TIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homeless

a year ago by An Original Thought to c/todayilearned

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anoriginalthought 67 points a year ago

Notable Lines:

"Attention MOVE: This is America. You have to abide by the laws of the United States." They were given 15 minutes to come out.

Police used more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition. At 2 p.m., Sambor ordered that the compound be bombed.

Ramona Africa said that police fired at those trying to escape.

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socphoenix 58 points a year ago

They also reportedly blocked fire trucks from getting to the fire and are still tying up litigation claiming that they shouldn’t have to pay for the damage to the rest of the destroyed block from the resulting fire.

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themeatbridge 51 points a year ago

They also refused to release the remains of the people killed, denying they retained any. Eventually, the University of Pennsylvania admitted to retaining some of the remains of 12 year old Delisha Africa and returned them to her family, in 2021.

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Bloomcole 13 points a year ago

Just as they did in Waco.
Defiance of the US regime has to be made into an example and crushed in the most violent way.

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Maeve 3 points a year ago

Nice sn! 🤣

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anoriginalthought 3 points a year ago

Thanks! 😃