This is Thomas Woodworth (center), of Pawcatuck, Connecticut. Tonight he drove his truck, a 2012 Chevy Silverado, through a crowd of protesters outside an ICE detention center.pic.twitter.com/t6IGjoXYWC
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The guard’s name is Thomas Woodworth, of Pawcatuck, Connecticut.
He drove his personal vehicle, a 2012 Chevy Silverado, through a crowd of protesters.
Solidarity with all the protesters.
My research on Woodworth starts tomorrow. 
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@steveahlquist reports that four protesters were struck by Woodworth, sending two to the hospital.https://upriseri.com/2019-08-15-wyatt-01/ …Show this thread -
Former state representative Aaron Regunberg reports that when the police arrived on the scene after Woodworth’s attack, they refused to take witness statements.https://twitter.com/aaronregunberg/status/1161857451202924544?s=21 …
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The cops clearly aren’t interested in pursuing this as a criminal matter. No arrests were made, nor did they take any witness statements. Woodworth could have killed the nonviolent protesters, but the cops are protecting their own here. This is what fascism looks like.
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This isn’t an isolated incident of violence. In 2005, Woodworth had an excessive force complaint filed against him by an inmate. The suit was dismissed for procedural reasons, but the factual allegations don’t appear to have been contested. https://ecf.ctd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2007cv0148-80 …
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(Credit to @after_the_quake for pointing out the above document to me!)
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This is the third time, I'm aware of, that a vehicle has been driven at, or into,
#JewsAgainstICE protestors. Remember, this is a law some GOPers tried to get on the books before: the ability to drive over protestors with impunity. -
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It's gotten to the point where I'm like unsure if ICE can surprise me. They've literally deported US citizens
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Worth noting: right-wingers used to excuse ICE cruelty because they only targeted "illegals". They're now harming "legals" and US-born white citizens, yet no uproar from the right. ICE being cruel to PoC wasn't a "necessary evil" for them, the cruelty is the entire point.
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