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Takket

(23,186 posts)
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:56 PM Friday

Protesters savagely beaten by police

I shouldn't be surprised but... trigger warning....... these people are savagely beaten.

Several anti-ICE protestors on the Ohio-Kentucky border.

This is how the police dealt with them.

Literally beat the hell out of them.

This is Trump's police state America, coming to a protest near you.

Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) 2025-09-05T02:32:36.793Z
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Protesters savagely beaten by police (Original Post) Takket Friday OP
One of the usual suspects gonna show up below defending this shit Prairie Gates Friday #1
gee I wonder if the PD are in the union nt msongs Friday #2
The cops canetoad Friday #6
PS - hope this is available on more popular platforms than bluesky nt msongs Friday #3
Already saw it on facebook. nt BWdem4life Yesterday #11
cops beat anti-ICE protester on Cincinnati bridge struggle4progress Friday #4
instead of the right wing NY post SouthBayDem Yesterday #9
thanx struggle4progress 17 hrs ago #16
Before the camera lost frame, I counted 21 "distraction strikes," rsdsharp Friday #5
Holy Shit! Bayard Yesterday #7
Been there. 🖐️ Duppers Yesterday #14
Those cops need anger management classes. StarryNite Yesterday #8
ICE will send a recruiter by morning. rubbersole Yesterday #10
This happened back on July 18... one officer was put on administrative leave IcyPeas Yesterday #12
Gotta keep that traffic moving. BWdem4life Yesterday #13
Red Alert: republican thugs beating Americans BoRaGard 22 hrs ago #15
Yesterday and tomorrow. Ping Tung 16 hrs ago #17
With weapons already drawn. WTF? sakabatou 16 hrs ago #18
The wrong people are being arrested Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #19

SouthBayDem

(32,903 posts)
9. instead of the right wing NY post
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:16 AM
Yesterday

here is a local Cincy article:

A Covington police officer was placed on administrative duty after a clash with protesters on the Roebling Bridge Thursday night [7/18/2025].


https://www.wlwt.com/article/covington-officer-adminstrative-duty-protesters-roebling/65451323

rsdsharp

(11,263 posts)
5. Before the camera lost frame, I counted 21 "distraction strikes,"
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:31 PM
Friday

That’s police trade school talk for closed fist punches to the head and face.

Bayard

(26,828 posts)
7. Holy Shit!
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:38 AM
Yesterday

The cop doing the head punching is from Covington (KY.) Since the bridge connects KY and OH, I'm wondering why Cincy cops aren't there.

I used to live in Cincy when police brutality was the norm, mostly on black people. Very red city more than 20 years ago. I was quite surprised to see them elect a Dem mayor in the past few years. I thought things had really changed. Looks like not so much.

But, Covington is wacky. Pretty redneck, at least back then. Doesn't look like its changed much at all. The only thing it has going for it is that's the location of the Cincy airport.

This is WAY out of hand:

"An officer points his gun during the protest."

Looks like this actually happened in July?

Duppers

(28,413 posts)
14. Been there. 🖐️
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:13 AM
Yesterday

It was really quite rough back then (early '70's). First time I ever flew commercial was from Knoxville to Cincinnati.
(Had previously flown numerous times in my dad's friend's puddle-jumper.)


StarryNite

(11,768 posts)
8. Those cops need anger management classes.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:00 AM
Yesterday

There is something really, really wrong with them. That city must have been scraping the bottom of the barrel to come up with those goons.

IcyPeas

(24,173 posts)
12. This happened back on July 18... one officer was put on administrative leave
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:55 AM
Yesterday

per the linked story above.

I never saw this video before.... this is going on all over the country and we're only seeing/hearing a fraction.

If another Kent State happens trump will give them an award.

BoRaGard

(7,321 posts)
15. Red Alert: republican thugs beating Americans
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 04:58 AM
22 hrs ago

so sick - so unChristian and unAmerican --

republicons are a dangerous disgrace.

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