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Originally Posted by porno jew
no it's about using the appropriate levels of force response, which the cops should have been trained in.
you would have to be on mars if one thinks shooting pepper spray down throats was an appropriate force response to someone sitting on a road.
but things have become so mean spirited and deranged in the US i guess some people just relish in sadism i guess.
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I'm not really for or against you. I get protesting, being angry, resenting authority and all of that. I certainly think we are long overdue for an overhaul of Washington and how power is accessed and abused there.
However, that aside, when you protest and break the rules, this is the outcome. Not just sometimes... this is what happens every time. How are police supposed to remove them when they won't be removed and refuse to leave?
What appropriate level of force is there when everyone is determined to resist and physically resisting?
They were warned many times. They were given the opportunity to leave. They were warned they would be sprayed. Some left, took down tents. Many chose to stay and hunkered down and locked arms in a show of defiance. They were repeatedly warned again. They were eventually sprayed and arrested.
I would say that any non lethal force after all of the precautions and warnings is justified.
The protesters all made the conscious choice to be sprayed with pepper spray. It's not like police were sneaking around doing it randomly.