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matthewf

(3,781 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2014, 11:45 AM Jan 2014

Reverend Billy On His Recent Arrest At JP Morgan Chase, NYPD Trying To Stifle Protest And Dissent

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Reverend Billy On His Recent Arrest At JP Morgan Chase, NYPD Trying To Stifle Protest And Dissent (Original Post) matthewf Jan 2014 OP

They dropped the charges because they could not come close to proving their case! Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #1

Which is why police should never be allowed to have military equipment. nt Agony Jan 2014 #2

At Kent State it was the national guard. They've been replaced by the police. L0oniX Jan 2014 #3

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

1. They dropped the charges because they could not come close to proving their case!

Reply to matthewf (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 02:29 PM

Jan 2014

They over charged the protestors to intimidate anyone else from protesting. It is the same reason that they pepper sprayed those women in OWS who were already corralled by cops. They want to scare us into submission!

Agony

(2,605 posts)

2. Which is why police should never be allowed to have military equipment. nt

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 07:10 PM

Jan 2014

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

3. At Kent State it was the national guard. They've been replaced by the police.

Reply to Agony (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 12:23 PM

Jan 2014

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