Get violent federal law enforcement out of US cities now
The untrained homeland security agents are about political clout, not keeping the peace
23 July 2020 - 18:31
US President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy federal law-enforcement officers in cities gripped by protests has so far been a thoroughgoing failure. That isn’t stopping the administration from doubling down.
Earlier in July, the US department of homeland security began sending officers to Portland, Oregon, to protect federal property from continuing demonstrations. Lacking training for this kind of assignment, and given only the vaguest instructions, the agents tear-gassed elderly women, severely injured several protesters, and detained others without charges or explanation...
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