Our statement on the violent police response to our nonviolent protest with @JvpAction & @DemSocialists at @TheDemocrats HQ.
Police injured 90+ protesters, with injuries ranging from being pepper sprayed, dragged by the hair, choked, thrown down stairs, and punched in the face.
Archival footage from NBC NEWS.
Both anti-war DNC protests (1968 and 2023) demanding an end to the US aiding the killing of civilians. So many parallels 55 years later.
@SeanCasten Capital police literally REFUSED to talk to our police liaisons. We had them there ready to answer
Police questions, explain what we were doing, and why. Refusing to talk to organized peaceful protesters and throwing them down stairs is what’s irresponsible.
🚨In DC just an hour ago, peaceful protesters demanding a ceasefire were met with pepper spray, batons and a shot fired + arrests. Outrageous behavior from DC cops outside @TheDemocrats headquarters. Solidarity to @jvplive@IfNotNowOrg@DemSocialists and others who were attacked
@ZennaIvy @IfNotNowOrg Literally was not a riot. I was there. People were just standing in front of doors. If police wanted people out they could have announced arrests, people would have complied. Police decided they’d rather have fun trampling people than doing arrest paperwork though…
So... the DNC reaction to an anti-genocide demonstration asking for a ceasefire 80% of their own party's voters support was to brutalize them with the same police they increased funding in reaction to brutalized civilians.
Excellent voter outreach Dems.
No way this backfires.
@TDogewhisperer@ChuckModi1 Look again. Not a single protester tired to go inside. There were no break ins. Just stood outside blocking some doors singing anti war songs .
@man_collective@ChuckModi1 USA sure gives ‘em a lot of money though!
Lots of counties are calling for a cease fire, the USA should to.
I don’t want my tax dollars going to bombs murdering Palestinians.
@abbydphillip That statement doesn’t say WHO pepper sprayed the police. Only footage emerging is cops spraying protesters…. I was there no one sprayed the cops. Maybe the police sprayed themselves?
@BradSherman Capitol literally had the *whole* front door and side walk. Y’all could have walked out. Instead Copa stormed and stomped on peaceful protesters??? Make it make sense. Also sign the #ceasefire resolution!!