How Tear Gas Became A Staple Of US Law Enforcement By Lauren Vespoli, JSTOR Daily June 29, 2020 How Tear Gas Became A Staple Of US Law Enforcement2020-06-292020-06-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/soldiers-in-gas-masks-advance-on-world-war-i-bonus-march-demonstrators-in-washington-d.c.-july-1932-getty-e1593396580956.jpg200px200px Above photo: Soldiers in gas masks advance on World War I Bonus March demonstrators in Washington, D.C., July 1932 Getty. In 1932, the “Bonus […]
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The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on Saturday evening announced four men were charged in federal court for attempting to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square. Via the Justice Department: Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/76/1079737655_16:0:1216:675_1200x675_80_0_0_426bb4717cfcff9339845bbfbca869d7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006281079737622-police-use-tear-gas-as-hundreds-of-young-people-flock-to-project-x-party-in-paris—videos/ The party got out of control, with police trying to disperse the participants, who continued to flock to the area, using tear gas after fireworks were thrown in the crowd. Hundreds of young people have gathered on the Esplanade des Invalides, Paris, following […]
Earlier this week idiot criminal vandals announced their intent to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The statue was paid for and erected by freed slaves to honor the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.Frederick Douglas spoke at its dedication. The Black […]
Idiot criminal vandals have announced their intent to tear down a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC, on Thursday at 7 p.m. The statue was paid for and erected by freed slaves to honor the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Group leader at Lincoln Park says they’ll return here […]
Police tear-gassed groups of youths on the streets of Nantes, some of whom were attending the ‘Fete de la Musique’ event, while others were demonstrating on the first anniversary of the death of Steve Canico in a police crackdown. Eyewitness footage from the scene shows large crowds sprinting away from […]
Videos show Portland police removing barricades and disbanding a nascent ‘Autonomous Zone’ set up by protesters in front of the mayor’s home after activists’ demands were not met at a city hall meeting. Demonstrators set up a row of barriers outside Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment on Thursday morning, but Portland […]
Five years ago today, a white neo-Confederate shot dead nine black parishioners at Mother Emanuel Baptist Church, located just up the street from where a statue honoring John C. Calhoun—who in an 1837 speech famously deemed the enslavement of black human beings “instead of an evil, a good—a positive good”—has […]
May day riot in Seattle Seattle City Council on Monday voted 9-0 to ban choke-holds and police use of crowd control devices such as tear gas, pepper spray, water cannons or acoustic weapons. Police officers can successfully disperse crowds using tear gas instead of using their riot batons, but the […]
The Seattle City Council has voted to make it illegal for police to deploy tear gas, pepper spray and chokeholds on peaceful demonstrators, as part of the city is being overrun by activists declaring it an “autonomous zone.” All nine members of the council voted to strip the city police […]
Seattle Police have been ordered to stop using pepper spray, tear gas and flash-bang grenades following a lawsuit, further tying their hands as the so-called ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ sprouted round their abandoned precinct. Handed down by US District Judge Richard Jones on Friday, the order concludes that “on some […]
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced a bevy of police reforms, barring officers from using tear gas and “military-grade weapons” while working to divert non-urgent calls to agencies besides law enforcement. The city’s Democratic mayor introduced the new measures in a statement on Thursday night, previewing a “roadmap” for […]
The Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol who toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston should be condemned because the angry crowd acted without democratic consent, Nigel Farage has said. The Brexit Party leader was challenged by Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan to explain why monuments to Adolf […]
Police officers fire rubber bullets May 29 during a Los Angeles protest over the death of George Floyd. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Police officers fire rubber bullets May 29 during a Los Angeles protest over the death of George Floyd. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Nationwide […]
A federal judge in Denver has barred police from using tear gas, plastic bullets, and any projectiles against demonstrators, saying the threat to protesters’ physical safety and free speech outweighs the threat to property. R. Brooke Jackson, a US district court judge in Colorado, has granted a temporary restraining order […]
US President Donald Trump has denied ordering protesters to be removed from Lafayette Square in Washington, claiming he “didn’t know who was there.” He also said police didn’t use tear gas during the violent altercation. Speaking to Fox News Radio on Wednesday, Trump dismissed allegations that he had personally ordered […]
A statue of Charles Linn, a founder of Birmingham who fought for the Confederacy, has been torn down in the center of the city amid rioting. A Confederate obelisc in the same park may become the iconoclasts’ next trophy. The brass statue of the 17th century businessman was toppled on […]
After years of being ordered to stand down, run and hide, and cede the city to the antifa rioters, Portland Police have responded in force for two nights in a row now to the rioting masses. Even Portland is done with the rioters. The police have launched continual volleys of […]
US 02:10 GMT 01.06.2020(updated 02:14 GMT 01.06.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107948/12/1079481285_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_c5a93da1188344bf8cdae49518825506.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006011079481268-police-use-tear-gas-as-protesters-attempt-gather-outside-white-house—videos/ The Sunday evening protest in the US capital appears to be the largest George Floyd gathering in DC. The protesters have accumulated near the White House in front of a fence that separates […]
31 May, 2020 23:15 Follow RT on Tensions are running high in Washington, DC, where crowds of anti-police brutality protesters have converged on the White House once again. Sporadic clashes are taking place amid a heavy police presence in the area. U.S. Park Police fired tear gas on protesters gathered […]
A significant group of protesters remains on the streets of Minneapolis, despite a curfew imposed by the city’s mayor, standing off with police and National Guard troops as security forces order demonstrators to disperse. Police have unleashed flash bangs and tear gas as protesters continued to amass in the area […]
Precinct is down pic.twitter.com/LCs90UdF2o — Sophia Narwitz (@SophNar0747) May 29, 2020 It’s a war zone. Protestors and police clash. Fires everywhere. Chaos pic.twitter.com/juyx11rtZK — Sophia Narwitz (@SophNar0747) May 29, 2020 The State Patrol is here at 4th and Nicollet pic.twitter.com/dtf2D8O9wN — Ricardo Lopez (@rljourno) May 29, 2020 Source link
Demonstrators defied social distancing rules and thronged some of the busiest retail districts Sunday. China’s parliament is planning legislation to tighten its grip on the semi-autonomous territory. (Image credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images) Source link