Posted on 01/22/2023 12:24:09 AM PST by dennisw
Antifa protesters mimic George Floyd screaming 'I can't breathe' as they're pinned down and arrested in Atlanta: Violent group torches a police car and pelts building with fireworks over activist's 'Cop City' shooting death
A protest in Atlanta turned violent on Saturday as demonstrators set a police car on fire and smashed windows of buildings Those being arrested screamed 'I can't breathe' as police detained them - despite clearly being able to breathe Marchers gathered to protest the killing of an activist by law enforcement on Wednesday during a raid to clear an autonomous zone dubbed 'Cop City'
Antifa rioters armed with explosives screamed 'I can't breathe' as they were arrested by police officers on Saturday night after torching cars, hurling fireworks and smashing windows with hammers in downtown Atlanta.
Clad in black hoodies, ski masks and surgical face masks in order to obscure their identity as they perpetrated acts of wanton vandalism, video footage saw at least three being pinned to the ground by police officers all the while screaming George Floyd's dying words.
However, unlike Floyd who died at the hands of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020, those who were being placed in cuffs on Saturday night were clearly able to breathe and they made their full-throated claims audible, in front of cameras.
The six rioters who were arrested have not yet been identified and their charges have not been released.
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Criminal court, would be rather harsh in Atlanta, if convicted.
We do not have a Republic any longer.
It was one once... Once the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th amendments passed our republic ceased to exist.
Police brutality should not only be tolerated, but encouraged
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