'These images are the antithesis of what America is supposed to stand for,' Trevor Noah said while analyzing footage of police brutality on the latest episode of The Daily Show.
First, Noah combed through footage of police attacking protesters with military-grade equipment designed to fight terrorists. Though the police claim these aggressive tactics are meant to prevent the kind of riotous looting that dominated the early George Floyd demonstrations, there's a lot of footage showing them attacking protesters who had been peaceful.
"I don't care who you are, those images have to be upsetting to watch. Because these images are the antithesis of what America is supposed to stand for," Noah said. "This is supposed to be a country where you have the freedom to say whatever you want. A democracy, right?" Freedom to assemble is guaranteed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it's not the only First Amendment right that police have been stomping on lately. Noah's next round of clips showcased recent police attacks on journalists. Though much hubbub was made out of, cops have since moved past that and now can be seen firing rubber bullets and tear gas directly at journalists while the cameras roll.
"I can't blame them. If I was doing the s--- the police have been doing, I wouldn't want anyone recording it either," Noah said. "At this point, you might be wondering, 'is there anyone non-threatening enough that the police would not get violent with them?' What we're learning is that the answer is 'no.'"
Noah finished by looking at the upsetting viral video of Buffalo police pushing 75-year-old anti-nuclear activist Martin Gugino to the ground, causing his head to bleed (
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