The wide range of responses exacerbated tensions with the protesters in several locations and brought global attention to the tactics that American police use during riots as they try to find a balance between keeping the peace and protecting the safety of officers and the public.
In New York, officers used batons and shoved protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared the streets. One video showed on officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her in the street. In Louisville, a police officer fired what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew, and a clip of the video amassed more than 8 million views on Twitter in less than six hours. Los Angeles police arrested more than 500 protesters on Friday night.
Downing would know: He witnessed the Los Angeles riots firsthand in 1992 following the acquittal of four officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King. "I think that sent a signal to the rest of the city," said Downing, who immediately rushed to work. "When you have that coupled with political leadership saying `show your anger, go to the streets' it was kind of like permission to go out and misbehave and be violent."
In Minneapolis and other cities around the nation where high-profile police killings of black people have prompted protests, the rage felt by protesters is understandable, said Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, Texas.
Animal's rights activists have been protesting peacefully for decades and they got no where.
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Declare Antifa a terrorist organization, arrest the leadership and the 'money' and watch these 'protests' evaporate. AntifaTerrorists
Thank you Covid19 is over !! Can’t wait to get out later and just have freedom Thank you Antifa for doing what the idiots running Canada could not do Whoo hoo We are out of lockdown
'Retreat' should not be an option. It just empowers the demented Leftists.
Now imagine if they just all said screw it and took the day off...
Deploy. In the military, if you give ground, the enemy invariably takes it.
This is Deja-vu , Anyone that thinks this is just something new happening isn't very old or doesn't retain information very long . This is just the latest installment in the ongoing prejudice United States . Protests turn into thieves breaking and stealing whatever they can ...
Why would they retreat from AntifaTerrorists ? These people are terrorists, plain and simple. Send in the military and blow 'em all away.
Never retreat for politically correct reasoning.
Love it it’s about time only way anything changes is through violence 250yrs of turning th other cheek hasn’t worked.
They've been arresting people for standing on a corner, sitting in a park, rollerblading all alone, etc..but can't decide whether or not to arrest people who loot, destroy, & burn cities down?
It's a riot, not a protest. There should be no leniency towards people who torch buildings and terrorize the community.
The answer your looking for is Reform, they need to Reform.
Arrest who's paying for all the terror group protesting.. Soros!
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