[kellyhound]

Hannah Silbaugh decided to stay in the street.

“We were protesting what the cops were doing and I wasn’t going to comply with them saying to leave,” Silbaugh said. “I wanted to exercise my right to peaceful protest. And I was 100 percent peaceful.”

The choice led to her being kicked to the ground. Multiple people captured the kick on video, and her case quickly gained national attention, thanks to social media.

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and others condemned the police officer’s action after seeing the video.

“This level of unnecessary use of force, along with all other instances of it across Pennsylvania yesterday, is unacceptable and diminishes us all,” Fetterman told late Sunday afternoon.

A longer video — which shows more of the street — appears to show officers spraying Silbaugh and multiple other people with some type of eye-irritant spray.

The Saturday evening demonstration in Erie was one of many taking place across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died after a police officer pressed his knee into his neck as he begged for air.

[Bananamanize]

People oughta start bringing some pepper spray of their own to use against the cops, they sell the shit at drug stores everywhere

[zombiemanoli]

Bandwagon lives matter

[soja]

I am sure the cops were ordered to clear the rabble from the streets and pepper spray is an acceptable way to do that. the kicks were a bit heavy handed though.

its curious that this made national news but the people being murdered and beaten by other protesters is being glossed over or ignored.

[alphawolf15]

She gets what she deserves

[el_topo]

Originally Posted by Bananamanize ↗

People oughta start bringing some pepper spray of their own to use against the cops, they sell the shit at drug stores everywhere

Great advice for people who already have nothing to lose

[Bananamanize]

Originally Posted by shoelessjojackson ↗

Great advice for people who already have nothing to lose

The smoke of precincts and squad cars burning is what true progress looks like

[el_topo]

Originally Posted by Bananamanize ↗

The smoke of precincts and squad cars burning is what true progress looks like

Yes I’m sure that’s what progress would look like to a cockroach. Progress is watching people cave in to a pure authoritarian government for the remainder of their miserable lives.

[Bananamanize]

Progress is lining up bootlicking microbes like you and blowing your heads off. Whether you’re a cop hiding on this site behind anonymity like the spineless worm your blue blooded “heroes” are, or just an equally worthless pathetic sycophant, I hope you and every insignificant piece of filth like you out there get everything you have coming to you. The people have had enough, and when their whole order comes crashing down, it’s your heads that’ll be on the chopping block.

[el_topo]

Originally Posted by Bananamanize ↗

Progress is lining up bootlicking microbes like you and blowing your heads off. Whether you’re a cop hiding on this site behind anonymity like the spineless worm your blue blooded “heroes” are, or just an equally worthless pathetic sycophant, I hope you and every insignificant piece of filth like you out there get everything you have coming to you. The people have had enough, and when their whole order comes crashing down, it’s your heads that’ll be on the chopping block.

Sorry, not in your lifetime, cool story though