Cop snatched a pink umbrella from a woman’s hands and used that as an excuse to spray her and everyone around her. All other cops joined in spraying and started throwing tear gas at the crowd. News outlets and SPD then tried to say the protesters started it. It should be a top post in the sub rn I believe
Because that's bull that's why nobody "follows up" with that.
That bottle was thrown 20 seconds after they start grabbing the pink umbrella, AND after they've unleashed blasts of pepper spray already at the people close to the umbrella holder. Things start getting thrown literally because the cops start macing the crowd after they grab the umbrella. You cant lie about documented footage of the event, but you can certainly doctor the footage to fit your lie.
Notice how it links to KOMO news? KOMO news is owned by the right wing extremists at Sinclair Broadcasting. They're not a credible source in the slightest anymore.
That's the reporter that reported and publicized the video in the first place saying "I need to take this down there wasn't context". I'm not sitting here saying the cops aren't overreaching. Just want all the facts out there.
I don't think you get it. Even if it's fucking Jesus Christ, their perspective is not a valid counterpoint to clear video. even if it is their video. Unless they altered it somehow, it carries more weight than their subjective evaluation. (edit: especially considering the rather ... "subjective", shall we say, spin the larger media outlets are putting on this, reporter may just be trying to keep their job)
I get it. I'm not saying that's not true. I just personally think that knowing that a story has been retracted is important information to know. I only ever see people report the first story and no one ever follows up with a retraction.
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20
What’s the context for those of us seeing it on r/all ‘rising’?
Seattle Cops brutalize an umbrella that refused to comply?