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Coverage dated January 14, 2022

Portland Police Training Slideshow Features Meme Of Cop Beating ‘Hippy’ Protester

Headline from Forbes

The far-right meme predicts “dirty hippy” protesters will be “stitched and bandaged.”

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  1. CNN

    Portland police investigate 'dirty hippy' meme in training document making light of violence against protesters (opens CNN)

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    The Portland Police Bureau is conducting an internal investigation into a training presentation for dealing with mass protests that included a meme describing violence against protesters that begins, "And the Lord said... Woe be unto you, dirty hippy."

  2. Forbes

    Portland Police Training Slideshow Features Meme Of Cop Beating ‘Hippy’ Protester (opens Forbes)

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    The far-right meme predicts “dirty hippy” protesters will be “stitched and bandaged.”

  3. The Week

    Portland police presentation mocked 'dirty hippy' protesters and encouraged violence (opens The Week)

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  4. Rolling Stone

    REVEALED: Portland Police Riot Training Presentation Included Graphic Slide on Brutalizing 'Dirty Hippies' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Notoriously brutal force included a meme known as the “Prayer of the Alt-Knight” in officer training materials

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