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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe police are attacking protesters in LA
For no good reason
Tear gas and pepper spray
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The police are attacking protesters in LA (Original Post)
malaise
Yesterday
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MSNBC reporter was on screen when horses arrived and minutes later were pushing back the crowd for no reason. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Yesterday
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senseandsensibility
(22,535 posts)1. Things were going so well

Bernardo de La Paz
(56,452 posts)2. MSNBC reporter was on screen when horses arrived and minutes later were pushing back the crowd for no reason. . . nt
Irish_Dem
(71,002 posts)3. MSNBC reporter says he does not know why police are becoming violent.
Crowds have been polite and calm all day.
Sparkly
(24,623 posts)4. Are the uniforms just protecting each other?
From nothing??
IrishBubbaLiberal
(2,021 posts)5. Dictator Orange Shitgibbon wants violence,
Dictator Trumo WANTS violence
He desperately WANTS the crowd to fight back
Then he.will justify his MASSIVE MILITARY CRACKDOWN
FirstLight
(15,265 posts)6. I think he has a big sad over his parade and needs a boost
So his ego called whoever the co was and said to rough some people up so that he could feel better about himself
RockRaven
(17,403 posts)8. He does, but even if he didn't the LASD and LAPD do themselves anyway.
Those sick fucks live for this shit, they would be doing the same things regardless of who was in the WH, or whether there is a prospect of federal involvement.
RockRaven
(17,403 posts)7. Once again. The biggest violent street gangs in CA are the LASD and LAPD.
Or were until the US military showed up, anyway.