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>That arrests didn't happen _on the spot_ in a case like this is utterly bizarre. You literally cant arrest tens of thousands of people. That's the implicit me
by sthnblllII 6y ago
>That arrests didn't happen _on the spot_ in a case like this is utterly bizarre.
You literally cant arrest tens of thousands of people. That's the implicit message of mass demonstrations in any country.
- chillwaves 6y agoThey had no problem throwing peaceful protesters in unmarked vans in Seattle last year.
- sthnblllII 6y agoDo you mean these peaceful protesters? https://prosportsextra.com/minneapolis-rioters-take-over-police-station/?amp=1 https://prosportsextra.com/minneapolis-rioters-take-over-pol...
- chillwaves 6y agoNo, I mean the peaceful ones. There were both rioters and peaceful protesters being thrown in vans, so what's your point?
- tjalfi 6y ago12,000+ people were arrested at the 1971 May Day protests[0]. Mass arrests are less likely than they were in the past but they aren't impossible by any means. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_May_Day_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_May_Day_protests