• An Original Thought@lemmy.mlOP
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    23 hours ago

    Notable Lines:

    “Attention MOVE: This is America. You have to abide by the laws of the United States.” They were given 15 minutes to come out.

    Police used more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition. At 2 p.m., Sambor ordered that the compound be bombed.

    Ramona Africa said that police fired at those trying to escape.

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      6 hours ago

      Just as they did in Waco.
      Defiance of the US regime has to be made into an example and crushed in the most violent way.

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      23 hours ago

      They also reportedly blocked fire trucks from getting to the fire and are still tying up litigation claiming that they shouldn’t have to pay for the damage to the rest of the destroyed block from the resulting fire.

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        They also refused to release the remains of the people killed, denying they retained any. Eventually, the University of Pennsylvania admitted to retaining some of the remains of 12 year old Delisha Africa and returned them to her family, in 2021.

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          also this: “The court decided that the plaintiffs did not have a Fourth Amendment claim against the city because there was no seizure when the defendants dropped explosives on the plaintiffs’ buildings, and that city officials and police officers had qualified immunity”