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[–] 113 points 1 year ago (12 children)

As someone who lives near Portland, the fact that Portland police even testified about excessive force means it's bad.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I mean, they clearly just tackle a guy from behind out of nowhere. A guy who's minding his own businesses and just standing there in the least threatening manner possible.

    Also very revealing that they specifically target the guy wearing hippie-looking clothes, most likely because they associate that with left wing ideology and their remit is to remove "undesirables" regardless of whether or not they're a threat to anyone.

    So yeah, this is so blatant that it's frankly not surprising that even the fascist PPD consider it beyond the pale/giving away the game.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago*

    They'd lose their minds at Becky's Drive-in. During the labor day movie marathon, they sell tie-dyed t-shirts. Tons of people are wearing them. They wouldn't be able to figure out whose rights to violate first.

    I'm kidding of course. They'd be outnumbered, so they'd just run away.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I'm curious to know what he's holding, and tried to retrieve. Looks a bit like a speaker or something. I wonder if that played a part in this. I'm not saying it's justified in anyway, just curious to know what it is.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Seriously, the whole reason the right is obsessed with Portland now is that the Portland police used incredible levels of excessive force to put down BLM protests. And since they believe the police are always in the right, then Portland must be a hellhole. I used to live in one of the smaller towns in Oregon and mentioning that I went up to Portland for a day would typically result in someone telling me I was lucky I wasn't shot. Never mind that the PPB is so brutal that the federal government sued them for excessive force back in 2012. To unfortunately minimal effect. That you can be too brutal for Portland police is just insane.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    edit: The art is to be resolute without weapons, strategic, smart, large-scale and unpredictable. A national strike would work better yeah but is tricky ig lots of americans need their salary too idk

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Because retribution. Because escalation. Because they have more and bigger guns. Because violence begets violence. Because losing the battle means you get tortured to death. Because conspiracies get infiltrated. Because they still have the support of a third of Americans. Because gunfights in the streets have collateral damage. Because gunshot injuries hurt. Because they come back next time with tanks. Because we have to go to work. Because a civil war will kill millions. Because cameras will ID you and they will come for your family.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    shouldn't you draw a line at frickin nazis and let it escalate ???

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Yes. Immediately.

    But I don't make the decision for everyone. Their reasons for resistance to civil war are listed above. And doing it solo is suicide with extra steps. Society as a whole has to get there together. And a third of Americans support the Nazis. And the propaganda apparatus is in full force keeping many others misinformed.

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  • [–] 82 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    "I am just doing my job!"

    Yes, and we can see what your job is.

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  • [–] 74 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Wasn't a valid defense at Nuremburg. Won't be a valid defense now.

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  • [–] 43 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    75 million people died to make the Nuremberg trials possible. Facists don’t leave without a fight

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    So where are all these homegrown "militias" that were training to fight tyranny?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Most of these militias were white nationalist groups . They are assisting tyranny so they can have free rein to terrorize, rape and kill women and minorities with impunity.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    All of us connecting better with other people in our towns/cities/states/countries online and in-person will mean bigger collective strength and power for the people

    With that it would mean more coordination and significantly less deaths if and when we get to that point as well. Would be better to fight alongside all of you altogether than individually

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  • [–] 142 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    All of fuck sticks in uniform deserve a year's jail time at a minimum. Assaulting peaceful protesters? Fuck that.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    edit: The art is to be resolute without weapons, strategic, smart, large-scale and unpredictable. A national strike would work better yeah but is tricky ig lots of americans need their salary too idk

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    A lot of people forget that our country was founded on gunning down our oppressors and those that stood with them. They think we're above it now, and haven't realized that that mentality has specifically been instilled in us over several generations by our new oppressors. Violent actions of the past are seen as justified and heroic, while violent actions of the future are seen as unjustified and barbaric.

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  • [–] 63 points 1 year ago

    Holy shit. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t that. WOW. Fuckers.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is fucking wild we've all lived long enough to see the POLICE start to speak out against authoritarianism.

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    It's a shame we would only make an example of these dimwits who fail aptitude tests at alarming rates. If they could read they would know the Nuremberg trails weren't kind of brown shirts who were just following orders. I only hope we reserve the same treatment for the people running the show.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I just hope there is some level of accountability once we emerge from this fascist regime.

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    [–] 39 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    All these nazis need to end up in those private prisons they’re building

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago

    Your average ICE officer has the mind of a 3rd grade bully with a racist dad.

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    [serious question]

    What is the government suggesting is the justification for this particular abuse of power?

    I know it's bullshit. I'm just curious what bullshit they're using for this.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The government wants to squeeze and provoke violent acts so they can squeeze more.

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    [–] 27 points 1 year ago

    The giy was just standing there and they sucker punched him from the back. Wtf

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They need to be locked up with multi-decade long sentences.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Right now the source is hosted under v.reddit.it. is there a mirror we can link to or use?

    Reddit being reddit can quickly get rid of that video. And removing that dependency would be so nice.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago

    I don't like or trust reddit either. I post videos like this as I find them to the Fediverse as soon as I can.

    I found it at that URL in the source, however I posted the video to Mastodon. For this post, the video link is coming from the Mastodon post.

    I only include the place where I found it just incase it can help give some context to others.

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    This whole country? Unfortunately, yes.

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    These people were Given BILLIONS of Dollars to Kidnap Children to Undisclosed locations! THANK YOU REPUBLICANS! WE LOVE YOU!

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Now, I'm not saying anything at all, but those helmets they use are terrible against blunt force hits from a baseball bat repetitively swung at full force, theoretically speaking.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    Goddam cops are such cowards.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I remember seeing this from another angle when it happened. Fuck ICE

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  • [+] -20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yeah, look at all those fellow brave protestors who....

    Take a small step back as the guy is being rushed and barely make a complaint as he gets abused.

    Really fighting for the same team.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I know right? If I was there, I would've started with the guy behind green helmet. A quick leg sweep followed by an elbow to the chest, to make sure he stays down.

    After that, green helmet would likely turn his sights on me, but I'd be ready for him. A roundhouse to the shiny green dome would daze him, and as his back is turned I'd get him in a head lock, and do a rapid choke-out before the others swarmed me.

    At this point, the others will have noticed and will be oinking at me to get down, pointing their weapons menacingly. What they don't realize is that I'm a Diamond II in fortnite. Guns. don't. scare. me. As they're trying to menace me, I'll bob-and-weave towards the nearest pig, grab his barrel. "Better luck next time, pig" I'll say before hitting him in the nose with the butt of the gun.

    Once he's out cold, the rest will begin to fire at me. I'll use the unconscious pig's body as a riot shield, charging at the group and tackling the rest to the ground. It'll be so quick they'll all stumble, and as they're trying to regain their footing, I'll bob and weave once more, performing a serpent strike into their throats. This will buy me a few precious seconds to channel my inner ki and roast them all with a solid kamehameha.

    Finally, my fallen comrade will stand, the rest of the protestors will come to his aid, and once he's been secured, everyone will clap. But I won't smile. Not while there are still fascist pigs left to roast.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Edit: The art is to be resolute without weapons, strategic, smart, large-scale and unpredictable. A national strike would work better yeah but is tricky ig lots of americans need their salary too idk

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