• xkillx@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    it says in the article that the body cam footage started 18 minutes after the end of the game. seems like they were being ordered to stop playing because the event had completed.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I read a different article that gave me the impression that the band director was following usual protocol, which is to play the crowd out, to keep the crowd calm.

      Apparently the police were worried that some fans had been unruly and were afraid fights would break out. The police thought the band director should stop the music so everyone would leave at once, I guess to allow the police to supervise the exit and get back to their donuts.

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      1 year ago

      They wanted to clear the field so they could leave and not be there anymore, kids were still playing music so people were milling around listening and they told the bands to stop so they would leave. The guy, rightfully, said “no thanks.” Then this happened. True service to the people.

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      1 year ago

      seems like they were being ordered to stop playing because the event had completed.

      Oh yeah, can’t have that in a Free© country.