• StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      “If it was peaceful, why did the police show up?”

      “If you were innocent, then why were you arrested?”

      Bad arguments are bad.

    • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Police violence is something different then peaceful protesting. It turns into non-peaceful as soon as the police starts to use force without a proper cause. It’s called “abuse of power”. Cops love to get violent, especially when the protesters do not (so they won’t hit back).

    • Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      Yes, it was completely peaceful as it has been for the past 30 something weeks that these rallies have been held.

      If you’ve ever been to a demonstration you’d understand that all the police do is show up and cause violence. No one needed protecting from us, we walked down a goddamn street. Last time I checked that wasn’t exactly a violent act. But people sure needed protecting from the police…