An alarming incident played out on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada, when two protesters were accosted by at least 16 police officers.ย A video was posted on Reddit detailing the drama, which was initially recorded on a live Twitch stream. In the clip, a male and female protester stood by the roadside as a group of police officers dressed in their uniforms walked past them.
One of the officers asked, โEnjoying yourself?โ And the female protester replied, โYou know, covering everything.โ The male protester then said, โHonor your oath. How about you honor your oath b*tch? How about that?โ
Clearly offended by the protesterโs words, the police officer turned around and asked his colleagues to turn back too. Following the order, they all surrounded the protesters, threatening to take them to jail. The woman, who was still recording, began to protest, saying she didnโt say anything. However, they ignored her pleas and tackled both her and her male counterpart to the ground.
The woman also tried to tell them that she was recording a live video, but they insisted on taking her in while yelling at her to stop resisting. โI didnโt do nothing, I didnโt say nothing. Iโm not resisting, I swear Iโm not resisting,” she clamored. “I didnโt do anything and Iโm on liveโฆ I didnโt do anything, Iโm just watching. Are you serious?โ
After she was cuffed, one of the officers asked her if she had any form of identification on her. She stated that it was in her backpack but denied giving them access to search it. Despite that, the officers could be heard saying that she was under arrest, so she would be searched anyway.
When it became apparent that she was going to jail, the protester further tried to plead her case, saying that she wasn’t violent but had been urging other protesters to keep their protests peaceful. โIโve been walking around covering for years. Iโve been saying keep it peaceful. You can watch my live,โ she begged.
Eventually, one of the police officers retrieved her ID from her bag, and another aggressively said, โEnjoying your night?โฆ yeah, you shouldโve shut your mouth too! You shouldโve left hours ago. Well, now shut up! Shut your f*cking mouthโฆ go back to L.A. dumba*s.โ Soon enough, they figured out that she was recording a live video and ended it.
Enraged by the actions of the police officers, social media users slammed the officers as โcriminalโ and โinsecure.โ One user commented, โNotice how every cop followed without question. There are no good cops. F*ck them.โ Another added, “Psycho jerks. They want to hurt people; the law means nothing to them with their soft egos.โ
A third fan observed, โThat absolutely random โstop resistingโ that got thrown out in this encounter while being faced with absolutely no resistance really puts the icing on the fascist cake.โ
Another user called the police the โbiggest criminal gang,โ and another said it was โthe scariest sh*tโ theyโve seen so far.ย
