Last night, after one of their own killed an unarmed African American man while three others watched and did nothing, this is how Minneapolis' finest handled themselves:
The scene at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct. pic.twitter.com/ykxsfPn8PD— Carlos Gonzalez (@CarlosGphoto) May 27, 2020
Protests outside the Governor's mansion to get a haircut: crowded together, heavily armed, Nazi imagery.— Sydney Jordan (@SydneyJordanMN) May 27, 2020
The protest in South Minneapolis against murder and police violence: peaceful, community based, masked, socially distanced.
Yet the second one was the one with tear gas. https://t.co/yCRfQxAWUc
Remember how police treated armed white protestors who threatened actual violence a few weeks ago.— Taryn Jay 🚩🌹 (@TarynJay5) May 27, 2020
Compare to how they're treating peaceful protestors in Minnesota right now.
Two very different United States pic.twitter.com/bG0B6tiRwG
demanding the state be reopened amidst a pandemic— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) May 27, 2020
vs
demanding justice for #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/jZKLjUUsbc
White male guntoting protest = freedom fighters. Black male or female protesting for their lives =a riot. Smh.— Ok For Now (@granolaJC) May 27, 2020
appears that if you’re protesting “tyranny” — a state order to close schools and certain businesses in the midst of a pandemic — the police will keep cool, but if you protest actual tyranny — an agent of the state murdering someone in the street — then here comes the tear gas.— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) May 27, 2020
Heads -- many heads -- must roll for this. Starting with the police chief and the commander responsible for this continuing outrage. How did so many goons end up with a shield in Minneapolis?
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