Monday, July 30, 2012

Police Brutality in Burlington

On the afternoon of July 29th, Burlington Police opened fire on unarmed civilians with rubber bullets, pepperspray, and other projectiles.  The activists had gathered to protest the New England Governor's Conference and were intent on bringing forward issues such as First Nations Peoples rights, student debt, affordable housing, and anti-dissent laws enacted in the United States as well as Canada.  They came in peace and indignation.  They were met with violence and brutal repression.










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  1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Unconscionable. This is what fascism looks like in Amerika. Hey, popo, karma's a real bitch-a-rooney-dooney and the great thing is we the people don't have to do a damn thing for it to find you and bring you to your knees.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2015 at 9:51 AM

      How is that working out for you so far?

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  2. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    Thank you for posting.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 7:53 PM

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  4. AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    A removed comment. Talk about fascism..

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  5. AnonymousAugust 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    I understand that this was a very tense situation. I agree with a lot of the issues that are brought up by the Occupy Movement, etc. One thing I'd really like people to consider: Police officers (who don't get paid well considering the risk they place themselves in each day), are (most of the time) just doing their job and trying to stay safe. Generally these officers are following instructions from 'above' in order to keep their jobs, in order to receive a paycheck, in order to feed their families...

    I make an attempt to look at each protester and each officer as an individual in order to better understand the greater context-- rather than stereotype the group, which tends to lead to greater division.

    Suddenly I'm hearing less about the actual issues and more about this particular situation that happened to occur-- does that help the movement? Or just cause more division among Americans?

    Great photos.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    Pretty sure if your protest inhibits the freedom of movement of people, and you are given lawful orders to move, and you disregard said lawful orders, you will be forcefully moved. There was no brutality. Just unreasonable protesters who were met with appropriate force.

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