videos 2 police officers turn in badges in support of standing rock water protectors redhawk writes. <u+201c>you can see it in some of them, that they do not support the police actions,<u+201d> water protector redhawk writers. "we must keep reminding them they are welcome to put down their weapons and badge and take a stand against this pipeline as well. some are waking up.<u+201d>   a protesters is arrested by police near the dakota access pipeline at a construction site in north dakota, oct. 22, 2016. (photo: youtube) 




north dakota water protector redhawk reported today at standing rock that two police officers just turned in their badges to show their support for the water protectors. 




<u+201c>there have been at least 2 reports of police officers turning in their badges acknowledging that this battle is not what they signed up for,<u+201d> redhawk writes. 




<u+201c>you can see it in some of them, that they do not support the police actions,<u+201d> he continues. 




<u+201c>we must keep reminding them they are welcome to put down their weapons and badge and take a stand against this pipeline as well. some are waking up.<u+201d> 




while most of the police officers at the scene of the dapl protests have been brutal, violent, and unconstitutionally-militarized, it is clear from this recent act of solidarity that some of their hearts can be turned to the cause of justice. 




this recent incident is reminiscent of what happened in frankfurt , germany in may of 2012, when police removed their helmets and began marching with the people protesting big banks. 




according to the washington post , <u+201c>at least 20,000 people held a major rally of the local occupy movement infrankfurt on saturday to decry austerity measures affecting much of europe, the dominance of banks, and what they call untamed capitalism .<u+201d> 




yesterday, barack obama announced that the white house is considering <u+201c>re-routing<u+201d> the pipeline to honor the 1851 indian treaty that guarantees the land in question to the standing rock nation. be sociable, share!
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