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asib ◴[] No.45167257[source]
> The demonstration turned violent when some protesters entered the Parliament complex, prompting police to resort to baton charges, tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, eyewitnesses said.

14 people dead from so-called "non-lethal" means. How do 14 people end up dead without the police coming with intent to do harm?

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bjackman ◴[] No.45167399[source]
Also note the phrasing. The content is "the police killed 14 people". But the form is "the situation turned violent as a result of the protester's actions".
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whatsupdog ◴[] No.45167588[source]
I mean, what what do you do to protect the parliamentarians from blood thirsty crowds. Which side were you on during the January 6 riots/protests?
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monkeyelite ◴[] No.45168638{3}[source]
Of course the answer is that people cheer for protests they like and punish riots they don’t. This is politics and that’s why there is so much fighting about how news and history chooses to frame them. The headline we have received today is telling me it’s a good protest.
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whatsupdog ◴[] No.45174043{4}[source]
Oh, so killing the parliamentarians is ok if the protest is just?
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1. monkeyelite ◴[] No.45192469{5}[source]
That’s what happened in the American revolution. That’s also what the US did to the Iraqis