MOVE was not a haha social club or nonprofit, it was basically a revolutionary cell that routinely ran afoul of the law, including killing a cop and wounding over a dozen firefighters and cops in an armed standoff. The bombing was and is indefensible, but they should not be painted as harmless victims.
eightpix@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes. Lest we forget, Philly PD bombed the city of Philadelphia.
Note: 9 MOVE members were convicted and imprisoned on questionable evidence in a similar, violent attempt to serve a “warrant”. Unless you, bot, believe that those not charged or convicted are guilty of crimes they were not even charged with, let alone the charges (contempt of court, parole violations, loud noise, animals, illegal weapons posession, threats) the warrants were being served represented in a land where people are innocent until proven guilty.
8 adults and 3 children dead. For what? Procedure? A monopoly on power? What of the 250 people and 60+ homes destroyed in the ensuing fire?
All this to say, America is mad racist. Still.