While it may seem like a technicality, none of those are orders from the Obama administration. The FBI has already shown itself to be willing to meddle in elections on behalf of the Republican party, so it’s not a stretch to believe that FBI or JD would crack down on protesters, if for no other reason then to discredit a Democrat or even black man’s words.
Also, many of those examples are of local law enforcement.
Yes, because the DoJ are shits, but the presidential office doesn’t really have as much power as you think it does. Not to do good at least. The various departments are so cruel, that the most the president can really do is to try and keep it from getting worse. When the president wants it to be cruel though, you get concentration camps in the swamps.
Sounds like you’re making excuses to just over simplify the situation. There’s is a spectrum of terrible and the Democrats are not the same as the Republicans.
Source? Local police did, but I can’t find much on Obama sending troops to break up OWS protesters.
Most I could find was, he was openly sympathetic, but noncommittal about it. Disappointing, sure, but hardly the same as Trump.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_and_the_Occupy_movement?wprov=sfla1
every domestic incident here, the feds declined to prosecute and protect the rights of occupy protesters.
You know you can edit your post, right?
While it may seem like a technicality, none of those are orders from the Obama administration. The FBI has already shown itself to be willing to meddle in elections on behalf of the Republican party, so it’s not a stretch to believe that FBI or JD would crack down on protesters, if for no other reason then to discredit a Democrat or even black man’s words.
Also, many of those examples are of local law enforcement.
the president is the chief executive. he could have weilded the justice department to stop this. get declined to do so.
https://www.justiceonline.org/litigation/occupy-movement-crackdwn/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/occupy-justice-department_n_3309305
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NsuGvyoE21Y
First, local law enforcement.
Second, mobile link? ew.
the doj declined to prosecute them for infringing on their rights
Yes, because the DoJ are shits, but the presidential office doesn’t really have as much power as you think it does. Not to do good at least. The various departments are so cruel, that the most the president can really do is to try and keep it from getting worse. When the president wants it to be cruel though, you get concentration camps in the swamps.
this sounds like yure making excuses for Obama’s crackdown on the occupation
Sounds like you’re making excuses to just over simplify the situation. There’s is a spectrum of terrible and the Democrats are not the same as the Republicans.
so long as you recognize Democrats are terrible I guess we are done here