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Comment by VBprogrammer

12 hours ago

The obvious retort is "obstruction". Of course it doesn't hold up to scrutiny because courts have consistently held that obstruction has to be a physical act. Simply being nearby, filming or calling them names doesn't count.

There is clear video evidence of many incidents of protesters physically being in the way of officers, and attempting to remain in their way. I would say that I can see it in the majority of video footage of the incidents we're supposed to get outraged about. It is clearly seen in the cases of both people who were shot.

  • And yet without the video evidence provided by other protestors you'd still be spouting the line that Alex Pretti was brandishing his gun.