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Oh look, turns out the "used tear gas to clear peaceful protesters" was made up

Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:01 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69446 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:01 pm
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A source says tear gas was never used -- instead smoke cannisters were deployed, which don't have an uncomfortable irritant in them. And, the source says Park Police didn't know President Trump would be walking across the park several minutes later. Park Police say...

...the reason the crowd was disbursed with smoke cannisters is that at that moment, officers were being pelted with water bottles. Another factor was that protesters had climbed on top of the structure at the north end of Lafayette Square that had been burned the day before.

my Park Police source says the agency made its decision to use smoke cannisters at that moment because of what was being thrown at...

officers, not because President Trump planned to make an unannounced walk to the church. Park Police will be releasing a statement later today.


LINK
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96770 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:02 pm to
Retraction to be printed on page D55 after the banner headline on the original story.
Posted by Jbird
In Bidenville with EthanL
Member since Oct 2012
73519 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:02 pm to
Bmy says no ducking way that's not true.
Posted by RiseUpATL
Member since Sep 2018
2214 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:03 pm to
Good. I knew in one of the videos I saw I saw something fly across the screen at police. It definitely did look like a water bottle. I’m
Glad the truth has come out but don’t expect this to make it.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63412 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:04 pm to
A million people were crying out about the use of tear gas on peaceful protestors, yet not one clear video has been posted.

The one video I saw that was attributed to the event was from a distance, behind the park police, who were walking away from the camera and INTO the clouds of (whatever you prefer to think it was.) So the cops tear gassed themselves, if you believe the ever lying left.
Posted by BarberitosDawg
Lee County Florida across causeway
Member since Oct 2013
9914 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:10 pm to
Oh, they lied again...
Posted by The Maj
Member since Sep 2016
27323 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:11 pm to
Doesn't matter, the narrative is out and all the Karen's on the Facebooks in the burbs are decrying the absolute tyranny of OMB...
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33717 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:12 pm to
quote:

the source


quote:

my Park Police source


SAUCES!
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
68714 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:14 pm to
The media hoaxes are endless.
This post was edited on 6/2/20 at 12:15 pm
Posted by LSUnation78
Northshore
Member since Aug 2012
12105 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:18 pm to
They knew this yesterday and chose to run the story as is anyway.

If you have any doubts about their intent, the msm coverage of this whole thing makes it crystal clear. Get rid of Trump by any means necessary.
Posted by memphisplaya
Member since Jan 2009
85907 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:23 pm to
In RI the ANTIFA mod were hurling smoke grenades at the police in order to skew their view of them trying to break into the mall for looting.

Only after did the police respond
Posted by Pussykat
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2016
3889 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:24 pm to
They forget, we’ve seen real-time video, plain to see what actually happened. They can say “peaceful protester” all day, we know the truth.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:26 pm to
They were not peaceful, I mean 80% are probably there for the right reason but those 20% ruin it for everyone else
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
72640 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:30 pm to
I think I would ask what is the physical reaction for horses that walk through tear gas. While the park police had on gas masks and in theory could have walked through the tear gas, the horses did not. Does tear gas not affect horses?
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56635 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:54 pm to
I want to hear you, bruh, but I'm going to need more than Twitter to make it happen.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67524 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:55 pm to
Were they assault smoke cannisters?
Posted by loogaroo
Welsh
Member since Dec 2005
31499 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:57 pm to
Marie Harf was just about in tears over this on Outnumbered.
Posted by bmy
Nashville
Member since Oct 2007
48203 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:58 pm to
quote:


A source says tear gas was never used -- instead smoke cannisters were deployed, which don't have an uncomfortable irritant in them. And, the source says Park Police didn't know President Trump would be walking across the park several minutes later. Park Police say...

...the reason the crowd was disbursed with smoke cannisters is that at that moment, officers were being pelted with water bottles. Another factor was that protesters had climbed on top of the structure at the north end of Lafayette Square that had been burned the day before.


Good thing we have a video
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
141235 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 12:59 pm to
You can tell from a video that it was tear gas and not smoke?

Jesus. You radical leftists are amazing.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
35682 posts
Posted on 6/2/20 at 1:07 pm to
quote:

the structure at the north end of Lafayette Square that had been burned the day before.


Peacefully burned.
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