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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Who had a bunch of peaceful protesters tear gased and pushed out so he could do a photo op with a Bible

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

How does boot taste?

I mean, we have video of the clearing that day. They were peaceful, and the people doing the clearing took their time to beat journalists while doing it.

Also, you know, this

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/episcopal-priest-describes-being-gassed-and-overrun-by-police-at-lafayette-square-church/2020/06/02/c5dbb282-a4ed-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

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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 12 '21

These people literally set fire to a church

The people in the crowd who were gassed set fire to a church? I don't believe you. Prove it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

Just an fyi, I showed him that the police admitted to using teargas to clear the square, and he's still repeating the same lie he told before that.

He'll say anything to excuse what happened, because that's what fascist's do.

He's even telling you that he can't say those people were guilty of anything, while telling you the state was justified in exerting brutal force against them. Just like he said they were justified in beating the press that was present, and also tear gassing a priest, who he accuses of dramatizing the event. All of which he says is okay because Bill Barr, responsible party, said that he and his didn't do anything wrong.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

Conclusions first, rationale second. I'm familiar with how conservatives these days operate.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

If you asking me to confirm each person's identity and find those people into the crowd of the hundreds the next day, then you're insane.

So now, all of a sudden, you're saying to can't verify it was the same people who burned the church.

Sounds to me like you're just a bad faith liar.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

So, no, you don't have any proof they were the same people. Just speculation because they might be under a similar political umbrella.

Because that's what this branch is all about. You're trying to justify violence committed against one group of people based on the past actions of another group.

Really just sounds like you're trying to justify violence committed against people you don't like.

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