whoops no this is UC Davis in 2011. the cop pepper spraying these nonviolent student protestors filed for worker's compensation claiming "psychiatric damage" due to having his name released and won more than $38k USD in compensation.

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[–] NaibofTabr 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (58 children)

I'm sorry, you are right that there is oppression in the US, but to suggest that this incident is somehow equivalent to the Tiananmen Square Massacre, where people were run over with tanks, and their remains hosed down the street drains, is absolutely disgusting.

The term "false equivalence" doesn't even begin to describe this. The disrespect for what happened is so reprehensible that it completely invalidates any point you might be trying to make. People died in Tiananmen Square.

[–] panopticon@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago

Lmao 🤣

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Oh shut up.

[–] UnicodeHamSic@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

People did die. Loyal members of the comunist crade died at the hands of liberals paid by the US government. It is a sad moment were we should remember just how evil the US really is.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I agree that this would be a false equivalence. But, the title is a form of persuasion. By saying "this was done by an evil villain" and then saying "no, this was done by who you thought to be the hero" the post can catch some liberals off-guard before a defense response kicks in and this could begin their path leftwards.

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