Re:Constitutionally, Religious Gatherings Must Enjoy the Sam...
by downerending on Monday June 08, 2020 @11:03PM
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I'll bite. When's the most recent incident of two or more police officers firing on peaceful crowds with live ammunition meant to kill, using handguns, rifles, or shotguns?
Re:Constitutionally, Religious Gatherings Must Enjoy the Sam...
by mindslight on Monday June 08, 2020 @11:33PM
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Adding qualifications to rule out current events is weaseling. Cops are shooting crowds with rubber bullets, gas canisters, and pepper balls, resulting in maiming and death. A non-cop doing the same thing would be on the hook for second degree murder.
Aside from the shooting I did also say marching, which is another way cops purposely escalate the situation and then claim they were just doing their job.
> As far as I know, the last time that happened in the US was May 4, 1970. A terrible, terrible day.
There are plenty of videos and stories of police firing and marching on peaceful crowds during this round of protests, if you care to look. I don't know what your intent is with writing off five decades of protests, but bluntly ignoring this is counterproductive to any hope of mutual understanding.