Cops went NUTS on racial justice protesters who’d begun to disperse after marching through DC—by far the most aggressive police tactics seen since last summer
Watch as they rush demonstrators, beat them w/ a baton, throw a woman to the ground, hurl obscenities & deck a bicyclist
Watch as they rush demonstrators, beat them w/ a baton, throw a woman to the ground, hurl obscenities & deck a bicyclist
.@DCPoliceDept seemed to take advantage of the chaos they caused tonight to pick off anyone wearing black.
While most cops were charging the protesters at the famed Chinatown arch, others pounced on activists walking home via 7th St. At least 1 of them was a teenager.
While most cops were charging the protesters at the famed Chinatown arch, others pounced on activists walking home via 7th St. At least 1 of them was a teenager.
What seemed to set off @DCPoliceDept was protesters burning a “Thin Blue Line” flag on the notorious Christopher Columbus statue by Union Station
Cops doused it with an accelerant and, apparently undeterred, poured it onto several other flares until the whole platform was alight
Cops doused it with an accelerant and, apparently undeterred, poured it onto several other flares until the whole platform was alight
Here’s the scene right before @DCPoliceDept decided to rush the crowd.
“I am here w/ you. I don’t know your pain. But I will fight with you bc I love you.”
Activists were done. Leaving.
Instead of honoring their 1st amendment rights, @MayorBowser’s cops chose to brutalize them
“I am here w/ you. I don’t know your pain. But I will fight with you bc I love you.”
Activists were done. Leaving.
Instead of honoring their 1st amendment rights, @MayorBowser’s cops chose to brutalize them
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