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Showing Original Post only (View all)Racist, anti-black and pro-police factions are out to discredit the anti-abuse movement [View all]
By putting these two dead Brooklyn cops up as martyrs.
The lies against the movement have already started. Now ALL cops are being depicted as "brave heroes" under siege. The paranoia is flying for sure.
I pretty much expect cops to react with more violence and abuse now, they're looking for cover for any future incident where innocent and unarmed people are abused and killed at the hands of the police.
The anti-abuse movement still has no intention of resorting to reactionary violence itself. The killer of those two cops is not representative of that movement. The movement is about peace and justice, not retaliation.
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Racist, anti-black and pro-police factions are out to discredit the anti-abuse movement [View all]
MrScorpio
Dec 2014
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Police departments themselves have been known to insert agent provocateurs into protests
MrScorpio
Dec 2014
#7
And would you also demand that officers who abuse face proper justice themselves?
MrScorpio
Dec 2014
#10
Thanks, I appreciate the fact that you're standing on the side of justice for Garner and Brown
MrScorpio
Dec 2014
#22
I think both you and philosslayer need to slow your roll a bit here . . .
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
#29