Progressive activists and lawyers are criticizing the Berkeley Police Department in California over its decision to publish the identities of the 20 Antifa protesters arrested on Sunday at an anti-Marxism rally in Berkeley, California.
The Berkeley Police Department announced Sunday on Twitter that they arrested 20 people at a “No to Marxism in Berkeley” rally, publishing the names, cities of residence, and photos of Antifa counterprotesters in separate tweets.
Many were arrested for charges such as “possession of a banned weapon” or “working with others to commit a crime,” based on recently implemented city rules prohibiting riot gear and weapons.
But some progressive lawyers and activists are criticizing the police department’s decision to publish the identities of the suspects on social media.
Jay Kim, executive director of the Berkeley chapter of the progressive National Lawyers Guild, told the Guardian that the arrests unfairly targeted the left-wing Antifa protesters.
“It really seemed to us like the Berkeley police department was there to … target the anti-fascist protesters,” said Kim, who is working with his organization to provide legal assistance to those arrested. Kim said at least 21 people contacted his organization for legal assistance, noting the “vast majority” of those reaching out were Antifa protesters.
Other activists say the police is not just targeting the left-wing protesters, but doxxing them.
“It’s clear that the cops have chosen sides and that they think of the left as their enemies,” said Sam Menefee-Libey, a Washington, DC, activist. “The cops are doing something that Nazis do all the time, which is dox people.”
Despite the criticism from progressive groups, the Berkeley Police Department doubled down on their decision to identify the arrested protesters.
“People are coming from out of town and bringing weapons and are committed to violence … We don’t want people to be able to do that with anonymity,” Berkeley Police Department spokesperson Byron White said in a statement.
source: breitbart.com
Why should they be able to be hidden. All criminals take that risk when they bring violence to our towns & cities & are arrested.
Everyone should know who the violent ones are.
Good for the police department.
I don’t see why the protesters were so. Upset about the police reveling thief identity, unless they are to tell the truth they are ashamed of what they are doing!!!!
Until police gets a spine, these fascists will be left to do harm to this great country.
The media does not need to fabricate news
On don, he is a coward and an easy liar.
Just let him talk he screws himself.
A lot of places, you can see, in different written newscasts, the people, who they are and what they did if you just look it up.
What? You think someone should break the laws and just be given a “slap” on the hand as punishment?
Maybe they could try to be good citizens for a change.
So fed up with fake news! MSNBC,nbc,cbs,abc,nytimes, Washington post, cnn,etc these people have been trying to destroy President! I am concerned that some true patriots will bomb these companies out of existence! All previous presidents left Washington after leaving White House with Obama being the exception, he moved to home a few blocks from whitehouse,when his top mentor Jarrett moved in with him, they started trying to destroy President! How obvious was this? Now he has gone public with his traitor crap!wake up America or we will not have a America!!!
GOOD! Send them to a country where they can change the laws of the land
How did 21 protesters go to the same law firm ? Who bailed them out ? Lawyers claim the police were acting like Nazi’s by arresting VIOLENT ARMED DESTROYING PROPERTY AND HARMING AMERICANS ? The Democrats took their fights against Republicans using Stalin and Hitler’s books. Call others what you are doing.
I have to admit to being at somewhat of a quandary. I am only aware of the Antifa as being left wingers. Is there a right wing Atifa? I find it strange California Liberals would unmask their own. I guess I need to do some work on this.
THANKS BYRON WHITE, YOU ARE A PATROT, UNMASK AND IDENTIFY ALL ENEMIES OF THE STATES.
ANTIFA ,RADICAL SOCIALIST LEFTIES AND OTHERS.
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So where are the photos, names and addresses of the twenty Antifa Protesters ?
Yeah, out the motherfuckers. Way to go Berkeley police.