Anger mounts over selective US curfew rules: 'A license to decide who to arrest'

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Orders give police leeway to decide when to arrest someone for violating curfew, creating situations ripe for abuse, experts warn

Cities across the US have enacted curfews in an attempt to quell the unrest over the killing of George Floyd in police custody. But the selective enforcement of the curfew orders only underscores the demonstrators’ message about law enforcement abuses, civil liberties experts warn.

 

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What is your organization the guardian of? Just curious if anyone knows.

If you're angry about this but you weren't angry about Covid lockdowns you can piss off.

How are curfews even legal in America? If I have zero criminal record, zero arrests. How can Gov preemptively restrict my movement? Am I Not Free? Can I not assess the risk and decide for myself whether to venture outside? Protect our Rights !!! Government is NOT your friend

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So here—America— is more evidence that your democracy is falling apart, that Trump is prepared to batter those exercising their 1st amendment rights into submission. Mark these days as the saddest in your proud history—the days when your freedoms were expunged TrumpNeoFacist

appeasement

Same with social distancing. Cops were handing out masks in some neighborhoods while beating people up for not wearing them in others.

Basically 'do whatever you feel is necessary'. An extremely dangerous order to give an already out of control police force.

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