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<blockquote data-quote="beardking" data-source="post: 3372881" data-attributes="member: 31421"><p>Reporter complying with officer's commands, lying on the ground and identifying himself as a member of the press with hands up. Casually pepper sprayed:</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu7v51/alternate_angle_of_vice_news_reporter/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu7v51/alternate_angle_of_vice_news_reporter/</a></p><p></p><p>Kneeling photographer pushed into fire:</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gunfut/denver_officer_pushed_a_photographer_into_a_fire/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gunfut/denver_officer_pushed_a_photographer_into_a_fire/</a></p><p></p><p>Protester kneeling with his hands up, pepper sprayed:</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guh4f5/unarmed_kneeling_protestors_get_maced_in_the_face/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guh4f5/unarmed_kneeling_protestors_get_maced_in_the_face/</a></p><p></p><p>That's just a few of the many videos posted on Reddit. Like it or not, Reddit is a viable source of information because people are able to post things (mostly) without censorship. It's not filtered through a mainstream media lens.</p><p></p><p>Again, yes, there are definitely a lot of people out there that are taking advantage of the situation and turning it into riots and looting and there are a ton of videos of that all over Reddit as well. But, seriously, is it even remotely acceptable to be pepper sprayed or thrown into a fire when you are peacefully protesting and showing no signs whatsoever of aggressive behavior? The police are supposed to uphold the law, not break it. They are supposed to be trained to handle stressful situations, not just randomly attack the people they swore to protect because they are in a stressful situation.</p><p></p><p>I am not against the police at all, but I am against an abuse of authority.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I saw that video as well, and I agree, those people attacking that person should have been gassed (although, I do question his choice to drive down that interstate to begin with. But, I do know that interstates have limited exits and he may have gotten caught up in something he didn't know was happening). </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The overstepping is obviously happening enough to make it a countrywide (h8ll, worldwide) issue currently. How often does it have to happen before it becomes a problem? 1? 100? 1000? Personally I think even one incident of a police officer using excessive force (verified, not just "owwie, he hurt me, I'm gonna sue") is too much. And the rioting and property damage didn't start until the excessive force started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beardking, post: 3372881, member: 31421"] Reporter complying with officer's commands, lying on the ground and identifying himself as a member of the press with hands up. Casually pepper sprayed: [URL]https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu7v51/alternate_angle_of_vice_news_reporter/[/URL] Kneeling photographer pushed into fire: [URL]https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gunfut/denver_officer_pushed_a_photographer_into_a_fire/[/URL] Protester kneeling with his hands up, pepper sprayed: [URL]https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guh4f5/unarmed_kneeling_protestors_get_maced_in_the_face/[/URL] That's just a few of the many videos posted on Reddit. Like it or not, Reddit is a viable source of information because people are able to post things (mostly) without censorship. It's not filtered through a mainstream media lens. Again, yes, there are definitely a lot of people out there that are taking advantage of the situation and turning it into riots and looting and there are a ton of videos of that all over Reddit as well. But, seriously, is it even remotely acceptable to be pepper sprayed or thrown into a fire when you are peacefully protesting and showing no signs whatsoever of aggressive behavior? The police are supposed to uphold the law, not break it. They are supposed to be trained to handle stressful situations, not just randomly attack the people they swore to protect because they are in a stressful situation. I am not against the police at all, but I am against an abuse of authority. I saw that video as well, and I agree, those people attacking that person should have been gassed (although, I do question his choice to drive down that interstate to begin with. But, I do know that interstates have limited exits and he may have gotten caught up in something he didn't know was happening). The overstepping is obviously happening enough to make it a countrywide (h8ll, worldwide) issue currently. How often does it have to happen before it becomes a problem? 1? 100? 1000? Personally I think even one incident of a police officer using excessive force (verified, not just "owwie, he hurt me, I'm gonna sue") is too much. And the rioting and property damage didn't start until the excessive force started. [/QUOTE]
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