OMG: Military police opened fire on the nurses, storming their tent.

[kpete]

A reporter interviews a #Minneapolis nurse who was working at the medical tent, treating a man bleeding badly from a rubber bullet wound.

Military police opened fire on the nurses, storming their tent. “I told him I wouldn’t leave him, I feel so bad” 😔

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[riversedge]

1. I do not understand. Why do folks need to be inside? Is that in the curfew? I thought it was

stay at home. But what about the yard at their home??

Really am puzzled. Why are the police yelling stay inside. get inside?

[Rorey]

2. Absolute BS

What have we become????? This is terrifying!!!

[uponit7771]

3. Who gave the order around the country to be this aggressive towards citizens

[Lock him up.]

22. The House MUST investigate!

And hold their "higher ups" accountable call Congress!

[uponit7771]

23. +1

[malaise]

25. The same people who found money to militarize the police

while starving communities of healthcare, education, security, clean water, clean air and on and on and on

[Hermit-The-Prog]

46. Republicans are hazardous to your health.

[RetiredTrotskyist]

10. Because...

Because they don't want their SS tactics to be recorded. The cops are a bunch of fascist goons.

[Dios Mio]

17. The SS

[PatSeg]

28. It is like

anyone who is not a cop is the enemy. This is absolutely terrifying.

[CaptYossarian]

38. These are bloodthirsty Kent State wannabes who are

bored with killing cartoon characters in their damn video games.

Plus, nurses don't shoot back.

[magicarpet]

4. Why,... ? ,.... because they can.

Celebratory gunfire,...

Celebratory police state,.. give them an inch,.. they will take a mile.

Disaster, chaos, and mayhem ripe for Fascistic Opportunism.

The real intent of Team trDump,.. unleash a police state upon AmeriKKKa. Then declare,... "He alone is the only one who can restore law and order."

[oasis]

5. Exactly. We must keep in mind that it was police "lawlessness" which

started this chaos in the first place.

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. +1

[Baitball Blogger]

15. +1

[RetiredTrotskyist]

13. That Has been...

his goal since the beginning. the demonstrations and riots since the murder of George Floyd have been his chance.

[Lock him up.]

27. It won't work. All it takes is 1 Brave Patriot who's ready to go all in. n/t

[wnylib]

30. That's why RW provocateurs have

pushed for protests to become riots.

It's also why groups on the left are making a mistake in promoting rioting. The anger is already there and does mot take much to notch it up. The anger is justified. But chaos, riots, burnings play right into the hands of RW police state retaliations.

[brer cat]

6. That is police state tactics.

Shooting at people on their balconies? Who gave the order to shoot at nurses, especially during a pandemic? Dear goddess, that is fucked up.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. It often starts from the top.

The chief is probably a Trump-humper.

[Celerity]

29. Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department Medaria Arradondo

https://www.insidempd.com/command-staff/#:~:text=Chief%20Medaria%20Arradondo%20is%20the,the%20First%20Precinct%20in%202013.

Chief Medaria Arradondo is the 53rd Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department. He joined the MPD in 1989 as a patrol officer in the 4th Precinct and worked his way up the ranks before being appointed the Inspector of the First Precinct in 2013. He also served as a School Resource Officer, Northside beat officer, the Commander of the Internal Affairs Unit, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Chief, before being nominated as Chief by the mayor in 2017. Chief Arradondo actively sits on several community boards and is a member of several national and international police associations. Arradondo is a courageous public servant, and change agent with a demonstrated talent for building mutually-respectful and trusting relationships with community members and professional policing teams. He served as MPD’s liaison for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice organization, overseeing the execution of initiatives on procedural justice, implicit bias, and reconciliation training. His work has helped positively transforming the MPD culture, and position the Department as a national leader in police service excellence.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

37. Well, that seems unlikely then. nt

[CaptYossarian]

39. It was military police--jarheads.

The local ones are in enough trouble already.

[marble falls]

9. Military police? What military? I know cops did it, but I don't believe National Guard MPs did it.

[RetiredTrotskyist]

36. Two Words

Kent State.

[marble falls]

43. That was Kent State, a one of. Look at the video: its cops trailing after a vehical that was ...

given to the cops as surplus.

I was in high school in Akron during Kent State. I was in Kent on the Friday and Saturday before the Monday of the 4th. I was there because the State and county police had split the town to get it cleared after Nixon's Cambodia incursion speech on Thursday night ignited things Friday night. Our car was parked west of the drag and we were on campus on the east and spent the night in the dorm of friends the night the ex barrack bldg Art Dept got burned down. I missed the Guards showing up on campus when Gov Rhodes called them out, but I got to drive past the Nat Guard encampment in Bath driving home later Saturday.

I know the difference between cops and guardsmen.

[lastlib]

11. "...whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends,,,,"

"...it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles...."

I half think we are getting to that point.

[RetiredTrotskyist]

41. I agree.

[wnylib]

44. But do we have people of enough

wisdom, knowledge, and experience to develop a new system to replace the old one?

Or do we need to replace the current leadership, or what passes itself off as leadership, followed by some laws, or even amendments, to close up loopholes that have been so recently exploited?

[McKim]

12. This is Far Right Interest Wearing the Uniforms of Our Government

To me this looks like Far Right interests wearing the uniforms of “our” government. I pray we do not get into Kent State territory with these conflicts. I feel that we are at the edge of a civil war and this is a very dangerous time. It is time to listen to MLK and do what he said!

[jaxexpat]

16. We're past the Kent State point.

There are armed men in various uniforms walking neighborhood streets yelling at people to get in their homes. If they're not fast enough about it, they yell "light 'em up". Then they fire on them. Then they FIRE ON THEM.
Way past Kent State. Many of these guys learned their technique when "lighting up" civilians in the middle east. Get these crazy bastards off the streets.

[Lock him up.]

24. The House MUST investigate all that un-Constitutional BRUTALITY!

And hold their "higher ups" accountable with JAIL TIME if necessary!

[hadEnuf]

32. Yes, but who is going to hold them accountable?

And who is going to put them in jail?


That part is eroding as we type.

[Lock him up.]

34. CUT MILITARY FUNDINGS?

Go All The Way Up The Chain Of Command Up To The Top

"Who gave these un-Constitutional orders?"

[hadEnuf]

40. Trump is very possibly orchestrating a power grab by force and he has his sycophants in place

in and outside the government.

We'd better start enforcing the Constitution and fast. And we'd better be able to back it up.

[RetiredTrotskyist]

42. Jefferson said.

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[live love laugh]

33. This. nt

[Chainfire]

14. Perhaps they are trying to provoke

A violent reaction? Justification for presenting a military solution to a social problem. A chance for loading lead instead of rubber.

When you attack peaceful people on their own property all pretensions of protecting and serving is replaced by intimidation and threats.

[jaxexpat]

19. "A chance for loading lead instead of rubber."

That chance will be when they run out of rubber.

[CRK7376]

18. Was the medical tent set up by protestors or a hospital/medical center?

If protestors set up a MedTent, then I can understand a bit of the aggression, but they were clearly not in active protest mode in a medtent being treated for Tear/Pepper Gas exposure or rubber bullets. NG following orders, a tad bit to aggressively I think.

[scarletwoman]

31. It was something set up by the demonstrators - I don't think it was even a "tent", just some 1st Aid

supplies set up at a corner.

I'm in Minnesota, I watched all the local TV coverage non-stop all night.

I don't think the OP is entirely accurate.

[Dios Mio]

20. They finally get to use their ominous toys.

[Dios Mio]

21. The peener brigade.

[paleotn]

26. Sounds like those NG guys from First Blood...

[Mike 03]

35. The only good thing about this is that a CBS affiliate ran this

interview, so it was seen by many, many people. Hats off to WCCO CBS 4 and this reporter.

[crickets]

45. There's no excuse for this. None.

Even people on the porches of their own homes, not breaking curfew in any way, are being shot at.

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They were well within their rights to hang out on their own front porch. This is jackboot garbage.