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fash truck license plate ZSL389. this guy got out of his car and came up to the RH north barricade, hit/kicked it a few times, yelled about us being bums etc.
now i need to say a quick note about deescalation.
now i need to say a quick note about deescalation.
this guy said mean things and was violent in hitting our barricade, but he quickly got back in his truck without touching anybody and was ready to drive away when a protestor ran up and started hitting his car with a bat...
the guy then got back out of his car with a baton this time and nearly hit several people. there were Black women present at the front of this altercation who were trying to diffuse the situation, but this white or white-passing man decided to escalate.
it’s really disappointing to see people mimicking cop behavior when we’re out here trying to stop violence and abolish the police! you’re putting Black leaders in danger with this toxic masculinity bullshit!
if you’re going to be out here please follow Black leadership and protect Black and indigenous women. if your first instinct is to escalate violence, check yourself. you know who else goes straight to hitting things with batons???? COPS.
thanks to everyone on the ground who kept their cool and everyone who’s been out here holding space at Red House.
