Mikie Sherrill’s state police riot in Newark is a national disgrace | Will Bunch
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New Jersey state troopers meant to protect Newark protesters from ICE are violently shredding the First Amendment instead.

Roughly what happened:

  • A few days ago, Bovino promised something big
  • ICE was being brutal, but not stopping the protests or the hunger strike inside the concentration camps
  • Bovino sent in the Proud Boys, but the protesters ran them off
  • Gov. Sherrill sent in the state police, who attacked the protesters, including those in “free speech zones”
  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    5 hours ago

    Yeah. They don’t have authority to end the contract. Local officials can do things to interfere with utility hookups.

    But sending in the local police to attack protesters and the press is just an asshole move

    • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Same asshole move we saw from way too many Dem leaders in 2020 when George Floyd protests were happening, and similar to asshole moves we saw from the same people in 2024 against anti-genocide protesters. Democratic party must do better on this.