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rockSlayerreply
lemmy.world

The governor of NY, and former cop, justified the police response to the anti-genocide protests at Columbia with a statement about "outside agitators". When pressed on that, the governor essentially said it was a gut feeling.

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gt5reply

It was the mayor not the governor

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infosec.pub

Probably the Columbia University protests. I expect this means someone was arrested for having a bike lock (which can be used as a bludgeon).

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They were using the bike locks to claim that the protesters had ties to terrorist organizations, because "it's not the kind of thing a normal student has."

Despite the fact that the exact model of bike lock was part of a deal on bike locks advertised by the CU campus security on Facebook not 6 weeks ago.

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Wow, I think that is an instant winner for the annual "most dogshit excuse for cops to do a thing" award.

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I mean, let's think about it step by step. The protesters used bike locks, having a bike lock implies having a bike, having a bike implies using it, using a bike implies you're riding it for transportation. That obviously means that the infiltrators are from Europe (most likely, Netherlands)

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I think the students had chained the doors with bike locks, and the police are trying to claim the chains constitute professional involvement.

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sh.itjust.works

If you consistently have a strong hunch it's probably time to see a doctor.

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