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The climactic confrontation reaches its peak intensity after a Black man dies in a police officer’s choke hold and Mookie heaves a garbage can through the pizzeria’s window.

Once, he even called out a Reds player’s lack of hustle on the basepaths — and ended up stuffed in a garbage can.

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A few minutes later I came upon another man, who was digging through a garbage can for something to drink.

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In her clip, the bear and the coyote are seemingly enjoying the spoils of a spilled garbage can, surveying the neighborhood while they weigh their next move.

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When the dog found the correct garbage can, officers eventually knocked it over.

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