Pride NY bans gay police officers

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(05-17-2021, 09:55 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Well, having been directly involved in said "activities" and, at the time, living literally a block from the epicenter of the Hollywood protests I can tell you this was definitely not a one sided affair.  I don't expect you to view my opinion as unbiased, but I can tell you that law enforcement was insanely patient and put up with a lot of shit before said tactics were deployed.  The problem is the news never shows the hours worth of crap that led up to said "dispersion tactics" because that would be too much like telling the whole story.

I don't doubt that some police dealt with a lot of shit before going full on suppression. Just like I don't doubt that some police didn't deal with a lot of shit before going full on suppression.

I've read enough first hand accounts, news articles, and spoken to friends who were at events to know which happened more often in my neck of the woods. That's not to undermind what you're saying, btw - but Midwest vs west coast are usually tales of two tapes.