Posted on 05/31/2020 3:41:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. police across the country are failing their obligations under international law to respect and facilitate the right to peaceful protest, rights group Amnesty International warned Saturday, adding that this was exacerbating a tense situation and endangering the lives of protesters.
“In city after city, we are witnessing actions that could be considered unnecessary or excessive force," said Rachel Ward, national director of research at Amnesty International USA. "We call for an immediate end to any excessive use of force and for law enforcement to ensure and protect the legal right to protest.”
She added that the use of heavy-duty riot gear and military-grade weapons and equipment to police largely peaceful demonstrations may intimidate protesters who are practicing their right to peaceful assembly.
“Equipping officers in a manner more appropriate for a battlefield may put them in the mindset that confrontation and conflict are inevitable,” she said.
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Peaceful. Another word leftists don’t know the meaning of.
So this is what Amnesty International thinks is a peaceful protest?
Burning down everything in sight?
But the right to assemble, the right to religious freedom?
Failing to respect the right to peacefully assemble is what I observe too. On video on You Tube I have observed police sneering at protesters, telling them they are a joke (Kansas City), failing to show up to protect property (6th Street las night in Austin, Texas), shoving people, taking people’s milk and water supplies, tear gassing peaceful protests (Plaza Kansas City) and in other cases acting ticked off about the protests. I will say I have seen in Kansas City, the police also joining in by holding a sign protesting police brutality, and joining in taking a knee (symbolism of which I think is questionable but so what). So yes, I think we have on the street some professional law enforcement officers and some bullies with badges. We need to clean house and get rid of all bullies with badges.
Nobody is stopping anyone from PEACEFULLY protesting.
Problem is, they are not stopping anyone from rioting and looting either.
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Bingo. Cops and mayors are letting this mayhem happen. They are resentful about being criticized and intend to show the people what can happen without them.
We have a right to burn down cities peacefully. Sick
That group must have an entirely different dictionary than the one I own.
None of last night’s behavior was peaceful.
Peaceful protest, FU amnesty international, pull my tax money from these crooks
There has yet to be any peaceful protesting. AI is nothing but an anarchist organization.
I’m not seeing a lot of intimidation.
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