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Old 06-15-2020, 10:19 AM   #2904
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Not that the whole thing wasn't absurd, but it was really stupid how when the officer first approached him within a couple of feet, he had no issue with the clamper in his hand. Then when the student questioned his authority, it became a deadly weapon.

But yeah, that was really frustrating to watch. Police will often try to overstep, but there is no way they escalate it like that with a white person.

Naropa University is also a Buddhist-inspired institution known for it's counter-culture and activism, which probably also makes it a target for authoritarians. He had everything going against him... young, black, male, and a pinko hippy.
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