thessalian | Prop 8 Fuckery (Reply)

I'd post word count, but ... not right now.

LAPD follow a grand old tradition from the days of Rodney King: arresting and beating protestors. Also the following offences:

- Arresting them and not reading them the Miranda until 25 minutes later
- Holding them without proper charge for several hours
- Obliging them to go for six hours without their permitted phone call
- Not being helpful in contacting a helpline to discuss bail
- No one took a statement AT ALL

I am angry. There are no words but *flail*. And y'know what gets me worst? It's the people who are saying, "Prop 8 was the way to go; you gays shut up". And there are so many of them!

It occurs that I haven't heard anything about the three million absentee ballots and so forth being counted. It'd be really funny if after all this, it got overturned. Though this was days ago and so I don't hold out a lot of hope of that hilarious outcome.

I don't agree overmuch with how either side is handling it - you don't rip someone's "Yes To Prop 8" sign off their car, but you don't punch them for doing so either. You don't beat down protesters. You don't shove them so hard they trip into walls, and you don't punch them, or their friends who are trying to make sure the shoved party is alright. You just DON'T. What the fuck is wrong with the LAPD?!?

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