There is this folklore that American cops are trigger happy against protesters, but as far as I can tell the last time police shot demonstrators was the Jackson State killings in 1970. Saying this not to minimize police violence, but to stop it being used as an excuse like thishttps://twitter.com/VerbatimHKG/status/1294373338387607552 …
I think it's a horrible crime, but unless I have my facts wrong, it wasn't a demonstration, right? More of a standoff?