U.S. — Shattering all preconceived notions on the efficacy of public protests, a new study revealed that video footage of police arresting protesters is very, very funny.
"This blows my mind. I thought video would aid the protesters' message, but people just keep laughing at them," said civil rights activist and high school janitor Duke Maslow. "Maybe we should stop recording everything and providing people with hours of entertainment."
As part of the study, thirty participants of various political viewpoints were placed into separate rooms and made to watch select clips of protesters being arrested. They would then rate their experiences, free from the peer pressure of others. In all cases, participants found videos of protesters flailing on the ground and crying as they were detained by officers indescribably hilarious.
In one video, a large white woman attempts to push through an ICE officer and is tasered. When she falls on the ice, the electricity from the taser passes to three other protestors, and they all hit the ground like bricks.
"Ha ha! Hilarious!" said one study participant. "I actually don't like ICE, but there's no denying that this is peak comedy."
At publishing time, a second study discovered that protesters caught in viral arrest videos went on to have lucrative careers in improv comedy.
Coming soon to a Democrat-controlled city near you!
