Police & protestors — conflicting images

Incredible drone imagery of LA protests pic.twitter.com/1CyYqdmf0y

— Justin Stevens (@_JustinStevens_) June 8, 2020

Said he was reaching for a gun yet we could see both hands in this whole video. What a disgrace

— Daniel J. Clementi (@ChefDJClementi) June 11, 2020

A journalist in Minn shot with a rubber bullet lost an eye

An elderly man in Buffalo pushed to the ground has brain damage

A woman in NYC, assaulted, had a seizure

And the #UglyPresident said

“It’s not supposed to be a beautiful scene but to me it was”https://t.co/51gD1BZDWf https://t.co/Ess5bNRno4

— Adam Cohen Lawyers for Good Government #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) June 12, 2020

Atlanta called in the NG. Know what the NG did?

The importance of knowing your rights – and having a camera…pic.twitter.com/CkPeIhTUp0

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 14, 2020

After Police Board President praised police for their restraint, police beat him hours later.
Police Board president Ghian Foreman praised the police for their restraint at protests and for not hurting people. The police beat him a few hours later.

link https://www.diaspora7.com/after-police-board-president-praised-police-for-their-restraint-police-beat-him-hours-later/2020/06/06/?fbclid=IwAR0W5rqxAq9Ig5MxuyE9h0fl1rDguHqYs315h26ZNIx_uFDlohFPloCtLSY

President of the Chicago Police Board Ghian Foreman said police beat him with a baton.

This came just hours after he praised police for their professionalism, and how much “restraint” they showed at protests. He continued on to tell the Chicago Police:

“I would not have had the same restraint that many of your officers showed last night,”

And just hours later, he said he happened to walk by a protest that he wasn’t participating in, and police beat him.

He released a statement on Friday saying:

“I, indeed, was one of several individuals physically hit and struck by Chicago police on Sunday as they clashed with protestors, I was not participating in the protest, but coincidentally encountered the demonstration at a moment when it became confrontational.”

He stated that the police struck him with a baton 5 times. He later filed a complaint.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she urged Foreman to file a complaint, stating:

“There’s no reason that should’ve happened. He is hurting physically, I think he is hurting emotionally, and what happened to him is unacceptable.”

Louisville, KY: "a guy records a half-dozen cops dogpiling a BLM protestor – and then one of the cops shoots the window to stop him from recording"

If that window wasn't there, this guy would either be severely injured or dead!

Understand what this meanspic.twitter.com/NAmkQkaSze

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) June 17, 2020

And nobody got clubbed, tased, or shot.

Finish the sentence, #IfTheyWereBlack… pic.twitter.com/TteqdEkTsB

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) June 18, 2020

A WV post. I moved it from another thread.

“In Uprooting Racism, Paul Kivel makes a useful comparison between the rhetoric abusive men employ to justify beating up their girlfriends, wives, or children and the publicly traded justifications for widespread racism. He writes: During the first few years that I worked with men who are violent I was continually perplexed by their inability to see the effects of their actions and their ability to deny the violence they had done to their partners or children. I only slowly became aware of the complex set of tactics that men use to make violence against women invisible and to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. These tactics are listed below in the rough order that men employ them.… (1) Denial: “I didn’t hit her.” (2) Minimization: “It was only a slap.” (3) Blame: “She asked for it.” (4) Redefinition: “It was mutual combat.” (5) Unintentionality: “Things got out of hand.” (6) It’s over now: “I’ll never do it again.” (7) It’s only a few men: “Most men wouldn’t hurt a woman.” (8) Counterattack: “She controls everything.” (9) Competing victimization: “Everybody is against men.” Kivel goes on to detail the ways these nine tactics are used to excuse (or deny) institutionalized racism. Each of these tactics also has its police analogy, both as applied to individual cases and in regard to the general issue of police brutality. Here are a few examples: (1) Denial. “The professionalism and restraint … was nothing short of outstanding.” “America does not have a human-rights problem.” (2) Minimization. Injuries were “of a minor nature.” “Police use force infrequently.” (3) Blame. “This guy isn’t Mr. Innocent Citizen, either. Not by a long shot.” “They died because they were criminals.” (4) Redefinition. It was “mutual combat.” “Resisting arrest.” “The use of force is necessary to protect yourself.” (5) Unintentionality. “[O]fficers have no choice but to use deadly force against an assailant who is deliberately trying to kill them.…” (6) It’s over now. “We’re making changes.” “We will change our training; we will do everything in our power to make sure it never happens again.” (7) It’s only a few men. “A small proportion of officers are disproportionately involved in use-of-force incidents.” “Even if we determine that the officers were out of line … it is an aberration.” (8) Counterattack. “The only thing they understand is physical force and pain.” “People make complaints to get out of trouble.” (9) Competing victimization. The police are “in constant danger.” “[L]iberals are prejudiced against police, much as many white police are biased against Negroes.” The police are “the most downtrodden, oppressed, dislocated minority in America.” Another commonly invoked rationale for justifying police violence is: (10) The Hero Defense. “These guys are heroes.” “The police routinely do what the rest of us don’t: They risk their lives to keep the peace. For that selfless bravery, they deserve glory, laud and honor.” “[W]ithout the police … anarchy would be rife in this country, and the civilization now existing on this hemisphere would perish.” “[T]hey alone stand guard at the upstairs door of Hell.”
― Kristian Williams, Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America

🚨🚨Holy smokes —>>

NEW: Never-released report shows number of people killed by police activity in New York City is more than double what was reported.https://t.co/UfRx2ILJVd

— Navy Mom 🆘 🌊 (@USNavyMomPA) June 19, 2020

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus fired an officer caught on a body cam calling a handcuffed prisoner the n-word. An arbitrator gave him his job back, @bchasnoff reports

Here’s how the head of the police union defended the officerhttps://t.co/p6hFTcZbs9 @ExpressNews pic.twitter.com/ZlxRqV5dRz

— Joshua Fechter 📝 (@JFreports) June 21, 2020