Hey chapos, pardon if I seem a bit frazzled but i'm a bit frustrated at the moment
In the city I go to college in, a bunch of peaceful protestors were arrested for seemingly no good reason. They were there protesting the Grand Jury decision of letting 3 cops involved in police shootings of unarmed black men walk free. (The shootings of Tony McDade, Mychael Johnson, Wilson Woodward.) The people who were attending were my friends: fellow organizers, leftists, and chapos who wanted to voice their opinion on this shit grand jury decision. Now, 11 of them are in jail after being dragged out of the crowd and being arrested for seemingly no reason. I'm still chatting with friends who were at the scene to piece together a fuller story, but that's what i have as of now.
I've linked a few sources with videos:
https://twitter.com/softcowboyvibes/status/1302368327436652544
https://twitter.com/YungGameboyADV/status/1302375194728845312
https://twitter.com/JasonDelgadoFL/status/1302342488573775872
https://twitter.com/softcowboyvibes/status/1302380996659044353
My college's YDSA chapter partnered with our local direct action committee to set up a bail fund. If you all are feeling generous, please consider donating. Anything helps, and it'd mean a lot if you could help us free our friends.
Anyways, I just needed to vent, really. Police using excessive force to squash peaceful protest fucking sucks but it hurts a lot more when it hits home.
Off topic: dope username, Nagarjuna is unbelievable
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