mekka okereke Jan 27, 2023
Citizens! *Puts on steel toed boots* I urge you to remain calm at this moment! *loads rubber bullets into launcher* violence is not the answer! *Hangs night stick from belt* We grieve with your community! *Pulls reflective visor down on helmet* Peace is what this moment calls for *climbs into tank* The great MLK Jr said and I quote: I love police, and they are our friends! *diesel engine roars* So obey, comply, and remember we are in this together! *Tear gas launcher slowly points towards crowd*
Show threadmekka okereke Jan 27, 2023

Are we ready to talk about how police dressing in riot gear and acting, well, like cops, makes crowds more likely to riot? No? OK then. Proceed.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/06/01/why-so-many-police-are-handling-the-protests-wrong

Why So Many Police Are Handling the Protests Wrong

Disproportionate use of force can turn a peaceful protest violent, research shows.

The Marshall Project
Show thread2xfoJan 27, 2023
@mekkaokereke
While reading this I remembered that I hugged a police horse once. The officer was commanding it to trample me but it liked me better, I think.
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@mekkaokereke
I got out of there and then she pepper sprayed her horse 😓
Jan 27, 2023 at 2:11pmWeb
Show threada.AlbiJan 27, 2023

@RnDanger
That's just... Cartoonishly horrible.

@mekkaokereke

Show thread2xfoJan 27, 2023
@albinanigans @mekkaokereke
I think she was attempting to do "crowd control" but her method involved leaning forward to release a crowd-sized pepper cloud inches from her horse's nose. She was probably scared and using tools that didn't make sense in the situation, as cops will do.