From:
Grace Kelly (nicknamed Kelly)
Date:
Nov 15 17:05 UTC
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The use of tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs has been bothering me. Before
the use of these items, there was no problem with crowd control. The police
clearly demonstrated that by moving people around the city. There was no active
resistance to arrest except for one football tackle, otherwise people were
shocked yet compliant. With 3,500 police officers, clearly the police had
enough police power to dominate any situation without tear gas, pepper spray
and flash bangs. Tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs hurt innocent people,
so why were they used?
Then I had a realization. Without tear gas, the police would not have the
excuse of putting on tear gas masks to make them less identifiable. Without
tear gas, the so-called-anarchists would not have the excuse of putting on
bandannas to make them less identifiable. Without pepper spray, the
so-called-anarchists would not have the excuse of putting on hooded shirts to
make them less identifiable. Without flash bangs, then there would be no mass
running to cover the so-called-anarchists get away.<!--break-->
See many of us went to the event with video cameras intent on taping any
lawbreaking what-so-ever. We even had video cameras mounted on all the streets.
So without tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs, we would have documented any
lawbreaking in detail. Without tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs, we would
gotten closer. Without tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs, faces would have
been recorded. Without tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs,the only people
running would have been the bad guys. These reasons fit too well.
Grace Kelly nicknamed Kelly
Questioning Curmudgeon from Merriam Park