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>>MDWoli+(OP)
As a veteran this hits me particularly hard. This kind of force goes beyond most uses of force I personally used in Afghanistan and Iraq, actual fighting being the exception. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’d be brought up on charges if we treated nonviolent people the way these videos portray.

>>teraki+2h
> ...if we treated nonviolent people the way these videos portray.

A lot of the videos portray violent rioters/looters. A lot of the ones of the police are ambiguous because they don't show what behavior warranted the police reaction.

I've also seen a lot of videos of peaceful protests with police walking/talking/marching with the protesters.

We do justice a disservice when we lump everyone and every precinct together.

>>koheri+cy
> A lot of the videos portray violent rioters/looters.

I've yet to see an instance of this that wasn't precipitated by cops showing up in ironman armor to a peaceful protest and firing on people with all sorts of military-police toys.

The violent instigators are the cops, across America. Even Target came out and said "whatever, our shit's insured, this problem with the cops needs to be solved."

>>komali+kI
Here's just one example: https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/rpd-asking-for-...

Animals.

>>loco5n+Yt2
Animals? Lemme guess, thin blue line, thugs, etc?

How about credit where credit is due - systemic police racism, and when that was protested, insane amounts of police brutality.

All people had to do was not be racist.

>>komali+eO2
I'm talking about the video I linked. Did you watch it?

The looters in this video are acting like animals.

More links to the same incident: https://twitter.com/PatrolRpd/status/1267202275895803904 https://streamable.com/ibwexe?fbclid=IwAR3Kmn22FzFgxAHTxNfiu...

>>loco5n+jc3
I've only ever heard protesters described as "animals" by people that are also happy to throw around the word "thug" and smugly pretend both aren't racist dogwhistles.