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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer by ashtonkem on Monday June 01, 2020 @11:29PM (#23387106)
There now appear to be police that want violence now too. In my city they’re ignoring looters and tear gassing the protestors. There is no public safety rationale for that.
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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer by twic on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:22AM (#23390700)
I'm not sure if readers of HN are familiar with the concept of a "police riot", but that is clearly what is happening in many places now:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_riot

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