the Governor's chauffeur does a casual Tiananmen Square on a protestor. Today, 30 June 2020. Media write-up: https://desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/30/igovernor-kim-reynolds-vehicle-strikes-black-lives-matter-protester-jaylen-cavil-while-leaving-event/5349588002/
police shoot a teargas canister at a peaceful protestor [Reddit @ https://reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/gtr6p3/cops_gassing_the_protest_on_high_st_and_exchange/]
the Alamance County Sheriff's Office has announced they are suspending the First Amendment countywide "for the foreseeable future" https://facebook.com/240696552755694/posts/1614662962025706/?d=n
Update on 644 in Alamance County NC: our state chapter of the ACLU has notified the Sheriff that he's violating the Constitution. Next, we see if he complies or gets sued.
Media coverage of 644 + 661in Graham NC, of the Crown decreeing the First Amendment is suspended until further notice. Link to story: https://www.wxii12.com/article/graham-police-charge-one-demonstrator-mayor-suspends-permits-for-protests-in-the-city/32988792
[CW: shooting death] pre-protest so not assigning a number, but a reminder of how insanely violent cops have been for years. A call was made about a homeless guy at a bus stop. An entire police squad shows up and wastes him. [@Imamofrebellion]
police launch teargas, flash bangs, rubber bullets after a member of the New Mexico Civil Guard – a white nationalist militia group – shoots a protestor. [@meganrabundis]
Video of the shooting in 518 in Albuquerque NM. Separately, I'm told the shooter claimed he is the son of the Bernalillo County Sheriff. [@meganrabundis]
More on 518 after the shooting in Albuquerque NM. Keep in mind: ABQ police has been coordinating with the New Mexico Civil Guard militia in earlier protests. [@nick_w_estes]
More on 518 in Albuquerque NM on the police response, gassing peaceful protestors because a white nationalist militia member tried to kill somebody for sport. [@meganrabundis]
More of 518 in Albuquerque NM, showing the eventual shooter doing something to the young woman he's standing behind. "Demonstrators clap as one contingent of the armed “militia” group removes themselves from the crowd. Blue shirt guy seems to have something in his hand (taken from his chest rig?). He appears to hit (or spray?) a young woman; she goes down. LOTS of phones filming. Shots fired."
More on 518 in Albuquerque NM. (The statements referenced are quoted in the below tweet). See: https://twitter.com/generationloss/status/1272766756218683396
More on 518 in Albuquerque NM: an extended thread of 4-ups showing the time sequence of the shooting (link: https://twitter.com/EmanuelCoin/status/1273124907442941954)
UPDATE on the police response in 518 out of Albuquerque NM. (Story link in below tweet) link: https://www.kunm.org/post/mother-man-shot-we-want-leverage-situation-change
non-protest so no #. 50yo Kenneth Reiss called 911 to report that he was the victim of a home invasion and shot two intruders. ABQ cops responded to Reiss's 911 call by showing up to his home and promptly executing him. 11 August 2020 AM. Link to article: https://www.abqjournal.com/1486172/advocates-demand-answers-in-wake-of-police-shooting.html
not enough facepalms here... "An Arkansas police officer who told a colleague he would 'shoot through the door' any protesters who came to his home has been charged with killing a fellow officer who knocked on his door". Link to story: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/cop-who-threatened-kill-protesters-shoots-kills-colleague-who-knocked-door-affidavit-says/BMAXC27P7FA7LMIAXFQUJAHZJE/
3 officers restrain a guy outside a hospital, including one kneeling on the guy's neck – the same tactic that killed George Floyd. 11 July 2020. Write-up: https://mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-allentown-black-lives-matter-pr
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