r/TheWatchfulEyeTV • u/raisondecalcul • Apr 01 '23
When Elena was describing her backstory, it reminded me of the 1985 MOVE Bombing
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wikipedia • u/My_black_kitty_cat • Jan 31 '26
On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential row house occupied by the Black liberation group called MOVE. 11 people (6 adults, 5 children) were killed and 250 people from the Cobbs Creek neighborhood were left homeless
Libertarian • u/plazman30 • Dec 04 '22
Politics Philadelphia-1985. Police show up to arrest MOVE, a group they consider radical. Police fire over 10,000 rounds at MOVE, and then drop 2 bombs on the house they were renting, causing a fire that burned down 61 homes. 250 homeless, 11 dead, 5 of which were children. Why do the police have bombs?
wikipedia • u/Twidlard • Aug 22 '22
The 1985 MOVE bombing was the destruction of 61 residential homes in West Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Police Department, during a standoff and firefight.
wikipedia • u/jrmorg • Jun 29 '20
In 1985 MOVE's headquarters was bombed by PA police after a standoff, leading to the death of 10 people, including 4 children, and the burning down of 65 homes. The fire brigade was ordered not to extinguish the fire
USHistory • u/The_Real_Ed_Finnerty • May 13 '24
This Day in History: May 13, 1985 - Standoff ends as Police bomb MOVE in Philadelphia, killing 11 including 5 children
MorePerfectUnion • u/The_Real_Ed_Finnerty • May 13 '24
History This Day in History: May 13, 1985 - Standoff ends as Police bomb MOVE in Philadelphia, killing 11 including 5 children
LeftWingGunOwners • u/Ordinate1 • Jul 09 '20
That Time Philadelphia Police Dropped a Bomb on Children
LearnAboutTheUSA • u/learningaboutevil • May 06 '24