LE Leaks show treatment of pro BLM protestors vs conservative militias

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(07-25-2020, 06:31 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Occupied a, at the time not in use, building far from any where else. I said it at the time, law enforcement handled that situation perfectly. Comparing this to violent protests in the middle of urban centers is the height of disingenuous argument.

I’d also remind people that one of those guys was shot and killed, appropriately, after a high speed chase.

He was shot after he tried to run over a federal agent. 

There's also been enough cases of non violent protests in the last two months being met with rubber bullets, batons, and tear gas to dismiss any attempts to characterize them all as violent protests, as you imply here. That is quite disingenuous. The justification is guilt by association, and yet we're referring to a terrorist act in which a group that had prior armed showdowns with federal agents and some ties to militias was not treated the same.

As you said, LE handled that situation the right way, but the point isn't that they should have been met with rubber bullets and tear gas, but rather that peaceful protests should not be.