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Danimalsyogurt88 t1_isngps3 wrote

Reply to comment by fromcjoe123 in Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up by AlxIp

If memory serves right Turkish diplomatic staff did this in the US. Where a security detail roughed up a protestor.

It didn’t lead to a diplomatic incident.

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Dougalishere t1_isnhksn wrote

They legit charged into a group of protesters and started attacking them. On national TV and in front of US police.

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KJBenson t1_isnlha8 wrote

In front of the police you say?we’re just lucky the police didn’t join in.

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IAmInTheBasement t1_isqm3sd wrote

That would have been an even more interesting story if the protesters were packing heat and defended themselves with deadly force.

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Dougalishere t1_isrvupg wrote

Not really, would have turned into some horrific bloodbath with a bunch of people dead. Not a whole lot interesting about that.

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MajorAcer t1_isss9me wrote

That would be horrible...but horrible things can easily be interesting.

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BisquickNinja t1_isnsj26 wrote

I'm guessing it didn't go much higher as the leadership at that time had ... nice feelings... for Erdogan.

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WarLordBob68 t1_isq3z43 wrote

That’s because Trump was President at the time.

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Danimalsyogurt88 t1_isqdgye wrote

Yeah, I call bullshit on that.

Any US President would’ve done the same for a strategic ally.

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Sadiebb t1_isqok6q wrote

It wouldn’t have happened under any other President

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d0ctorzaius t1_isqk71i wrote

>it didn't lead to a diplomatic incident

Tends not to when your leader is financially compromised by the other country's leader.

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