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Originally Posted by Ego Tripping
Protesters and police clash again? OFMFOMGOMOMFOMFOMFOG G ALERT TEH MEDIAZ!!!!!!!!
This was just a power struggle. Protests can be peaceful until they turn violent, simple as that. Good lord, research the pasts protests of civil rights and tell me this is something new or unheard of. While the police use a very heavy hand, the protesters use heavy hands as well. Both parties are guilty of inciting violence. There are fucked up people on both sides of the line and to deny that is to be biased to the upmost. The clash of these two groups do not herald the arrival of a police state, they exhibit the visceral pulse of our Democracy at work. Fact is, there is no Police State at work, just a symptom of the law vs. the people and it's been that way since the inception and subsequent balance of our young but rapidly growing Democracy.
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I don't see any violence being incited by the protesters in the first video of the OP. I see people holding signs and Luke Rudkowski using his bullhorn to try and remind the police of First Amendment rights in public property. Private property of course is a different story.
In downtown Cincinnati I've been with groups that have protested at major events like Riverfest. It's public property. Great opportunity to peacefully get our message out. So the authorities take this route to try and silence us: "Yes, normally it's public property, but this event is sponsored by (fill in the blank) so it's private today." I mean come on, sheesh. You don't buy or rent public property. It's public domain, for Chrissakes!