I saw the effects of police brutality against peace activists with my own eyes [View all]
Bjorn Against
May 2012
OP
I saw people with blood gushing out of their heads and police threatening violence
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#9
Thanks for being there, and thanks for confirming that I am not making this up
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#27
Yes, in an ideal world people should be able to speak their minds without being threatened.
elleng
May 2012
#50
If you support assault and battery against people exercising the first amendment...
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#57
I would consider holding batons up at protesters to be threatening violence
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#26
I would suspect that if you saw thousands of people coming toward you and taunting you...
randome
May 2012
#29
Please dont think your pretense fools anyone. Time and time again police have beaten
rhett o rick
May 2012
#107
I do know you are not standing on the same side as me. You try to rationalize police brutality.
rhett o rick
May 2012
#110
But I did see what happened, maybe not every detail of it but I saw a lot happen with my own eyes
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#14
Don't worry, there will be video as there always is, which is why the police tried to make taking
sabrina 1
May 2012
#53
Individuals may have made that claim, that does not mean that they are right
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#21
The police don't need hundreds in riot gear batons in hand for a non-violent protest
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#25
If they don't know who did it they should investigate, they should not go into riot mode
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#30
The riots at sporting events usually occur when people leave those contained facilities
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#35
I'm sure some cities ARE prepared for violence when a championship game is being played.
randome
May 2012
#68
Your flippancy was out of place. If you meant to be sarcastic, and I can't imagine you were serious,
sabrina 1
May 2012
#54
Thanks, I did not take pictures of that incident because the medics wanted privacy
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#46
I'm proud to call myself a Democrat and an American. And I'm proud of the protestors.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#75
Proud of the cops, are you? N.B.: Rahm Emmanuel (Obama's first Chief of Staff) is their boss. Or,
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#87
Obama’s Signing Statement on NDAA: ‘I have the power to detain Americans… but I won’t’
RitchieRich
May 2012
#88
So if the tanks are rolling down the streets, as long as the guns are not pointed at you
Doctor_J
May 2012
#116
Rahm is just another over proud 68 R. Dailey. But in the end he like Dailey will find out that they
jwirr
May 2012
#104
Thanks for sharing your first hand experience about what is going on in Chicago...
midnight
May 2012
#108