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obamanut2012

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10. That is literally the opposite of what they are saying

Reply to Squinch (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 09:29 AM

Jun 2020

They will no longer allow their buses to be used as "black mariahs/paddy wagons" to transport arrestees, nor will they any longer transport cops to protests.

This is a literal fact, they have an arrangement and will refuse to do it any longer.

Why are you arguing so much about this? THIS IS A WIN THIS IS A GOOD THING!

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MBTA board orders that buses won't transport police to protests, protesters to police [View all] brooklynite Jun 2020 OP

Cops don't generally take public transportation on the job, so this is aimed only at protesters. Squinch Jun 2020 #1

Not what it means brooklynite Jun 2020 #2

That's why I said "on the job." Cops are not moved to staging areas on public transportation. Squinch Jun 2020 #3

Perhaps in Boston the BPD contracts for buses to move people. brooklynite Jun 2020 #4

Really? They're covering their ass because they won't move protesters anymore. Squinch Jun 2020 #5

Do you WANT MBTA buses to be used to transport arestees? brooklynite Jun 2020 #7

That is literally the opposite of what they are saying obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #10

Yes, they are, in many, many places obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #9

The BPD have been showing up to protests in fleets of public buses C_U_L8R Jun 2020 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #6