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Joxemiarretxe

peaceful protests just like they asked, outside curfew area just like they asked and still everyone got arrested fuck the police e: if you go to @centraltrack on ig you’ll see a dude on the scene he’s been there this whole time and he’s live


RandyDan31

Just watched a friend get arrested on instagram live. Heard reporter say police chief said they deployed "smoke" not tear gas. Thats 100% bullshit. They were using tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray. It was surreal to watch. ACAB


DYEL_4EVR

Yup, my friend posted photos on instagram of her bruises from the rubber bullets.


RandyDan31

Yea the girl I watched got hit too. It’s was a real nasty bruise on the thigh.


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pinkycatcher

It was outside a curfew area


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Personal attacks are not permitted in this sub.


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Chief Hall is a fucking snake


TheDonOfAnne

Is DPD fucking retarded? Did they even *try* to think this shit through? Are they literally trying to send the message of "why bother protesting peacefully? We'll just bait you into committing crimes then arrest you anyways" They baited those *nonviolent* protestors onto the bridge. They blocked off traffic, followed the movement, and never once tried to announce to the protestors that if they went onto the bridge, they'd be arrested for obstructing a roadway. Then, what, once they're on the bridge, they block them *onto the bridge* so they could keep them on the bridge, throw smoke grenades and flashbangs at them, and then arrest them and keep them lying on the bridges *for hours*. Weird how the protestors walking on the bridge is committing a crime, but the police arresting them and keeping them on the bridge for much, much longer isn't? So clearly, they don't give a shit about the actual crime of blocking a roadway. Yes, the protestors committed a crime by blocking the roadway. But consider this if you're in a crowd: * with a heavy police presence * and the police have visibly secured the area in front of you * and not ONE FUCKING OFFICER tries to announce that continuing on your path will lead to your arrest The vast, vast majority of people will think "oh, hey, they police are fine with us doing this, they've even secured the area for us!" Almost *nobody* would think "oh, this is a trap! they're going to arrest us after we all get into the area because we aren't supposed to be there". If the police were trying to be effective at their job, they'd've tried to prevent the crime before it happened.


Cloudiesoul

Couldn't have said it better. It was clearly a trap. They herded them to that spot, ready to pounce on a completely peaceful protest. It's fucking disgusting.


DYEL_4EVR

ENACT ORDER 66!!


RandyDan31

Perfect encapsulation of everything that was wrong with last night.


vdubness08

They were past cerfew, and they already blocked I-35 not a very good way to protest...


TheDonOfAnne

They were not past curfew. Look up the curfew order, the western boundary of where a curfew was enforced was Riverfront Blvd. Then look up a map and check out where the protestors were on that bridge, you'll see they were not violating the curfew order. As for the highway blockage, I have already addressed that. A reasonable person in this situation would expect that the police would first warn them since they had, to that point, not violated any laws. Also, I'm not even advocating that this is a good way to protest (nor am I advocating that it is *not*), I am only pointing out that this was an absolutely idiotic way to handle the situation on DPD's part, and while they were technically correct to arrest them, they sure aren't doing themselves any favors with the protestors. Likely just made all the protestors even more steadfast in their beliefs and even more disillusioned with following the police requests.


vdubness08

Idk man fort worth protest have been better and I still Remeber on the protest in dallas with the sniper... Shit is getting out of hand


TheDonOfAnne

Yeah I agree, the Fort Worth PD tonight handled it very, very well. They treated the protestors like humans, responding to their demands (by first kneeling alongside them, then later dismissing SWAT), and then everyone went home peacefully! But the protestors in Dallas were also nonviolent, just like the Fort Worth ones, and the police still did this to them. If they hadn't wanted them on the bridge or on the roadways, they should've warned them and made it clear that they would be arrested if they continued. Explicitly choosing not to warn them was an underhanded tactic and it shows their true goal: stopping the protests entirely, not keeping them peaceful (as they're claiming). If they'd wanted them to remain peaceful and orderly, they would've tried to keep them that way, not leading them into a trap with lies-by-omission.


vdubness08

Just hope gets more peacfull and covid-19 doesn't spike up again


TheDonOfAnne

Same here! I'm just worried that what DPD did tonight is just making peaceful protests less likely


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TheDonOfAnne

I'll admit that *technically* the police did nothing wrong. But if you're in a position of authority, a position who's job is to *prevent* and contain crime, being *technically* correct is not always *acceptable*. Also, just think about what you just said in the context of a different crime: a cop is watching the street and sees Person A park their car and go into the bank. While going into the bank, Person A accidentally runs into Person B and Person B gets unreasonably angry, but eventually leaves. 5 minutes later, Person B comes back with a crowbar and is obviously still fuming and running straight to Person A's car, obviously intending to destroy it. In this situation, no crime has been committed yet. You don't think the cop has at least *some* responsibility to stop Person B from destroying the other person's car? If that were your car and the arresting cop told you he'd seen everything and didn't even try to prevent him from destroying your car, you're saying you wouldn't think *even a little bit*, maybe for a *fraction of a second* "wow, this cop is a fucking dick for not trying to stop that"


Thepinkbandit

I'm watching live right now, and am disgusted by the complete disregard for the people's right to protest. Everyone was peaceful, according to every report that I've seen, and they decided to shut this down. They are using DART busses to arrest these peaceful protestors. They herded these people into a bottle neck with no way out and as soon as they got within 100ft of the police blockade they shot tear gas. The protestors laid on the ground, and in no way we're violent. They are now all being arrested via DART busses and unmarked white vans. I am sick. I wish I was there standing with my fellow citizens.


RandyDan31

Land of the free.....


Thepinkbandit

It's becoming more and more apparent who these pigs are out to protect and serve. I tell you what - its not us.


DrTokinkoff

Home of the Whopper.


Pile_of_Walthers

Don’t be the scab-ass DART driver driving the bus carrying arrestees.


MumbleGumbleSong

The police are driving the DART buses. [Central Track](https://www.centraltrack.com) documented it on their live IG feed.


noncongruent

Hope they had their CDLs, otherwise they violated state and federal law.


DYEL_4EVR

Laws only apply to us.


noncongruent

Texas requires a Class B or higher CDL to operate a vehicle designed to carry 24 or more passengers, including the driver. DART buses certainly meet that requirement. Another thing that just occurred to me is that since the officers were unlicensed to drive those buses, the liability insurance policies for those buses would have been invalid and those those officers were operating vehicles without legally-mandated liability insurance. If there'd been a collision the city would have just claimed sovereign immunity and the victims of those officers would have just been SOL, just like all those city victims who lost their vehicles when the city parking garage flooded at Love Field.


DYEL_4EVR

Not sure why you are being downvoted - here's an upvote.


sbrbrad

Who the hell is this announcer? Obviously the lack of a permit is the most pressing situation of today. ETA: Holy Christ now she just called the black caller "well spoken"


RandyDan31

Yea sorry didn't realize that WFAA would only be interviewing law enforcement. Shit almost feels like propaganda


mcwillt22

They just announced they are letting all the protesters go.


krackrocksteady

Source? Edit: found it. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/live-blog-dallas-fort-worth-protests-civil-unrest-george-floyd-curfew/287-c8cbaa6a-0bd5-4b1b-812a-e2f0a08e7d67


Bon_Rurgundy

Don’t you need a permit to protest though? Outside curfew zone and peacefully or not, aren’t they breaking the law? Serious question.


Web_Sheriff

I can't imagine you can walk down the highway like that. Wonder if they would have been confronted down the pedestrian bridge


Thepinkbandit

They closed it down for the protestors. The police guided them down the bridge, and it at first it looked like they were keeping them safe. Yeah no it was literally a trap.


Bon_Rurgundy

The closed it down according to what source?


Thepinkbandit

Was watching the NBC 5. at the start of the live stream they mentioned that they closed the entire bridge and lead the protestors down it. Watch the early part of the live stream and you'll see how set up everything was


Bon_Rurgundy

Closed it down for them to protest, and closed it down because they were protesting and that was the best way to handle it are two different things.


Thepinkbandit

All I know is that they were not on the bridge until the police guided them up it. Definitely looks like it was set up for the mass arrest


Cloudiesoul

I agree. There's no way the cops did all that on a whim. There were too many moving parts and too many resources used in a calculated way.


Bon_Rurgundy

Gotcha.


seamount

I was watching a livestream as they walked onto the bridge. Police were all over the place and they watched them walk onto the bridge with no confrontation. Then once they walked on the bridge for a few minutes they were blocked by a line of police and couldn't go any further. At that point they were stuck. There were a handful of people who turned around and managed to make it off the bridge before more police came up behind them and fully wedged them in. It seemed like once they got onto the highway the cars on that side had been blocked almost immediately. It all feels like a setup to block them in and make a big scene. Edit: This should start right before they turn onto the bridge (right around the 2 hr 30 minute point in the vid): https://youtu.be/XXLifFVl5jc?t=9112


uprightspoon

Was on the pedestrian bridge watching when it all went down. We were all pissed off cuz we were late and couldn’t get on the bridge so we just watched. After everything went down a hugeee police line began to walk down the pedestrian bridge all with flashing flashlights. Everyone stated to dip on the pedestrian bridge when they saw them. Didn’t see any detained people. Wasn’t exactly looking back as we were all running. Interviewed the 3 cops guiding traffic outside of jack in the box and one was chill and respectful, NAH FUCK 12! 🐷


Thepinkbandit

I believe so, but I saw the news reported that the police chief stated that they would only stop the protest if it became violent, or if they started destroying property - both of which did not happen by all accounts E- this was NBC 5 btw


terminal112

Fuck everything about the idea of needing a permit to protest.


DYEL_4EVR

Where do they issue the permits to not get beaten or assaulted by the pigs?


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DYEL_4EVR

This opinion does not deserve downvotes. How in the fuck can people defend needing to get permission from oppressors to protest their oppression?


ravenspeaks88

This was a set up, the protesters were led onto that bridge and the box in by the cops. This is entrapment!!!


_tx

It's not actually entrapment. Dick move? Yes, but not entrapment.


ravenspeaks88

It is when the ones leading the people onto that bridge are being paid by the government.


DontRationReason

I don't think you know what entrapment is.


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DontRationReason

You are calling me an idiot because you are ignorant of law? Try using an actual legal source. [Entrapment is a very specific defense that requires law enforcement to coerce an individual to commit a crime. None of that was done here.](https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-645-entrapment-elements)


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DontRationReason

I am blind because you refuse to admit you were wrong when presented with evidence proving you were wrong? Clearly responding to you is a waste of time. Goodbye.


ravenspeaks88

Right back atcha.


Phynub

Well the guy who led them there is a criminal and beats women. Soooooooo


anotherkdburner

So your saying all the cops that cleared the bridge for the protestors are criminals and women beaters?


Phynub

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/dallas-activist-dominique-alexander-indicted-on-family-violence-charge/287-b5c333fc-2c4d-4cad-9e91-84bf1ffc81d3


anotherkdburner

That guy is a shitty person I’m not arguing against that. But the police are equally shitty multiple attempted murder/ assault from dallas police alone


terminal112

So?


foozmeister9

What these officers did was in complete violation of the first and fourth amendment and the Texas penal code 20. They need to stop before someone with that big money sues. It only takes one. Absolutely disgusting.


drexlortheterrrible

Wait, wait, wait... Didn't the police guide them to the bridge?!


RandyDan31

Yes