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haveahart

(905 posts) Tue Aug 22, 2017, 11:40 PM Aug 2017

The police outside the Trump event seem to be just throwing gas for no reason. [View all]

Last edited Wed Aug 23, 2017, 12:41 AM - Edit history (1)

I think a few of the crowd threw bottles at the police after they let loose the gas to disperse the crowd. The crowd seemed to be assembled peacefully. Are they trying to make it look like the protestors are violent?

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The police outside the Trump event seem to be just throwing gas for no reason. [View all] haveahart Aug 2017 OP

Phoenix: Police throwing pepper balls, mace, and flash bombs DesertRat Aug 2017 #1

6 gas bombs dbackjon Aug 2017 #2

Yes they are dbackjon Aug 2017 #3

They need to do that to show how violent and 'anti-police's the left is. sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #4

Video DesertRat Aug 2017 #5

Our local station said the crowd retaliated first MattP Aug 2017 #6

Oxymoron. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2017 #7

not an oxymoron rufus dog Aug 2017 #8

It doesn't make sense and he read it off a teleprompter MattP Aug 2017 #9

Not redundant, either. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2017 #10

This action from GOP leaning PD needs to be looked into. oasis Aug 2017 #11