Video at Buffalo protest shows police pushing 75-year-old man

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Cites badRNG · 2020-06 · on “57 Buffalo Police Resign from Riot Unit in Protest of Officers' Suspension”

>the top message on the Buffalo's police union webpage read: "These guys did nothing but do what they were ordered to do. This is disgusting !!!” The "just following orders" defense isn't one that's held up well historically. The crux of the argument is whether he was pushed or tripped, not whether or not they were following orders. Check the video below and formulate your own opinion: CW: violence, gore [this video] Also take note of his ears after he falls

Cites lreeves · 2020-06 · on “Americans' perceptions of police drop significantly in one week”

That is incorrect; the police continued to walk past and a member of the National Guard ended up attending to him: [this video]

Cites IgorPartola · 2021-01 · on “Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says”

Why does it feel like whenever these nimrods do something really really stupid or really really atrocious, there is always people coming out of the woodwork and trying to show that if you squint really hard while looking at the situation through a TV playing Fox or OAN you will find some part of it that's maybe possibly could be explained as something being off (but still requires a massive conspiracy)? Like, what's more likely that this woman became radicalized by watching propaganda all day every day and in a misguided attempt to be a patriot committed a crime? Or that there is some massive web that at every turn explains why it's never the alt right's fault? Remember the 75 year old that

Critical save_ferris · 2020-06 · on “Americans' perceptions of police drop significantly in one week”

> If a crowd of 1000 people has one person throw a brick at the police. I think it’s well within their rights to tear gas the entire group to disperse them. This is exactly what far right provocateurs want, to embed themselves inside legitimate protests and misbehave so that all are punished. Does that seem appropriate? Also, both cases of brutality I described above happened in broad daylight. Please tell me how this specific incident[0] represents appropriate conduct by the police. 0: [this video]

Critical goldenkey · 2021-09 · on “Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig detained in China 3 yrs on way home”

I see a lot of influencers acting like it's no big deal to travel to China. That it's as safe as any other Asian country. Meanwhile, for three years, China holds Western hostages. Not a place I'd want to visit even with the technological cities like Shenzhen, the historical sites, the beautiful landscape and the ancient culture being so alluring [1] I prefer to remain free* * And instead take my chances getting maimed by an American cop at a traffic stop or protest [2] ;-) [1] [LINK] [2] [this video]