The school’s student paper reported arrests as hundreds of Washington DC police dismantled the impromptu tent village

The school’s student paper reported arrests as hundreds of Washington DC police dismantled the impromptu tent village

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Hundreds of Washington DC police, some deploying pepper spray, cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University early on Wednesday

    ACAB

    One question looming over the volatile events at George Washington was why the DC police took so long to remove the encampment

    “Why didn’t the jackboots stomp out dissent immediately?” 🤬

    On Friday the police chief and mayor of DC ordered police officers who had been assembling to dismantle the tents to stand down, saying they were worried about being seen to act against peaceful protesters, the Washington Post reported.

    Yup, all about the optics. The chief bastard and mayor love it when they secretly brutalize peaceful protesters.

    The mayor, Muriel Bowser, and the police chief, Pamela Smith, were set to answer questions from US Congress members on Wednesday about why they failed to respond to the university’s request to clear the campus until now.

    Maybe their checks from AIPAC and their party’s oppression funds hadn’t cleared yet 🖕