Immunity Impunity
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At the Des Moines Register, Reka Basu recounts tales of the enforcers. Here’s a tiny bit:
Ahlgren’s own injuries still had him in a knee brace five days later: He twisted an ankle and burst veins in his shins and right palm from falling onto concrete. . . .
“The cops were showing no mercy. They were literally chasing us on foot,” he said. “A few of us fell, and they (police) started yelling, ‘You bastards better run or you’ll get it worse!’”
Asked why he thinks he was spared arrest, Ahlgren said simply: “I’m white.”
Just read it. I guarantee it will ruin your evening.
