@inthehands@hachyderm.ioThe vibe is not even the sort of “excessive show of force” vibe you get when militarized law enforcement goes off the rails and starts rioting. (I live in Minneapolis. I’m quite familiar with what •that• looks like.)
This is more like…hundreds of high school gym bullies get all hopped up on Red Bull and decided to take daddy’s SUV on a joy ride to randomly kidnap the first brown person they can corner…but only if nobody’s watching.
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@memeorandum@universeodon.com'Absolute violence and worse is the only thing that should happen': How social media drove the Citywest riots (Conor Lally/The Irish Times)
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/10/25/amplified-hateful-content-how-online-anger-was-stoked-into-rioting-at-citywest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251025/p18#a251025p18
@gwire@mastodon.socialSad that even a match in Tel Aviv, between two local teams, would be marred by antisemetic violence.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/19/tel-aviv-football-derby-between-hapoel-and-maccabi-called-off-aft…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com10 Arrested on Federal Complaints Charging Them with Committing Violence Against Officers and Property During Anti-ICE Rioting (US Department of Justice)
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/10-arrested-federal-complaints-charging-them-committing-violence-against-officers-and
http://www.memeorandum.com/251029/p127#a251029p127