CubitOom@infosec.pub to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPortland under siege by fascists, a 5 block radius saturated by chemical irritants after a non-violent march from City Hall, Americans stand their ground (Oregon - date unknown)cdn.social.linux.pizzavideomessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1129arrow-down1videoPortland under siege by fascists, a 5 block radius saturated by chemical irritants after a non-violent march from City Hall, Americans stand their ground (Oregon - date unknown)cdn.social.linux.pizzaCubitOom@infosec.pub to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareOccamsRazer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoNot to nitpick, but wouldn’t the ice building technically be under siege?
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoUnder siege, by the people inside that come out and deploy chemical munitions against people exercising their 1st Amendment rights? How do you define siege?
minus-squareOccamsRazer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoSiege is where you attack an established position, a stronghold, by surrounding it and cutting off supplies hoping to force a surrender.
minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoThere are 2 groups. One holding signs and wearing inflatibles. The other using chemical munitions, “less than lethals” in lethal ways, and other types of excessive force.
minus-squareOccamsRazer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoRight but that implies nothing about a siege.
Not to nitpick, but wouldn’t the ice building technically be under siege?
Under siege, by the people inside that come out and deploy chemical munitions against people exercising their 1st Amendment rights?
How do you define siege?
Siege is where you attack an established position, a stronghold, by surrounding it and cutting off supplies hoping to force a surrender.
There are 2 groups.
One holding signs and wearing inflatibles.
The other using chemical munitions, “less than lethals” in lethal ways, and other types of excessive force.
Right but that implies nothing about a siege.