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It seems an odd, self-defeating choice, for police to attack journalists who are documenting a protest against police brutality, doesn't it? It makes you wonde
by linsomniac 6y ago
It seems an odd, self-defeating choice, for police to attack journalists who are documenting a protest against police brutality, doesn't it?
It makes you wonder, if they are so willing to attack someone who is obviously broadcasting the attack, with clearly marked "Press" identification, how they are likely to act when there is less scrutiny...
- jessaustin 6y agoA similar question could be raised about why they're overwhelmingly brutalizing and arresting (not necessarily in that order) peaceful protesters rather than "looters" who even when they're not actually undercover cops are allowed to loot without interference. We know the police are not smart or well-organized enough to have some sort of national master plan. So, either these choices reflect local incentives that are intelligible to officers on the scene but not to us on the outside, or their decision process is so degraded that they don't possess the ability to act in even their own best interests. Can we please just fire all these clowns already?