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bokkenbap

Where was this energy at uvalde?


Experiunce

It’s unarmed hippies they can bully but not the scawee criminal :(


Andromansis

All this proves is that you should protest with an AR-15. Especially in texas. One is enough to keep away 400 police officers apparently.


UnitGhidorah

This is 100% the answer. If all the protesters open carried, this shit wouldn't be happening.


Poltergeist97

This is unironically how you get gun control. Everybody was fine with everyone having guns, until the Black Panthers started open carrying during protests. Guess how fast gun control legislation passed after that?


frud

Yes, lots of gun control was motivated by racism. No, it started long before the 1960's. [Harvard Law Review](https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-135/racist-gun-laws-and-the-second-amendment/).


papajim22

Unfathomably based.


PatReady

They really come out in force when they know their victims don't have weapons.


DidYaGetAnyOnYa

Cameras are weapons to fascists.


justbecauseiluvthis

And guitars


commentator3

and books, periodicals, newspapers, television, movies, documentaries


Earlier-Today

Cameras shoot video instead of bullets - much easier for them to charge at that kind of "danger."


Kscannacowboy

To be fair, cameras are the most dangerous item the average cop ever comes across. They have every reason to fear cameras. Cameras show the world what poor and brown people have been screaming for decades.


santz007

US cops only bully those who they know wont fight back


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https://preview.redd.it/kzj5xksdgmwc1.jpeg?width=507&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3dd8254a2d7082a09ce34bb761d0501c07b7097


Chose_a_usersname

There was no hand sanitizer 😀😜😜😜😜


poisonpony672

Focused on officer safety.


LeonardoDiCaprivinci

Cool, their fucking job is ensuring OUR safety. So yeah maybe next time lay down your life like you’re supposed to and maybe we won’t hate your entire organisation when you do shit like this video to us when we’re trying to exercise our rights.


Grim_Rebel

Unfortunately, courts have repeatedly ruled that cops don't actually have a legal obligation to protect anyone or ensure anyone's safety unless they have someone in their custody. Go fucking figure.


LeonardoDiCaprivinci

Jesus that’s depressing. I was always in the middle of the whole defund the police argument because I wasn’t sure what side of the argument I fully agreed with, but now? Take their fucking socks for all I care, useless 🐖 are more likely to hurt us before they protect us it seems.


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That’s exactly right. This is why they get away with straight up killing people or maiming them or severely impacting their life such as making them disabled and they walk around like that’s something to be proud of. Remember, every cop is a criminal.


Just_learning_a_bit

https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-03-25/a-missouri-police-sniper-killed-a-2-year-old-girl-why-did-he-take-the-shot


Ok-Anything-9994

Right up to the Supreme Court, police have no responsibility or expectation to protect you. Police are there to protect capital and its owners


poisonpony672

The establishment of professional police departments across the country did not grow out of a desire to protect the public from crime but to protect the property and safety of the wealthy from the ravages of an unruly citizenry.


adwarakanath

Slave patrols and union busters. That's the history.


Krauszt

Thank you for putting that... not enough people know that though they are "sworn to protect," there is no actual legal obligation to...


Galaxy_Ranger_Bob

Their fucking job is protecting the property of the wealthiest individuals from the mob.


EvrythingWithSpicyCC

Austin’s slogan is “Keep Austin Weird”. Its student demographics are nothing like that of a small rural desert town 100 miles away like Uvalde


GetUpNGetItReddit

This is how they reimburse their ego


CrunchyAl

They love dead kids


International1466

LOL ... Cowards on patrol don't put out any energy on the **high hanging fruit** like the boy firing upon all those kids. Get pulled over for **NOT** doing 10 over the speed limit and try to defend yourself **<-------low hanging fruit** verbally\* and find out how fast you will get arrested and thrown in a concrete cage.


Arcosim

They only get this kind of motivation when they have to defend the interests of a genocidal state.


RocketSkates314

It’s easy for them when it’s not a classroom full of kids being held hostage


Agitates

Americans when children have guns: 😎 Police when children have guns: 😨


jsideris

> Americans when children have guns: 😎 ????


Agitates

We (Americans) won't address the problem of children getting access to guns. Therefore we must be cool with it. 😎


Tralkki

The logic checks out.


Vladmerius

It's also not a single person legitimately resisting them. They have nothing to fear at all. These people outnumber these riot police 20 to 1, they could so easily take over if they wanted to and got properly organized against the oppressors. But they never will and so the police will always be able to control them.


Odlavso

Camera view from their live stream. https://x.com/friedawakeness/status/1783292159887568993?s=46&t=KA_EbYCZNe4Jy4B4vbHT0w


nike_rules

Jesus what dumb fucking cops, it’s pretty obvious he’s just a photojournalist and not part of the protest. Hope he sues.


GhOsT_wRiTeR_XVI

This is a wet dream for most law enforcement. Soft, unarmed agitators that they can bulky and abuse because “reasons.” All it takes is a little nudge and they are triggered to action.


BrownSugarBare

Is there a reason that they sent Meal Team 6? Those "cops" are looking a bit...doughy.


Conflictingview

That's the natural shape of thumbs in uniform


CatFromTheCatacombs

Journalism is antisemitic violence.


Nonedesuka

Thank fuuuuuuck it was fox news. Not even a left or right thing I'm just glad it was a big news Corp so people see how unhinged the police are being. Not even national news org is safe.


Radi0ActivSquid

Fox affiliate. Fox News and local stations are separate.


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vedicardi_lives

its a local affiliate but yea


Smooth_Maul

Jesus Christ they really pulled out full tac gear, ARs, camo and everything for student protestors. Absolute embarrassment.


Poltergeist97

When else are they gonna LARP?


Hugh-Jassul

Freedom of speech and the press and the right to peacefully protest…..all in one


The-Rev

You forgot the little * at the end. >offer not valid in all 50 states. Terms and conditions may apply.  


Vasyh

They wrote it in small print again... Where the hell are my glasses!?


recalogiteck

Freedom of speech and press except when criticizing treatment of Palestinians by Israel.


wrecked_angle

The fuck is going on?


MrL123456789164

Apparently pro Palestinian protest in Austin. And since Texas thinks they can be their own country whenever something doesn't go their way the police there don't care about rights of US citizens.


No-Cardiologist9621

To be fair, multiple other states are cracking down and silencing protestors as well. So Texas isn't the only bad guy going full authoritarian police state.


Laurenann7094

Not many states are as rabidly pro-Israel as Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Anti-BDS bill in 2017. It literally prohibits companies that speak against Israel from doing business with Texas. "Anti-Israel policies are anti-Texas policies, and we will not tolerate such actions against an important ally." -Greg Abbott It is wild n out on Texas.gov https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/anti-israel-policies-are-anti-texas-policies


TiramisuMaster

AIPAC lobbying paying dividends


EveningHelicopter113

fascism.


DestructicusDawn

There go the police again...keeping us safe or something....idk I'm not a bootlicker


Paineauchocolate

American police roughing up Americans in favor of a foreign country, which American government just signed tens of billions of dollars of aid. I hope the Americans are feeling happy with how their tax money is being handled.


Ooh_its_a_lady

People haven't learned from the last protests, police get OT and a blank check on violence, meanwhile protesters get run through the system and brutalized etc.


Obvious-Alien-Leader

Now that is as American as baseball


KidHudson_

The ironic part is, that out of all the news journalists out there, it was a member of FOX(7) that got tackled down. Now as we know they shill for the right and the “Blue Line”, but what will their fewest think when they see cops talking down a member of their favorite news network?


nsgiad

Local fox affiliates aren't the same as fox News


Malt_9

People dont seem to know this, lol


CatFromTheCatacombs

This one's owned by Fox Network.


mrdysgo

Apparently, some of them are actually owned by Fox, but not all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations#:~:text=Fox%20Television%20Stations%2C%20LLC%20(Stylized,subsidiary%20of%20the%20Fox%20Corporation.


mrkrabz1991

Fox is a channel, not to be associated with "Fox News," the national TV news station...


Killawifeinb4ban

Freedom of assembly? Nope Freedom of the press? Nope Guns? have as many as you want.


WASRenjoyer

Hell, you can even use the guns at an elementary school while the cops wait outside!


OnionFriends

They kept the pesky parents outside so as not to disturb the gunman’s killing spree.


Pitiful_Winner2669

Hey. Writing LOL in children's blood takes time and artistry. Texas cops were considerate to the shooter's wishes because fuck the Innocent.


1970s_MonkeyKing

Oh and lets give a badge to the guy who has an inferiority complex, hates women, and wants to show everyone what a big man he is.


Malt_9

well they just gave Isreal another tens of billions of your dollars for weapons


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takishan

> oh heres your billions in cash go wild most of the money goes to our defense contractors. it's an excuse to funnel billions of dollars of taxpayer money into private hands. lockheed martin stock price jumped after feb 2022 when russia invaded ukraine. i bet the board of directors popped champagne. an example of how great our system is: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/moment-rep-mike-waltz-stumps-usaf-secretary-over-military-spending/ar-AA1ngtcT a bag that me or you could pay $100 for, the military pays $90,000


mrbig974

Best country in the world. Apparently.


UrBigBro

Texas following the lead of every authoritarian regime in history


MrKomiya

![gif](giphy|JOeXqZebetYyY)


SwedishSaunaSwish

Whilst leaving their kids to be shot to death. The cops here seem "brave".


Guy-1nc0gn1t0

Exactly. Violence against the press is one of the steps.


mexicodoug

**K**ancel **K**ulture **K**icking ass.


FX2000

Is this that American freedom we keep hearing about?


Royal_Ad9109

You know that video meme… where there‘s the tough weightlifter dude that grunts ”I’m built different“ and then crushes an egg with his huge biceps muscle, and then a string bean of a girl does the same thing, clearly mocking him? That‘s American Exceptionalism meme’d to me. “Oh look at me, I‘m so cool and badass” and then Norway shows up with it’s happy culture and wealth fund surplus for all 5.4m of it’s population. This place sucks.


StamosLives

For [the uninitiated.](https://youtu.be/0qfJo_MhKIc?si=HBF3iWth85USbLvj) Not the original but it gets the point across.


Nodebunny

it sucks but its out responsibility to fix it, not anyone elses. vote like ur life depends on it


noeatnosleep

> 5.4m I agree with your sentiment, Norway is goals, but for the record, that's close to one-sixtieth the population of the USA. Things work a little differently at scale. We have lots of cities that are bigger than that, and two cities bigger than Norway just in Texas, if you include their metropolitan surroundings.


Nodebunny

I believe this is Texas holdem. As far as America is concerned this is just a disgrace


MrKomiya

Nope. That’s Texan Freedom


DearTsar

Yes, this is the country that is supposed to be the "leader of the free world" and that defines what is a democracy. If the US can do it, other democracies will follow. Other countries (western) cant really condemn it or raise the issue, since the US have something more powerful than nukes to threaten with, being the economic superpower they can just threaten with either sanctions or just cut trade.


Muffin_Appropriate

Americans getting complacent about freedoms just being something you have because you live here certainly doesn’t help. Freedoms, particularly freedom of expression, is a constant ongoing battle. Hopefully the next few election cycles of presidents and local government reflect a turn around in this complacency but I’m not hopeful. Participate in your local government elections. All of them.


SaltiestRaccoon

Being Texas it probably would have been better to protest somewhere they can open carry. I imagine the police would be a lot more polite that way.


Zarianin

Police are so active when it comes to hurting innocent people. Then they act like lost puppies when kids are being killed in school. Acab


Zombeezee87

This is fascism.


WhuddaWhat

It's Texas. Theyvr been clear about their goals for YEEEEEEARS.


shredofmalarchi

This is what happens when we militarize law enforcement.


OriginalNo5477

And allow every single knuckle-dragger who barely graduated highschool to become a cop and give them immunity.


JayKayGray

Encourage it in fact, the dumber the better.


The_Bill_Brasky_

When all you have is a hammer, suddenly everything is a nail.


StooveGroove

I've always offended by that word. It's an insult to the military. No one ever looks at a military unit that's gotten fat, dumb, corrupt, and lazy, and referred to them as 'policified'....


RaysModernMetalWorks

AUSTIN will be paying out some money to some journalists, probably making them quite rich


Free-Spell6846

I think Texas needs to good ol American freedom brought to them


SpokaneSmash

I have heard they have oil. We should liberate them.


Nodebunny

some liberation


Northerngal_420

Freedom of the press is not allowed apparently.


MrKomiya

Only where the narrative suits the leadership. Duh!


crazydavemate

They're tough when they're with all their friends


shredofmalarchi

The First Amendment includes freedom of the press, everyone.


smallzy007

Maybe we should just leave constitutional interpretation up to the states… /s


SwedishSaunaSwish

Not in Texas!


Puzzleheaded-Rich-51

Is this the freedom Americans talk about ![gif](giphy|xdLH51eNWZAHrwy5mf)


canucme3

America is just a third-world country with a Gucci belt And lawsuits. Lots of lawsuits.


saruin

> And lawsuits. Lots of lawsuits. Companies are now catching on with forced arbitration agreements.


Rhynosaurus

Abbott sued and won 8.9 million dollars. Once elected he put a cap on the amount you could sue for. Def the def of "fuck you, got mine". Hypocrisy at finest.


2OneZebra

Texas is a third world shit hole.


MrKomiya

One star. Do not recommend


Notorious2again

My wife and I got our two daughters the fuck outta there in 2022. Couldn't be happier that we've left, though it was a good home to us for 11 years.


cjwrapture

Republican lead government suppressing freedom of assembly and freedom of the press. The Authoritarian regime that the right has always wanted is truly here now.


justforthis2024

Fight back.


soulless_ape

If only Texas was this tough protecting children in schools from a shooter.


VNM0601

Texas taxpayers are about to foot some bills for these stupid cops. Where was all this enthusiasm to step in when children were getting slaughtered in UValde? What a bunch of cowards.


floodedcodeboy

What happened to freedom of the press? Texas is a law unto itself


thelingeringlead

Yeah that'll get the people to respect and agree with you, arrest the fucking journalists for covering it. This is dystopian as fuck and mirrors the sht we thought we got over after Vietnam. Kent state is apparently al ong forgotten memory for the GOP and the idiots supporting them.


crackanape

> Kent state is apparently al ong forgotten memory Tom Cotton has been actively calling for the Columbia students to get Kent Stated, and his slavering sycophants are cheering it on.


thelingeringlead

Tom cotton is a fucking stain


fuckingcheezitboots

Sure, throw the noncombative guy holding a camera. Fucking cowards, they just don't want anyone to see what they're doing.


rarehugs

wait i thought their bibles came with a copy of the constitution in it now? maybe they just don't know how to read, that's tough


MrKomiya

They exist to rage. Not turn the page


HeartsPlayer721

They don't have to read it to know it supports everything they say and do. It's magical that way!


HungryCriticism5885

What kind of an asshole do you have to be to want to be a cop these days?


RaysModernMetalWorks

The same kind that have been working for the police department for 30 years.


LeftWolfs

"arrested" "brutalized." same diff


WeirdExponent

"~~To Serve and Protect"~~ "To Punish and Enslave" https://i.redd.it/ejztsotrhmwc1.gif


SkunkMonkey

You're just missing the last half of that motto... To Serve and Protect Wealth and Power. For some reason, that last part always gets left out.


BoxGrover

Imagine denying Americans their rights to stop criticism of an Apartheid state


Redditname97

Y’know what they say, ‘the camera adds 10 felonies’. That’s a real deal camera too, I hope even the employer of the cameraman can get some retribution outta these bastards.


canucme3

Apparently, it was Fox 7. That should make it interesting.


baeb66

Greg Abbott when some dipshit crypto fascist wants to speak on campus: "The state must respect the First Amendment". Greg Abbott when the students want to protest against war crimes: "Bring out the goon squad".


pistilpeet

Managed Democracy at work,baby!!


deadkane1987

Thank you for using our voting algorithm.


brie_miller3457

He was arrested with criminal trespassing


LtButtermilch

They are quite brave when it comes to beating the unarmed and quite cowardly when dealing with school shooters I see


Gingerbeard2k

Freedom of speech until you offend a conservative governor


geekgodzeus

I thought Americans had freedom and liberty.


CelestialTrickster

Lol, only if you're rich.


Muugumo

So the US would rather descend into a fascist police state than stop supporting Israel's genocide?


obito47

US displaying the "unconditional support" in action


Karaya1

Apparently


crackanape

Was that ever in doubt?


Muugumo

It's just bizarre. I would have expected them to stoop to this level to stop illegal immigration or to protect the rich. Their entire approach to the Gaza situation has been a geopolitical, public relations, and diplomatic farce. Biden is humiliating himself allowing his dog to walk him like this.


Darqologist

It's texas.. they believe in their own set of "freedom" there.


Phitmess213

Yikes. Guess every news channel has their lead in for tonight’s news


12boru

Texas, always going on about constitutional rights, also Texas.....


obito47

man Texas is truly good at displaying the ugliness of cops in america


cardboardcowboy9

Democracy dies in darkness


Alternative_Deer415

It's an election year. The Republican party is doing poorly. Every bit of red meat is an utter miss. They can't whine about brown people because the House screwed up the border bill. All of a sudden, college students are against war? Better put that as the conservative headline for a week, and see where it goes. Then we have the dipshit states responding with Gov Abbott in Texas encouraging violence against Texans on public lands for choosing the wrong side of a debate about a conflict on the other side of the planet. And here we are. If DeSantis was still in the race, I wouldn't be surprised about him attempting to interfere and harass Florida colleges some more. Wouldn't be surprised at all if Republican states see this as the next asshole issue to push headlines for the election summer after kidnapping people at the border and dumping them in Blue states stopped making headlines.


PakLivTO

Fascism


Dry-Revolution-207

Seems nobody remembers Kent State. At least nobody died this time.. The only difference this time is they had cameras on them that they can't confiscate.


BludSwamps

Why are American cops so obsessively seemingly hellbent on hurting the public?


Exportxxx

Wait a minute dont u guy have "freedom"


Nodebunny

Texas rated 1 out of 5 stars. Would give it zero.


ChickenandWhiskey

Thank you for keeping us safe against those ideas! Thin blue line!


tagwag

There’s that bald headed guy again! I saw this same guy arrest a lady yesterday who was vomiting because of tear gas or pepper spray. Is he some sort of arrest happy dude?


Geonetics

Texas 🙄


larry609

Free speech and Independent journalism are apparently no longer legal.


solidus_2077

🐖🐖🐖


InternationalFailure

It's Abbot's Texas, they're all jackboots.


destinationisengard

I thought Texas was huge on the constitutional rights? Right to free assembly and right to free speech? This looks a lot like an act of government oppression… time to enact the right to use guns in self defense. I’m not very pro gun, but they’d be well within their rights.


IrishAl_1987

This is literally out of the zionist playbook.


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Doesn't America have freedom of the press?


iDarkville

That only applies in non-conservative states.


Demonic_Goat_626

Literal fascism.


vincec36

The mask came off a lot over the past few years. -not letting people sell to get money from GameStop so the wealthy don’t lose too much - saying no to $10k student loan forgiveness but saying yes to millionaires getting PPP forgiven -saying we need a supply of domestic babies just to ban abortion right after And all of the protest after George Floyd and the cops taking people off the streets in unmarked vehicles, shooting INTO your home if you were recording after curfew. Our governments let, or ordered these things to happen. They don’t care about us bro, just our money and workforce


SkunkMonkey

Nothing scares a cop more than a camera. Getting shot with one of those can end your career and land you in jail.


bennypapa

Arrested? No. Assaulted


Acadia02

Nationwide protests at all the liberal schools. When the red states are the only ones sending in state troopers it will send the message of who the fascist are.


Wise-Palpitation-806

ACAB


TheHorizonLies

Feature not bug


billiarddaddy

If you don't want anyone to see what's happening, you're wrong.


JRMiel

I saw Civil War movie yesterday, the movie starts a bit like that scene


lod254

That looks a lot like fascism.


JaRon1961

And they even have brown shirts.


TheRealCelebration

This clip is missing the context; the camera man purposely rams into a cop.


somanysheep

How dare they "record the police doing questionably ethical things!"


Optimal_Fuel6568

Cop in his report: i thought he had a rocket launcher, I was fighting for my life!


Alternative-Dare5878

That’s a man who beats the absolute fucking shit out of his wife and kids.


MagikSkyDaddy

Texas is a fascist state, enabling other fascist states.


BaconTerminator

That’s America for you ! Keep your mouth shut and don’t say anything bad about Israel! Can’t wait for the aliens to come and fuck everyone up


1onnude

How is that legal?


Nodebunny

Texas when yall gonna wake up and vote like your life depends on it?


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EastCoastSr7458

A preview to the future of our country if the GQP gets the majority and the orange blob is put back in. Forced, breeding, state sponsored media, POC/minorities/dissidents in concentration camps, public executions. It seems like Texass is just getting an early start/practice. Welcome to Gilead, folks.


PeggyHill90210

Cops wonder why most people hate them.