Press release from the Seattle NLG condemning the violent targeting of legal observers and indiscriminate use of crowd control munitions by the Seattle Police Department on July 25, 2020. #SeattleProtest #SeattleProtests
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Video referred to in the press release of a legal observer (green hat) getting pepper sprayed directly in the face.
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People who go to riots and expect orderly anything are almost always going to be very disappointed in the reality of the situation.
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The legal observer should be observing from a distance. She/he/him/her/it (sorry Portland didn't want to assume a gender there!) stepped in front of the target and stood on the X. Legal observers should never be on the front line. When you do you take what you get.
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