The student protest in Quakertown, #Pennsylvania was peaceful until the #police showed up -- Including the police chief in plain clothes -- and started grabbing students and tackling them to the ground.
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"Two people told WHYY News that they witnessed the Friday morning confrontation...
They said they saw #students walking on the sidewalks, holding signs and chanting “No more ICE.”
“From what we could see, the students were just on the sidewalk,” one witness said. “From our angle, a man in a brown jacket lunges towards a group of students, grabbing one of them, and then the students start hitting the man in the brown jacket.”
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ICE #Protest #FreeSpeech #News #US #USA
@ZhiZhu clear self defense
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"Two people told WHYY News that they witnessed the Friday morning confrontation...
They said they saw #students walking on the sidewalks, holding signs and chanting “No more ICE.”
“From what we could see, the students were just on the sidewalk,” one witness said. “From our angle, a man in a brown jacket lunges towards a group of students, grabbing one of them, and then the students start hitting the man in the brown jacket.”
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ICE #Protest #FreeSpeech #News #US #USA
"Both witnesses provided videos to WHYY News that they took from inside the restaurant that show a man in a light-brown jacket on the street struggling with a group of people who appear to be students.
“Oh my god, it’s a grown man and a kid,” someone in the restaurant can be heard saying. “Where are the police?”
The man [Quakertown #Police Chief Scott McElree] then places a person, who appears to be a female student, in a chokehold."
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ACAB #ICE #Protest #News #US #USA
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"Both witnesses provided videos to WHYY News that they took from inside the restaurant that show a man in a light-brown jacket on the street struggling with a group of people who appear to be students.
“Oh my god, it’s a grown man and a kid,” someone in the restaurant can be heard saying. “Where are the police?”
The man [Quakertown #Police Chief Scott McElree] then places a person, who appears to be a female student, in a chokehold."
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ACAB #ICE #Protest #News #US #USA
"“He’s on a child,” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Why is no one stopping him?”
#Video show the man in the brown jacket [the #police chief] speaking with police officers & then driving away... Videos also show bloodied signs scattered on the ground...
“These men were twice the size of these #children,” she said. “It seems like the police made absolutely no effort to de-escalate the situation.”"
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/ -
"The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday that it is conducting an investigation into the police response to a walkout by Quakertown High School students who were protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions."
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #Children #Students #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FirstAmendment #Resist #Resistance #FreeSpeech
The older man with gray hair in the light brown jacket choking out the middle school girl is the local police chief. Fucking low-rent Epstein!
From the article:
“… man in a light-brown jacket on the street struggling with a group of people who appear to be students.
“Oh my god, it’s a grown man and a kid,” someone in the restaurant can be heard saying. “Where are the police?”
“The man then places a person, who appears to be a female student, in a chokehold.”
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"The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday that it is conducting an investigation into the police response to a walkout by Quakertown High School students who were protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions."
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #Children #Students #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FirstAmendment #Resist #Resistance #FreeSpeech
Video also on the Fediverse here:
CubitOom (@CubitOom@social.linux.pizza)
Attached: 1 video Students led a peaceful protest. The police chief showed up in plain clothes and assaulted two students. (Quakertown, PA - 02/20/26) Video Source: https://reddit.com/comments/1rat1fy Article: Bucks County DA launches investigation into Quakertown PD protest response https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bucks-county-da-launches-investigation-145323524.html #ice #resistance #resist #usa #authoritarianism #fascism #protest #civildisobedience #USAFascistShitShow #icestapo #policestate #paramilitary #policemilitarization #federalinvasion #abolishice #abolishdhs #abolishhsi #abolishero #abolishcbp #acab #pennsylvania #crimesofice_videos_other
Linux.Pizza (social.linux.pizza)
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"“He’s on a child,” someone can be heard saying in the video. “Why is no one stopping him?”
#Video show the man in the brown jacket [the #police chief] speaking with police officers & then driving away... Videos also show bloodied signs scattered on the ground...
“These men were twice the size of these #children,” she said. “It seems like the police made absolutely no effort to de-escalate the situation.”"
https://whyy.org/articles/bucks-county-district-attorney-investigation-quakertown-police-student-ice-protest/"A Quakertown High School student who filmed a violent clash between police and a group of teenagers on Feb. 20 alleges that officers assaulted the students without justification.
This news organization has identified a plainclothes officer in the videos as Quakertown Borough Police Chief Scott McElree through photos, videos and eyewitness identifications."
https://archive.is/og9jr#ICE #Protest #Quakertown #Students #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #America #FreeSpeech
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"A Quakertown High School student who filmed a violent clash between police and a group of teenagers on Feb. 20 alleges that officers assaulted the students without justification.
This news organization has identified a plainclothes officer in the videos as Quakertown Borough Police Chief Scott McElree through photos, videos and eyewitness identifications."
https://archive.is/og9jr#ICE #Protest #Quakertown #Students #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #America #FreeSpeech
"The group was on the sidewalk near Sunday's Deli when one officer grabbed a sophomore girl's arm, as captured in multiple videos...
Suddenly, a man in a tan shirt, since identified as McElree, appears to charge into the group of kids and grab one who had been backing away, holding a phone. The student is seen tussling with McElree and hitting him his cellphone. Others in the crowd also join in the scuffle."
https://archive.is/og9jr#Police #Violence #Children #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US
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"The group was on the sidewalk near Sunday's Deli when one officer grabbed a sophomore girl's arm, as captured in multiple videos...
Suddenly, a man in a tan shirt, since identified as McElree, appears to charge into the group of kids and grab one who had been backing away, holding a phone. The student is seen tussling with McElree and hitting him his cellphone. Others in the crowd also join in the scuffle."
https://archive.is/og9jr#Police #Violence #Children #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US
"In the chaos, some people had no idea who the man was, the student said, and started defending themselves against the unknown attacker.
...One of the students who appeared to jump in to defend a classmate against the tan shirted man was then thrown to the ground by a uniformed officer.
The officer can be heard on video telling the kid that the man he went after is the chief of police — Scott McElree.
“He didn’t even announce he was chief of police. We were confused," the student said."
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"In the chaos, some people had no idea who the man was, the student said, and started defending themselves against the unknown attacker.
...One of the students who appeared to jump in to defend a classmate against the tan shirted man was then thrown to the ground by a uniformed officer.
The officer can be heard on video telling the kid that the man he went after is the chief of police — Scott McElree.
“He didn’t even announce he was chief of police. We were confused," the student said."
Police chief "McElree was ... the one photographed putting a
freshman girl
in a chokehold.
...The protesters know they may face disciplinary action at school for leaving, the student said. "Most of us are ready to face the consequences of our actions.”
The kids are shaken after the altercation and the arrests of multiple classmates, the student said, “but we’re strong together, and I want to be strong for me and my classmates.”
https://archive.is/og9jr#selection-683.0-687.178#ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US
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Police chief "McElree was ... the one photographed putting a
freshman girl in a chokehold.
...The protesters know they may face disciplinary action at school for leaving, the student said. "Most of us are ready to face the consequences of our actions.”
The kids are shaken after the altercation and the arrests of multiple classmates, the student said, “but we’re strong together, and I want to be strong for me and my classmates.”
https://archive.is/og9jr#selection-683.0-687.178#ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US
"Parents and community members are outraged by reports that officers used physical force against minors and escalated what began as a student demonstration into arrests and criminal charges," read a statement ahead of the press conference. "It is especially disturbing that the police chief was directly involved in the physical confrontation with a student."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FreeSpeech #Resist #Resistance
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"Parents and community members are outraged by reports that officers used physical force against minors and escalated what began as a student demonstration into arrests and criminal charges," read a statement ahead of the press conference. "It is especially disturbing that the police chief was directly involved in the physical confrontation with a student."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47#ICE #Protest #Police #ACAB #News #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America #FreeSpeech #Resist #Resistance
"the students who were arrested Friday remain in police custody and were held overnight. By late Saturday morning, calls to the Bucks County Youth Center [Phone #: 1-215-340-8300 ], where the teens are being held, were being disconnected when parents and others called, according to Upper Bucks United, a civil rights group."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47#ICE #Police #Protest #Children #FreeSpeech #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America
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"the students who were arrested Friday remain in police custody and were held overnight. By late Saturday morning, calls to the Bucks County Youth Center [Phone #: 1-215-340-8300 ], where the teens are being held, were being disconnected when parents and others called, according to Upper Bucks United, a civil rights group."
https://archive.is/ohnd1#selection-479.0-483.47#ICE #Police #Protest #Children #FreeSpeech #News #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #America
From Max Kennerly:
"Part of the context here is that Bucks County recently elected an anti-ICE sheriff to replace their pro-ICE sheriff. The actions of Quakertown police (which is separate) are best understood as a gang that sees its power to intimidate slipping and so has initiated a violent suppression campaign."
https://bsky.app/profile/maxkennerly.bsky.social/post/3mffbmcfros2n#ICE #Police #Fascism #Violence #Protest #Quakertown #Pennsylvania #USA #US #UnitedStates #SocialMedia #Resist #Resistance
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"In the chaos, some people had no idea who the man was, the student said, and started defending themselves against the unknown attacker.
...One of the students who appeared to jump in to defend a classmate against the tan shirted man was then thrown to the ground by a uniformed officer.
The officer can be heard on video telling the kid that the man he went after is the chief of police — Scott McElree.
“He didn’t even announce he was chief of police. We were confused," the student said."
@ZhiZhu All states wishing to prevent this need to immediately pass laws requiring officers operating under color of law to be visible as such and wearing a standardized uniform with high visibility unique identifiers. There should be no such thing as a plain-clothes cop or undercover work. The ills to society of not having undercover cops is not greater than the ills of having unidentified people instigating public violence.
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The student protest in Quakertown, #Pennsylvania was peaceful until the #police showed up -- Including the police chief in plain clothes -- and started grabbing students and tackling them to the ground. The chief put a young girl in a choke hold.
#video:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:clrz2dor4orqkvvqr3qwrary/post/3mffhwg4ztk2wWeasel-worded local news article that performed stenography for the police (though the photographs and video are useful):
https://centralbucksnews.com/news/2026/feb/20/lockdown-at-quakertown-schools-friday-afternoon-after-canceled-walkout-leads-to-confrontation/#ACAB #ICE #Protest #FirstAmendment #News #USA #US #UnitedStates
the parents should call CPS because this is child abuse and assault and battery
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