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[FONT="]Behind them, a squadron of officers in SWAT gear stand at the ready, some with rifles drawn.[/FONT]
Got to admit the optics are terrible!
You're missing the part about "proportional response" - she's clearly passive & unarmed! :dohMore like #nomoreBLM and I might get on board.
The Police are forced to react to situations, after Dallas, do you blame them for being overly concerned?
Comparing this to Tiananmen Square now?
These clowns are beyond absurd at this point.
The only difference between this photo and the TS photo is that in the latter the authorities were riding in tanks. In this one they are on foot.
All the other dynamics are essentially the same--runaway government asserting its authority.
Got to admit the optics are terrible!
You're missing the part about "proportional response" - she's clearly passive & unarmed! :doh
The only difference between this photo and the TS photo is that in the latter the authorities were riding in tanks. In this one they are on foot.
All the other dynamics are essentially the same--runaway government asserting its authority.
Justify it however you want, but if you can look at that photo and not see there's something going wrong in this country, you're far different person than I.What? So to make YOU happy they need to take OFF their protective gear before approaching her. Check.
- No! -Didn't they run over that guy with the tank? Yeah, this is exactly the same. :roll:
Behind them, a squadron of officers in SWAT gear stand at the ready, some with rifles drawn.
Can we see a picture of the officers with rifles drawn? There are none in the pictures in your link.
More like #nomoreBLM and I might get on board.
The Police are forced to react to situations, after Dallas, do you blame them for being overly concerned?
Justify it however you want, but if you can look at that photo and not see there's something going wrong in this country, you're far different person than I.
Optics like this broadcast around the world only solidify the growing perception that America is becoming a militarized police state. And there's truth in that.
It's become too much to turn a blind eye, and the results can be seen nearly every day on the nightly news ...
What are you expecting? Do you think they should take off the riot gear and put down their guns before approaching any young female protestors and then put it all back on to deal with the violent rioters who could be just out of frame for all we know?You're missing the part about "proportional response" - she's clearly passive & unarmed! :doh
Protests can turn to riots.Protests can even turn deadly like the one in Dallas. If would be a shock if they were not protecting themselves.
What are you expecting? Do you think they should take off the riot gear and put down their guns before approaching any young female protestors and then put it all back on to deal with the violent rioters who could be just out of frame for all we know?
She’s clearly playing a role in the protests and is in the middle of the road. She appears to be unarmed and peaceful but sadly that’s not an assumption officers in this kind of context can take on face value. They seem to be very gently and peacefully trying to lead her away though. They’re in the riot gear because they were (quite rightly) expecting a riot but it’s not as it they’re actually using it against her.
Runaway gvmt asserting its authority to keep the roadway cleared. Imagine that.
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