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This is heartbreaking. classykaren Sep 2017 #1
No it is not heartbreaking. It is excessive use of force. pangaia Sep 2017 #6
It's only heartbreaking if you still have illusions about the police...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2017 #13
totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2017 #21
You mean the SS? lark Sep 2017 #23
Exactly. And, their fans--millions of Americans--think this is just fine. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #24
" The private jail industry is Sessions top donor" I'm no GOP fan, but this is not accurate. vkkv Sep 2017 #36
Facts can be pesky things. lark Sep 2017 #55
Hold on. 'they' are not "facts" until they can be proven. vkkv Sep 2017 #65
Don't want to post alt-facts lark Sep 2017 #66
!!! Alice11111 Sep 2017 #53
Shame. It's clear police are arresting peaceful protestors. nt oasis Sep 2017 #2
Bullshit, My cousin has been peacefully protesting the last few nights.... Old Vet Sep 2017 #25
I'm not okay with pepper spraying people sitting/ laying down. oasis Sep 2017 #26
I fully understand BUT if the police say get down, Get the fuck all the way down........... Old Vet Sep 2017 #29
Acid? oasis Sep 2017 #30
Beaten while under arrest? "You only have to yourself to blame"! maxsolomon Sep 2017 #33
Well No link, just a relatives eyewitness account of what he did and what he saw...... Old Vet Sep 2017 #35
If the police say get down, they damn well have a reason DK504 Sep 2017 #38
Link for the acid? Transparent. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #59
THIS IS HORRIBLE! Duppers Sep 2017 #3
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How are things at the library this morning? TexasTowelie Sep 2017 #5
another beautiful day in chi. mopinko Sep 2017 #9
Just imagine the scene if the protesters were not white of skin. pangaia Sep 2017 #7
Bingo. dalton99a Sep 2017 #8
How in hell will they justify arresting reporters? cwydro Sep 2017 #10
CNN and most national media rely on local stations for most of the coverage. However LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #14
the university of missou broadcasts sports on 6 limbaugh stations and i'll bet they're all certainot Sep 2017 #39
You are wrong. Local news is covering it as it happens. Channel 4 CBS affiliate, justhanginon Sep 2017 #62
I wonder if they are feeding it up the line. LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #67
I suspect Jeff Zucker is very much pro the pResident, their feud trumped up for Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #28
I really don't like pigs. snort Sep 2017 #11
totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2017 #22
MO's state-sponsored structural fascism prioritizes power and order over constitutional rights. ancianita Sep 2017 #12
What amazes me is that having accountable police who follow the law is a controversial issue. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #15
Even worse than people not really caring is that many are cheering this on. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #27
The stuff I see on facebook is quite telling Gore1FL Sep 2017 #45
The Con and Sessions America malaise Sep 2017 #16
Animalistic savagery. byronius Sep 2017 #17
St Louis gestapo, white supremacist KKK They onit2day Sep 2017 #18
Making America great again....one act of police brutality at a time. jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #19
i have said it so many times ALL COPS ARE ASSHOLES gopiscrap Sep 2017 #20
Yeah .......... BigOleDummy Sep 2017 #31
ALL OF THOSE SO SAVAGELY TREATED NEED TO GET AT LEAST ONE COMPETENT ATT0RNY NOW downeastdaniel Sep 2017 #32
Well, I don't see any inappropriate behavior by the police. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #34
there was absolutely no need to mace anyone bigtree Sep 2017 #41
They just sprayed a few times generally in mid-air...not in face, because... Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #50
police were engaged in intimidation tactics toward peaceful protesters bigtree Sep 2017 #60
Your post is full of conclusions and subjectivity. "Police brutality"? Seriously? Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #63
lol bigtree Sep 2017 #64
Check his twitter to see step by step of what happened benld74 Sep 2017 #37
Chappelle-Nadal is the idiot state senator pintobean Sep 2017 #40
that invalidates the police violence against already subdued protesters bigtree Sep 2017 #42
I support my police department arresting vandals pintobean Sep 2017 #54
you're no better than the violent, abusive police bigtree Sep 2017 #56
Funny thing pintobean Sep 2017 #58
you're content defining everyone there as some sort of threat bigtree Sep 2017 #61
She is somewhat reactionary at times. Nonetheless she works for District 14. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #44
She is committed to justice loyalsister Sep 2017 #52
The City Police are acting like the dystopian "Peace Keepers" from Hunger Games. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #43
I wonder why Daninmo Sep 2017 #46
Some of the evidence evidence came out later. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #49
Jack Booted Thugs. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Sep 2017 #48
Cambodian justice right here in the good old USA The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #51
I read on DU that the First Amendment is the real problem, here. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #57
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