• clonedhuman@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    And from the paragraph you cited: “Berlin police confirmed the incident on their official X account…insisting that the officers had no choice but to use force against protesters who they claim were acting violently.”

    They say shit like this even when there are hours of video demonstrating otherwise. I’m sure afterward they’ll investigate themselves and find no wrongdoing.

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      8 hours ago

      They say shit like this

      demonstrators reportedly threw bottles and clashed with officers, leaving at least one officer injured

      before they violently arrest you

      • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 hours ago

        From the article it seems like bottles started flying after they started beating people. But of course it’s the protestors’ fault, always is

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          3 hours ago

          nope, they started racist chants which meant the police attempted arrests which caused the projectiles