CaptainExplosion said:
Well look at this.
A key aspect of any dictatorship, racist or otherwise, is police enacting violence against civilians while they're done. He was on the ground, and AN OFFICER RAN OVER HIS HEAD. |
Your analysis is ridiculous. It has nothing whatsoever to do with dictatorship or a culture of police violence.
The police have commanded streets to be empty, and they have the right to do so.
Some protesters don't comply,.
One guy on purpose lies on the ground to block bicycle police, and he is fully aware that he lives in a democratic nation and that American police treat people with respect and that the risk of injury is minimal.
One of the policemen quickly notices that the man has a helmet and rides his bike (which is very light) over his helmet, fully aware that it cannot cause any injury. He was probably irritated at the protesters and made this in a humorous manner in front of his colleages.
Being upset at this kind of incident just proves how detached from reality all this anti-police criticism is.
