Riot cops line up next to a sign at University of Texas at Austin. - eviltoast

Edit: Name of University fixed.

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    6 months ago

    Depending on your biases, either to try and maintain order to prevent it from becoming a riot, or to intimidate and assault protestors.

    Given the history of police and protesting college kids, it’s probably supposed to be mostly an intimidation thing.