This is wrong and dangerous.
This is an important piece on the suddenly widespread decision in Washington DC to make it difficult to distinguish between armed men who have legal authority and armed men who don’t https://t.co/HymGtgveLU pic.twitter.com/Fz9swqGput
— dan solomon (@dansolomon) June 3, 2020
They've been bringing in Bureau of Prisons riot police.
— Mieke Eoyang (@MiekeEoyang) June 3, 2020
BTW, BOP handles a post-adjudication population of people according to the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Totally inappropriate for use against law-abiding people exercising 1st Amendment. https://t.co/DlvHX4g48u
Using *Bureau of Prisons* riot teams to tamp down on protests on the unfair treatment of black people by law enforcement.
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 3, 2020
Quite a statement about what Barr thinks of black protesters and their allies. https://t.co/MrOfEdRmmG
A dangerous new factor in an uneasy moment: Unidentified law enforcement officers https://t.co/04p2MwA2vH
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) June 3, 2020
DOJ to Ferguson Police Dept 2014:
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) June 4, 2020
“Officers wearing name plates while in uniform is a basic component of transparency and accountability. It is a near-universal requirement of sound policing practices and requires under some state laws.” 1/x https://t.co/uuf8QtCWv0
Law enforcement deployed in/to DC we’ve seen/reported:
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) June 4, 2020
US Secret Service
US Park Police
Arlington PD (gone)
DC Nat’l Guard + other states
Bureau of Prisons
FBI
DEA
DHS
ICE
CBP
TSA
US Marshals
Pentagon Force Protection
Ft Bragg/Fort Drum active duty troops
MPD
Miss anyone?
Sad! 