New video show Police Chief Renee Hall lied about Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
Chief Renee Hall has claimed the crowd was unruly and was “attacking the police.” These statements are clearly false.
In this video, the crowd is passive. They are walking about trapped with officers on both ends keteling them in.
The front line is motionless, kneeling – they are literally doing nothing aggressive.
Then the police begin gassing the marchers – with tear gas or smoke is unclear, but the video coming out now is important.
Police Lied – Again
These protestors are marching against police brutality and the police respond with brutality. This is not the first time – this week – where Dallas Police have been less than honest about incidents. Earlier this week there was a gentleman who Dallas police take to the ground and beat while prone and defenseless on the ground.
I watched the WFAA live helicopter feed that night. They caught the entire event in clear view: from the police blocking off cross traffic on Riverfront St. for the protestors to calmly enter the bridge, to the ketteling, to the gassing, zip tie handcuffing, and eventual release. The protestors were peaceful the entire time. People I knew who were on the bridge were posting in real time on social media as well. The reason for their release, stated by WFAA reporter, was because there wasn’t enough room in the jail as well as there being a covid outbreak at said jail, but I have heard nothing about that set of circumstances after the live report. In addition, WFAA reporter stated that police in Dallas have had extensive riot training since the murder of Botham Jean by a DPD Officer in 2018. I believe that there is more to this story. I think this event clearly shows there is a breakdown of communication between city officials, the police department, and the people they serve, in a concise cultural way, and I hope as time passes more information comes to light.
I was there. We were kettled onto the bridge and attacked with rubber bullets and smoke bombs. We were just marching and chanting.
It was all an intelligence-gathering operation by law enforcement. They now have the names and addresses of 674 activists.
Yep. FBI counterterrorism was out there fingerprinting people and asking questions. Seemed pretty dystopian to have them doing Cointelpro shit here in 2020.