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"It was as if a million possible hijinks cried out, and were suddenly silenced by plot."
(Phrixscreoth)
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sunday Jan 9 2011, 04:00 PM (134 Views) | |
| Xamad | Sunday Jan 9 2011, 04:00 PM Post #1 |
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| Phrixscreoth | Sunday Jan 9 2011, 07:18 PM Post #2 |
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League of Legends kept me (mostly) sane~
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Offtopic: I see you got the quote thing working. |
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| onegirlarmy | Sunday Jan 9 2011, 07:40 PM Post #3 |
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I'm V and I like girls. A lot.
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Okay, I don't really see it being worth my time to explain all of the wrong up there. I will, however, point out things that I saw with my own eyes that contribute to why I used the term "police brutality". -an amputee had his artificial leg ripped away from him and he was screamed at to hop over to the police truck unassisted -the police watched a police car burn without doing anything to stop the fire or to prevent it spreading -citizens were mass arrested simply for being there, and given no legal council or calls out. -I was not arrested, but people close to me who I trust more than the news anchor have described being shoved into police trucks with no explanation as to what they had done wrong or where they were going and left for upwards of three hours before being taken to the jail. They were given very little food and water while in detention and given no details about how long they would be there or even why they were there -tear gas was used on people peacefully rallying -rubber bullets were used, the police still deny this The police were actually not allowed to do whatever they want. Bill Blair, the police chief, has said that they were legally entitled to do things that after the summit were revealed to have not been legal. They did not kill anyone but they infringed on our rights to protest peacefully, to not be arrested without cause, to legal council upon arrest, to not be beaten for carrying a poster, etc etc. History is much longer than a handfull of bullet points. Protests are how social movements gain ground, and how civil rights are expanded. It is entirely possible to be a carefull protester, and to protest is not to put oneself at risk of being hurt to further a cause. That's called being a matyr. |
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La la love you don't mean maybe! | |
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| Xamad | Sunday Jan 9 2011, 10:24 PM Post #4 |
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I think this is one of those discussions that can only truly be understood face to face. |
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