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Crosspost from elsewhere on DU, words fail me.
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/swarms-cops-guns-drawn-raid-music-video-set-unlawfully-cuff-search-entire-cast/#ci47FhFAZCjVJk7g.99
San Francisco, CA A video was submitted to the Free Thought Project Wednesday, which shows what life looks like when you live in a police state.
San Francisco rap artist, Yung Lott was filming a music video at a public park in Bayview-Hunters Point, when their production was rudely and unlawfully brought to a halt.
As the video begins rolling the group is quickly interrupted as swarms of SFPD officers surround the group and demand they all put their hands up and get on their knees.
Cameraman, Brian Storm posted video of the raid on his Facebook page and it quickly began to go viral.....(more)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/118713023
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)Come on, these cops did nothing wrong, why are you showing this video, you are just gonna upset the nice white folks...
Dont you know if a group of black people are in one place they are guilty of something?
just so it is clear, I am not calling you a race baiter
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)really really really really cooperative and don't put my hands down for anything".
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)This NEVER happens if they are white
NEVER
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Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)This shit has to stop.
Baitball Blogger
(46,775 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)the rich white people
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)that some other folks will try and explain this to me?
I want to know if this would have happened had these kids been white?
I say kids, give away my age, young men and women.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)I started getting searched at ten years old and they touched me weirdly.
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)that racism is everywhere in America...
Weird.
I am starting to lose patience with the racists...
NutmegYankee
(16,204 posts)Those who deny are choosing to willfully ignore that.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)It is Fascism too...but then you need fascism to do what these cops did and get away with it.
And they will get away with it.
We have a police state, and they are comfortable with it.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)niyad
(113,701 posts)bestest country in the entire universe.
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)This video is outrageous. Cops can just walk up handcuff you and ask for your papers, without ever once giving a reason. That is a fucking police state.
MrModerate
(9,753 posts)And I use that term because I don't see any police officers in the video -- will all be fired and sued until they don't have a nickel left?
Any chance at all?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)erronis
(15,403 posts)This is what lost RMoney his paid-for presidency.
This has probably stopped more police brutality than any other thing.
Let's try to figure out how to get our videos constantly streaming everywhere so nobody can stop the flow of information. It doesn't belong to the (police) state or the ISPs.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,796 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)"They were wearing gang colors".