Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 9 2020 09:24am)

that's not an "oof"
this is an "oof"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018

jfc what a moron

Quote (Arsenic_Touch @ Jun 8 2020 10:30pm)

https://www.startribune.com/officers-slashed-tires-on-vehicles-parked-during-mpls-protests-unrest/571105692/

Oof.

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The last two days I have been volunteering as a medic at the protests on Capitol Hill.

Yesterday evening when the police decided to disperse the crowds, I was treating a young woman in our first aid center who had been sprayed with pepper spray.

The SPD used flash bang grenades close enough to us that I felt it against the back of my neck.

Tonight, my partner and I were treating a young woman in her 20s who had taken a police projectile to her chest - we had her on a cot and she was struggling to breath.

The police advanced and we were attempting to evacuate her using the cot as a makeshift stretcher.

The police threw at least two, and possibly as many as four flash bang grenades inside of the small area of our first aid center while we were trying to retreat.

With the help of other protesters, we carried the cot for several blocks trying to get out of the way of the police onslaught and to a place where we could treat her safely.

Shortly after we managed to find a place where we felt safe enough to treat her, she stopped responding and we lost her pulse.

We initiated CPR and after a minute or two she gasped for breath and became responsive for a short time. That cycle repeated itself more than half a dozen times in the following 15-20 minutes.

We called 911 immediately after the first time we lost her pulse and were informed after some time that an ambulance was not able to reach us.

We managed to figure out a civilian vehicle to transport her to the ED and were able to deliver her to the ED with a pulse.

I was honestly terrified the entire time that we were going to lose her and even now, I have no idea if the ED was able to stabilize her - I can only hope that we were able to get her there in time.

All of this however is just to explain the urgency of my request.

The police are absolutely aware of the location of our first aid center - last night I was upset that they overran our location and put myself and the other medical volunteers at risk.

But tonight we almost lost a patient, a young woman in her early 20s - because the police continue to refuse to acknowledge or respect the literally lifesaving work that we are trying to do.

So I am pleading with all of you - please call the mayor, and the city council and tell them to insist that the police respect the first aid centers and the medical personnel who are volunteering their time and safety in order to prevent the loss of life.

It is difficult enough to provide medical care in the often chaotic environment that exists there today - when medics and first aid stations are targeted by police - it becomes nearly impossible.

I am home now after a very difficult day and night of volunteering - and I can say without question that without my partner, another nurse, and even a few concerned citizens who came to our aid, a young woman would be dead tonight.

Quote (balrog66 @ Jun 9 2020 11:21am)

Seattle medic shares this story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/gywxhz/folks_i_need_your_help/



Quite possibly refers to this incident:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gzgptp/seattle_pd_hit_a_21_year_old_female_directly_in/

Quote (thundercock @ 9 Jun 2020 14:29)

Wouldn't this be considered a war crime if a military force intentionally overran an area treating the injured?

Quote (excellence @ 9 Jun 2020 20:39)

if true this is blatantly illegal behavior. time to hold the mayor accountable

Jenny Anne Durkan (born May 19, 1958) is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Seattle. Formerly a prosecutor, she served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Barack Obama, from October 2009 to September 2014.[1]

wait nvm then..uhh..

hold the police chief accountable! that racist misogynistic privileged reich-winger needs to go!

https://i.imgur.com/ahpPJCW.jpg

err uhh well umm...”someone else’s fault! defund the police!!!”

Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 9 2020 09:24am)

that's not an "oof"
this is an "oof"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018

jfc what a moron