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hartfire · 61-69
I've heard conflicting reports. Trying to piece together a likely scenario...
It sounds as though officials met with minor resistance when trying to herd illegals onto transport to return them to their countries of origin.
We don't know if they really were illegals or if some had legit greencards.
It seems that the officials over-reacted, using more force than necessary to accomplish their task. People witnessed it and sent out videos from their cellphones.
That incited public protests at the injustices. The protest started peacfully, but some police were heavyhanded and some demonstrators pushed back.
From there it escalated into a riot, but it was much smaller than a previos riot in LA which was easily quelled with less force by local authorities. In that former episode, the National Guard were not called or needed.
So I conclude that Trump's action was overly heavy handed.
It sounds as though officials met with minor resistance when trying to herd illegals onto transport to return them to their countries of origin.
We don't know if they really were illegals or if some had legit greencards.
It seems that the officials over-reacted, using more force than necessary to accomplish their task. People witnessed it and sent out videos from their cellphones.
That incited public protests at the injustices. The protest started peacfully, but some police were heavyhanded and some demonstrators pushed back.
From there it escalated into a riot, but it was much smaller than a previos riot in LA which was easily quelled with less force by local authorities. In that former episode, the National Guard were not called or needed.
So I conclude that Trump's action was overly heavy handed.