Posted on 03/23/2021 3:13:54 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
Honolulu Police Department Chief Susan Ballard said she thought thousands of protesters were at Kapiolani Park on Saturday afternoon — dispatching dozens of officers to a peaceful Aloha Freedom Coalition event where 400-500 gathered at a rally in protest of COVID-19 health restrictions.
According to Ballard, approximately 40 officers were at the park during the event, where two arrests were made and HPD’s actions have come under scrutiny.
Videos posted online show peaceful protesters calling for calm as officers descended. Many became agitated by what appeared to be an unwarranted police presence that escalated to the arrests. In one of the videos, a handful of officers is seen forcing a woman facedown on her knees before she is taken into custody.
“The initial information was that there was like 4,500 people, and it was clarified that there was 400 to 500 people there,” Ballard said
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What corner of hell do you live in where a little league game gets that many fans?
Games, my FRiend, games.
We have cops are high school games. High school hockey gets us a couple inside, and a couple of cars in the lot.
Obviously the sad-assed Honolulu chief of police hasn't been lei'ed in some time.
I've been saying for a while now that the police have made it clear which side they're on.
If ever.
The police came in with way too much force. Some came in with an agenda.
From the article the chief said she thought there would be 4,500 people there. There were by accounts there were 400-500 peaceful people there.
I know that park, this was a peacefull gathering.
From that video it showed that the man in question WAS wearing a mask.
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