Comment on Tulsa police pepper sprayed children for walking out/protesting
hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
There is very little that a student could do to justify pepper spraying them, and I’m damn near 100% positive this is a case of the student doing none of that.
pdxfed@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
The entire press release comes from the angle of students having accountability for peaceful protests but speaks not at all to the accountability of police to follow the constitution and other basic laws they have been shown repeatedly in countless jurisdictions to have less than admirable compliance with.
A neutral press release would have also included that the police are accountable for ensuring the rights of all citizens including minors and taking extreme prejudice against escalating to violence. That last part is key, as they have been shown repeatedly to not do so.
This school board is supporting an atmosphere where unnecessary escalations of violence is presented as the norm and where the two parties have unequal duty to the laws that govern interaction.