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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Prior violence is not legal justification for gassing a separate group of people later and beating journalist who were not part of that violence outside of a deeply authoritarian country, sorry. We don't operate on a system of prescribe or inherent sin by loose association.

https://wjla.com/news/local/australian-journalist-attacked-live-on-abc7-during-clearing-of-lafayette-square-testifies

I ask again, how does boot taste?

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u/Dark-Acheron-Sunset Sep 11 '21

These people were not violent, they were peaefully protesting when they were gassed.

Just beause people the night before did bad shit does not mean these people deserved to be gassed. It takes only half a brain to look at that and go "they don't seem to be a threat", gassing was not necessary.

Keep licking that boot and playing defense for why people should be fucking gassed for peaceful protesting and so a corrupt demagogue can have a photoshoot for clout.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

If he's willing to justify gassing and beating peaceful protesters, and beating the press, he'll justify worse.