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[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (17 children)

Protesters urged not to give trump administration pretext for what it is already doing

edit: Oh, what the hell. Let's add a snippet.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump administration any pretext for what they’re already doing and will keep doing no matter what. “Angelenos—don’t engage in violence and give the administration an excuse to inflict all the damage they have been inflicting carte blanche for months on end,” said Bass, adding that Trump and his team are just looking for a reason to respond with violence, as they would have done whether or not any of this happened.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 days ago (16 children)

That's an Onion article. You can tell because Trump hasn't been shooting protesters for months already. That's what comes next. And that's when it stops being a protest, and turns into a civil war.

Don't be so eager to make that happen.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

He's already ordered soldiers in, who have shot journalists and protestors

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a massive difference between rubber bullets and live ammunition.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's a marginal difference. "Less lethal" rounds are still lethal when they're fired directly at people, particularly if the wounded are denied medical attention and are subjected to further police violence after they've been injured.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Dude...that is a massive difference.

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