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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhere was the SWAT teams today?
When Black Lives matter protested last time in Charlotteville they had SWAT teams out in full gear. WHY THE HELL was that NOT in place today?
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Where was the SWAT teams today? (Original Post)
Catmusicfan
Aug 2017
OP
Last night a DUer posted that the governor of VA did call the National Guard.
BigmanPigman
Aug 2017
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SHRED
(28,136 posts)1. I'm gonna guess...
... skin color?
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)2. Last night a DUer posted that the governor of VA did call the National Guard.
I don't know where they were today but several sources say that the police who were there initially did nothing to stop the violence and only intervened after it escalated and it was too little too late. They are partially to blame.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,370 posts)3. They were serving warrants for non violent, consensual drug offenses
And by "serving" I mean violently busting down doors to arrest small time possession
That's what the overwhelming usage of a SWAT team is in this country
CanonRay
(14,104 posts)4. Marching with the alt-right?