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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMilitarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks
Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing MasksThey cited a state law from the 1950s that was initially intended to go after hooded KKK members.
By Christopher Mathias 04/21/2018 11:59 pm ET
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NEWNAN, Ga. A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers aggressively patrolled a small neo-Nazi rally in this city 40 miles southwest of Atlanta on Saturday and arrested about 10 counterprotesters, many for the crime of wearing a mask.
Police officers arrived before the rally began and approached a group of about 50 anti-fascist protesters. They demanded the protesters remove their masks or face arrest. The officers who wore bulletproof vests and helmets, and carried semi-automatic rifles cornered the anti-fascist protesters, then grabbed those who were still masked, tossing them to the ground and handcuffing them.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/georgia-neo-nazi-rally-police-militarized-arrests_us_5adbf0f6e4b075b631e65f49
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Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Apr 2018
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I'm not at all anti-police, but sometimes they just make situations worse. Boneheads!
dameatball
Apr 2018
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dameatball
(7,402 posts)1. I'm not at all anti-police, but sometimes they just make situations worse. Boneheads!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. My dad and uncles fought the Nazis
and the Japanese fascists in WW2 and now we have cops training machine guns on them for protesting nazis in America!!!!
winetourdriver01
(1,154 posts)3. Get used to it
It's only beginning
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. The stormtroopers of the 1%
No billionaires were harmed in this protest, rest easy Amerika.
ret5hd
(20,557 posts)4. "...and now we have nazis training machine guns on them for protesting nazis..."
Fixed it. You're welcome.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)6. Yep
What you said.
ret5hd
(20,557 posts)8. I had a feeling you wouldn't mind.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)7. I believe the ACLU needs to get involved if they aren't already
These "cops" and the person who sent them need to serve time and never be allowed to touch a firearm ever again.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)9. "Cops" is right
Looks like an occupying army to me.
Wednesdays
(17,462 posts)10. K&R nt