Bucknut
Carpal tunnel level member
Just how full of shit are you Buck?
I am shockingly, stunningly full of shit.
There are literally dozens and dozens of similar videos shot in the last few days....
Then you should’ve chosen a better example. This jackass is a professional agitator. In what must be a total surprise to JeffGu, the gentleman is neither a "Proud" nor "Boogaloo" Boy (Boi?). He is a left-wing extremist. (A term we Americans are unfamiliar with, since our media seems oblivious to the existence of such people, including the "citizens" of CHAZ).
He's a troublemaker. According to witnesses he said he "went down there to have some fun", and told the cops that they were going to punch him in the face and that the Supreme Court was then going to be involved. He was seen inciting the younger protestors prior to the incident. It was determined that there was a danger of fights erupting, placing protestors, officers, and the general public in harm's way.
In other words, the protest was deemed to no longer be peaceful. The order was thus issued to clear the street. Gugino was ordered MULTIPLE times to get back. All he had to do was comply. Not only did he not comply, he actually approached the police line. To paraphrase the immortal words of Mr. Blonde from Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, "If he hadn't done what they told him not to do, he'd be fine." Now he has brain damage, but it might be hard to prove it wasn't a pre-existing condition.
All that said, the two cops are looking at serious charges and I'm not losing too much sleep over it. The "eggshell plaintiff" doctrine states that you take your victim as you find him. Their victim was not bright and had the coordination of a drunken toddler. They barely touched him, but that's no defense legally. Not sure how cops could ever clear any street in the future though, assuming protestors simply refuse to move. Can't touch them apparently.
Any suggestions for future crowd control tactics if touching is off limits?













