I was in Denver during the DNC in 2008. 

Performed at a rally at the Capitol sponsored by the Green Party, which ended with a march to the convention to protest outside the arena. 

This protest turned into violent clashes with police, barely covered by mainstream media, and in the few instances that it did get mentioned, it was lazy takes that blamed protesters and painted them as far left crazies.

I remember witnessing the riot from a healthy distance and thinking to myself, this all feels staged. 

A later investigation revealed, in fact, that undercover Denver cops acted as agent provocateurs to justify the violent dispersal of protesters:

I was in Denver during the DNC in 2008. 

Performed at a rally at the Capitol sponsored by the Green Party, which ended with a march to the convention to protest outside the arena. 

This protest turned into violent clashes with police, barely covered by mainstream media, and in the few instances that it did get mentioned, it was lazy takes that blamed protesters and painted them as far left crazies.

I remember witnessing the riot from a healthy distance and thinking to myself, this all feels staged. 

A later investigation revealed, in fact, that undercover Denver cops acted as agent provocateurs to justify the violent dispersal of protesters:

https://www.denverpost.com/2008/11/06/undercover-cops-were-among-the-unruly-at-dnc/amp/

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denver’s cops are some of the shittiest, historically, in the nation, which is saying a lot

I’ve heard this same sentiment from others and data seems to confirm it

I’ve heard this same sentiment from others and data seems to confirm it

https://policescorecard.org/co/police-department/denver