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Old 10-31-2020, 10:33 AM
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Authoritarians are always violent, and Hitler is often a hero.
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Old 10-31-2020, 04:14 PM
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Police use pepper-spray on peaceful protesters — including children — marching to Alamance polls

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/lo...246861942.html

Flat out voter suppression...
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Old 10-31-2020, 05:51 PM
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There will be voting again Nov 3. The footage from this will unsupress a lot of votes.
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Old 10-31-2020, 08:33 PM
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Police use pepper-spray on peaceful protesters — including children — marching to Alamance polls

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/lo...246861942.html

Flat out voter suppression...
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The “I Am Change” march was billed in part as a get-out-the-vote initiative as well as a demonstration against police violence.
We can't have people being against police (violence) now can we.
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Old 12-19-2020, 12:38 PM
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The Bad Cops: How Minneapolis protects its worst police officers until it’s too late

https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/1...-its-too-late/

A deep dive into police corruption.
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Old 01-13-2021, 07:27 PM
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Feds Charge 2 Trump-Loving Cops Who Took A Selfie During Attack On U.S. Capitol
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker took a photograph of themselves during an insurrection and bragged about their exploits on social media.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/polic...77d85ec8162?bh

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Old 02-16-2021, 12:23 PM
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Police Forces Have Long Tried to Weed Out Extremists in the Ranks. Then Came the Capitol Riot.
At least 30 law enforcement officers from around the country took part in the rally on Jan. 6 that preceded the riot. Many are now being investigated.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/u...itol-riot.html

Authoritarian a-holes.
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Old 02-18-2021, 06:10 PM
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6 Capitol Police officers suspended, 29 others being investigated for alleged roles in riot


https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/polit...ded/index.html

Sigh.
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Old 02-19-2021, 08:14 AM
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The newest excuse from the lawyers of the Capitol rioters is they thought it was OK to enter the Capitol because "the police let them in"
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Old 03-10-2021, 09:22 AM
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Over 700 Complaints About NYPD Officers Abusing Black Lives Matter Protesters, Then Silence
Emails show New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders discouraged staff from confronting the NYPD about a lack of cooperation on abuse investigations. The agency declined to disclose how many officers are facing misconduct charges.

https://www.propublica.org/article/o...s-then-silence
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