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Police Across the U.S. Deliberately Kettled Peaceful Protesters

CMPD officers stand in line during a demonstration for the end of police brutaity, with The Spectrum Center behind them near uptown Charlotte, North Carolina on June 2, 2020. - US President Donald Trump said June 2, 2020, that he was now looking for a state to host the Republican National Convention later this summer, after North Carolina said it could not do so as planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte was the designated city to hold the Republican convention from August 24 until August 27. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

When it’s a trend and not one off it’s systemic

An Intercept and SITU reconstruction of an incident in North Carolina last June shows police intentionally trapped and tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful protesters.

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