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PersonWomanManCameraTVHat Retweeted8️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Portland, OR: Vietnam veteran Mike Hastie, former Army medic, talks to Trump's federal stormtroopers occupying PDX
They decide there's been enough free speech for the day, walk up, and pepper-spray him in the face
26 July 2020 AM
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Link to tweet
Also:
Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted
{the same video}
Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests
Link to tweet
The Velveteen Ocelot
(120,823 posts)The whole point is to make people afraid to protest.
rzemanfl
(30,288 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)What is the point of yelling at the Feds saying that he and his fellow soldiers committed terrible atrocities in Vietnam?
I don't get the point he's trying to make.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(120,823 posts)In fact, nothing he might have said could justify that response.
DBoon
(23,052 posts)Then every republican in the country would be constantly choking
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Fortunately that doesn't seem to be too terrible of a chemical weapon ... had it been something strong he wouldn't have kept yelling for very long.
LakeArenal
(29,797 posts)Unarmed protester yelling is maced.
Yelling not a crime.
cayugafalls
(5,755 posts)unconstitutionally detain, pepper spray, harm protesters and possibly escalate to more extreme violence once this is all over.
He is trying to let them know that they will forever be scarred by their actions against American citizens, moms, dads, kids, etc.
imo...
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Almost comes off sounding like he's saying 'hey what I did was way worse than what you guys are doing!' based on what's actually in the video.
Regardless, of course it's total bullshit what these pigs did.
kacekwl
(7,504 posts)and regretted it because it was wrong. What you are doing is also wrong and you will regret it.
LakeArenal
(29,797 posts)Thanks Mike for your sacrifice.
2naSalit
(92,669 posts)armed with my own can of bear mace, fuck those mercenaries. I's also be trying to rip their fucking head gear off their faces just to expose their identity.
mitch96
(14,652 posts)Nothing like being macho when you are smeared in shit...
Or find their vans and smear them in shit.. along with some flat tires...
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Blue Owl
(54,727 posts)Only to be assaulted by Fuckstick von Bonespur's private goon squad.
Fuck Trump.
jimlup
(8,002 posts)thank you for those who are standing strong!