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This sickens me so much. My hometown is not the same.
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Louisville police destroy and confiscate supplies for protesters (Original Post)
Roland99
May 2020
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riversedge
(69,727 posts)1. the police are protecting the folks destroying the supplies--but not police
themselves in that truck.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)4. The truck was unmarked and the guys doing it came from the truck
Thats whats apparently going on there
They pulled up onto the square with a police siren on and did this.
And then uniform cops protected them
Mariana
(14,849 posts)2. Please, use the right terminology.
Louisville police vandalize and steal supplies for protesters
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)3. Cops looting and destroying the property of others.
And more cops, armed, daring anyone to stop them.
But, but, but....
The tag is visible on that privately owned vehicle.
Just saying.
Probably off duty cops in the truck. Faces covered.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,452 posts)5. Asshole pigs
crickets
(25,896 posts)6. Who are you going to call when the cops are the vandals? nt
Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)7. Is it possible
they were shutting down the supplies now the the curfew has started?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)8. Doesn't matter.
What about this guy apparently who made a wrong turn going home after work?
Cops couldnt have talked with him and redirected him?
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Roland99
(53,342 posts)9. Louisville Mayor response (you'll LOVE this!)
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@louisvillemayor
: "Interspersed with that water & milk, were other materials that were in mason jars for flammable material, other materials that cannot be identified yet that could have been used to be harmful to other protesters, also been used to be harmful to law enforcement.
: "Interspersed with that water & milk, were other materials that were in mason jars for flammable material, other materials that cannot be identified yet that could have been used to be harmful to other protesters, also been used to be harmful to law enforcement.
I dont know about you but *I* always throw potential flammable material on concrete or a truck bed from 10ft away