Cherished freedom
Last week, a stone’s throw from the Oregon State Capitol, in the good city of Salem, several hundred far-right activists gathered for a demonstration joyfully titled Freedom. Equipped with American flags, paramilitary materials and pro-Trump slogans calling – again – for the restoration of “electoral justice”, they feasted, until the antifas, who had planned a counter-demonstration, sadly came to spoil the atmosphere. After drawing his pistol on them, this man was handcuffed by the local police.
Single plastic
To restrain the man in question, the said officers used plastic handcuffs. Since 1965, these have been part of the equipment of the American police. Cheaper and lighter than traditional metal handcuffs, they are even currently experiencing a real craze for purely health reasons. Unlike metal handcuffs, which are known to harbor many bacteria and promote the transmission of disease, plastic handcuffs are disposable, which makes them less dangerous during a pandemic.
Fute fute
The three men in this photo are wearing similar pants. Olive green, they have patch pockets at the thigh, and wide belt loops. These two characteristics indicate that these are what specialists call tactical pants, “tactical pants” intended to be worn by soldiers during combat, and thus designed to accommodate various equipment, such maps, compasses, knives, ammunition, weapons, etc. dress code ideal for a successful party.
The hoodie epic
To accompany his tactical pants, the respondent had opted for a black hoodie, adorned with an imposing American flag. Invented by the Champion brand in the 1930s for American handlers, became the prerogative of athletes, then the symbol, in 2012, in the wake of the assassination of young black Trayvon Martin, of the fight against racism in the United States. United, the hoodie thus continued its incomparable epic by radically changing sides. On its front side of the slogan, one could read this slogan: “I stand for the flag, I kneel for the cross” (“I rise for the flag, I kneel before the cross”).
To arms and so on
To accompany their handcuffs, the Marion County sheriff’s men had obviously not opted for a plastic pistol. On the right officer’s belt, we can see a Glock 22, a pistole of Austrian origin, particularly common in the American administration. Used by municipal and state police officers, as well as by FBI agents, this one can fire 15 shots in its basic configuration and 17 when you take the trouble to add a small heel to the magazine. Which seems to be the case here.