Ongoing U.S Police Brutality and Corruption Discussion Thread

yes in Minneapolis we saw typical "Antifa" vehicles like huge F150s with no plates or the Jaguar with no plates that fired into Jamaican restaurant

"Trump's fucking scumbag security adviser is claiming the violence is coming from out of state antifa."

well this is being said by mayors in Oakland, SF, Minneapolis, etc, as well; in fact I thought I read that some large proportion of arrested protestors the other night (maybe even 100%) in Minneapolis were not from the city.

xpost ah that's interesting

that was a false rumour started by the Governor, debunked upthread

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even if Antifa were involved, when Trump was asked "what about Governors stating that white supremacists were also involved", his security adviser basically said "nope, it was just Antifa"

which true, misinfo is spreading like wildfire, but it showed a refusal to accept that anybody but Antifa was involved.

fucking terrifying:

Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55

— Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020

I've watched enough videos of looting to think that there is substantive anecdotal evidence that indeterminate groups of white people see these protests as an opportunity. However, right now the emphasis should be on the actions of a militarized police force violently attacking citizens throughout the country

Twitter “leftists” that aren’t from MN need to stop telling us that the boog nazi outsiders that are right here in front of our faces don’t exist.

shouldn't matter if they're citizens tbh xp

yes, absolutely

I have no doubt there are bad actors exploiting things as violently as possible

but the USA has always let such creatures off the chain. It was going on in Newark when I was a kindergartner in the late '60s.

you had nazis in your kindergarten class engaged in COINTELPRO?

I went to Grade K with Tony Soprano, essentially

Curfew in my county at 10 pm. Some protesters got tear gassed downtown last right.

I assume everyone say the footage of notorious white douche Youtube bro Jake Paul (brother of notorious white douche Youtube bro Logan Paul) looting a mall in AZ.

i hate the fucking Pauls so much

fighting with the cops in my family in facebook comments sucks ass! even though it's the least i can do, and i'll never complain about it again

i've been working on the more sympathetic white people I know that are falling for the "two wrongs don't make a right" narrative to see how it's bullshit and ask them that at least if they don't agree with it, could they maybe stfu about it, cos it's not helpful at all.

my mom would be one of those people falling for the narrative, not sure i convinced her

Tell them to stop virtue signalling about fucking Target, they'll get their damn insurance back George Floyds insurance doesn't cover shit

Wait, so Antifa will now be officially deemed a 'terrorist organization'? Fucking terrifying stuff.

we're all terrorists now

It's cool that Bernie + 9 other Dems passed up the chance to even marginally limit warrantless surveillance like a week ago.

another thing Trump nor federal government has any legal authority to do. he's just putting a target on their backs like the dog whistler he is.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-says-he-will-designate-antifa-terrorist-organization-gop-points-n1220321

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My wife just told me that reportedly a number of big box stores - Costco, Walmart, Home Depot - are nervously closing early out here in the near western suburbs (right on the city border), which is super weird to me, as there is no foot traffic there at all, just the usual big parking lots for those particular sorts of big stores. That is, no one is going to randomly stumble upon one of these stores while marching or protesting or anything, you'd have to hop in a car and specifically head there as a destination. Destination looting?

Incredible photo:

https://preview.redd.it/ntutphk0n4251.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8d40799bf54c0f2329a64626108eb37c6cd59f43

god

CPD should get some new helmets that don't scream 1968 every time they wear them.

(Even though they always act like it's 1968 again when they wear them.)

Doubtless that’s the point.

fires struck very close to my friend's apartment in Richmond last night. worried about her and her boyfriend - they're thinking about relocating for tonight.

unrelated, I really hope the press continues to call out the cops who fired anything at them. one of the journalists who was hit by rubber bullets is now permanently blind in an eye.

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2020/05/31/us-law-enforcement-are-deliberately-targeting-journalists-during-george-floyd-protests/

jesus

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500336-michigan-sheriff-joins-protestors-marching-over-george-floyd-death

Apparently some shit going on right now just a mile or so from my house. A big liquor store supposedly got looted, there were apparently shots fired a mile or so away, bunch of other stores reportedly closing, apparently some police action at a gas station a few blocks away. Mildly nervous. One of my kids has been hanging in the backyard with a friend who we think maybe shouldn't bike home on her own right now. And reiterating what I posted earlier, I'm right by the city border, but this is a (very) inner burb. If there is violence or looting anywhere near here, it is totally and exclusively opportunistic, by design.

Just saw footage of people looting the mall a mile or two away, where my kids hang and go to the eye doctor. Rumors the aforementioned big liquor store is on fire, but who knows. Confirmed shots fired.

Listening to the police dispatch from the neighboring village, they're definitely going after large groups congregating around U-Hauls.

Jesus, stay safe Josh.

It's kinda nuts. A friend just got back from the store and said there is insane Mad Max driving everywhere, just ignoring lights and stuff. And I hear the hum of helicopters out there. Can't imagine anything coming dangerous close to where I am, exactly, but I'm not going out for my afternoon run, that's for sure.

Social media is actually kinda of amusing, because the mall being or that was looted is a total dump. People are all ... wait, why there?

The police scanner is kind of nuts, though. There's a lot going on over there.

About last night's arrests in Miami.

JUST IN: Residence breakdown of Miami's 57 arrests last night.

30: Miami-Dade
8: Broward
3: Palm Beach
3: Minnesota
2: New York
1: Georgia
1: Michigan

6 are homeless, 3 others are unknown.

— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) May 31, 2020

All target stores in la county closed

Apparent looting right now at the Santa Monica 3rd st mall.

Beverly Hills curfew in the business district from 1pm. LA curfew from 8pm.

Saw the national guard filling up at my gas station earlier.

Risible press conference from the mayor.

dang, stay safe everyone

can't remember if I asked this already, but also I think it probably changes per day: which organizations are not currently overwhelmed with donations that would be most effective to donate to? the big ones largely say "donate here instead," where those links in turn have had the swell in donations, etc.

I donated here: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

apparently they already raised $20 million in 4 days though.

yeah, that was one of the big ones I had mentioned, they've been redirecting people for at least one or two days now