National Protest and 'disband the cops' discussion (please review page 1)

[Ooh-Rah]

Like father like son....

Son of Minnesota’s attorney general: 'I hereby declare, officially, my support for ANTIFA'

 

[ThunderHorse]

DeBlasio's daughter was arrested last night.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, arrested at Manhattan protest

 

[Cookie_]

I was down at the protests for a hour or so today, simply as an observer.

I cant speak for how things will go once it gets dark, but the crowd was very good about self-regulating like this video shows.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1267250545707741184

 

[Blizzard]

Like father like son....

Son of Minnesota’s attorney general: 'I hereby declare, officially, my support for ANTIFA'

Fuck both of them.

 

[Blizzard]

I was down at the protests for a hour or so today, simply as an observer.

I cant speak for how things will go once it gets dark, but the crowd was very good about self-regulating like this video shows.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1267250545707741184

There's absolutely a difference between the protesters and the rioters.

 

[Polar Bear]

My family and I are Hispanics and proud to be but the burning of the American Flag and looting of small businesses and Neighborhoods across the U.S needs to stop. Being close to Ft Bragg watching looters on social media burning downtown businesses in Fayetteville and other areas surrounding it keeps us speechless. My hometown in the Southern tip of Texas not far from the Mexican border isn’t partaking in rioting and the above actions seen across the U.S. Instead, they are celebrating their children and grandchildren graduate schools, welcoming a new chapter in life one built for the American dream. African Americans aren’t the only ones who have seen adversity in their lives, the people that I know have as well but we fight on and define moments of chaos by pushing forward.

No you are Green and Human not Hispanic. I care about YOU. You need help, you reach out. This community is wide. We have your back.

 

[ThunderHorse]

The moment night turns is the moment this gets violent. I don't know why people think Law Enforcement should be soft in their response to things like this? How about thump every skull responsible, no bail?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1267285403309989889

Very sad.

 

[Blizzard]

Multi-Agency Command Center - Frequently Asked Questions about the Curfew

Can I be outside my house (on my property) after 8 p.m. and before 6 a.m.?


Yes. You can be on your porch, yard, patio, etc., but if a law enforcement officer or other public safety official asks you to go inside, or take any other action, you must follow the instruction.

So, to close out the earlier discussion, in the video, how many times did law enforcement instruct them to go inside?

Also, curfew violation is a misdemeanor.

Many protesters still don't seem to are because funds were set up pay their bail.

 

[Cookie_]

There's absolutely a difference between the protesters and the rioters.

For sure. I'm glad that tonight (so far) the protestors are preventing the rioters from fucking things up.

 

[Jaknight]

How did he manage to steal a horse?

 

[Cookie_]

How did he manage to steal a horse?

There are some things coming out of this that are so nonsensical I can't help but laugh; this is one of em.

Hopefully the horse is ok, as well as whatever officer the horse belonged to.

 

[ThunderHorse]

JR Smith ain't playing. Fuck with his shit, get ready to bleed.

J.R. Smith Beats The Hell Out of Alleged Car Vandalizer During L.A. Protests

 

[J.]

Boojahideen? Oh for fucks sake, go home.
(talking about bottom video, the top one was linked to it)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1267253138815430663

My brain isn’t sure if I should laugh hysterically or be outraged. What a nerd.

 

[BloodStripe]

Understand this is all shortened clips and isn't telling the full story of their actions, however it gets the anti police message across.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10105803131035868&id=18720408

 

[RackMaster]

I'm surprised it took the Black Bloc fucks in Montréal to get in on the looting.

Montreal protest against anti-black racism, police impunity turns violent - CityNews Toronto

 

[GOTWA]

At 4:22 the good guys in the protest came out with a win. That guy should have fallen down the stairs a bit longer before being thrown over to authorities.

 

[Florida173]

Antifa guy getting rolled up by protesters and delivered to police in DC.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1267250164277764097

 

[TheSiatonist]

Here’s the info I have been looking for if anyone is interested. It seems they’re threatening misdemeanor and arrest to breaking the curfew. Fair enough.

Still haven’t gotten a solid explanation as to how assaulting the citizens on their porch is justified. Further up on this MN FAQ page it states law enforcement are supposed to inquire on why you are breaking these rules.

Me having met Americans before, I can more than assume most don’t know this exact rule. A police officer telling me to go inside then shooting at me with a less lethal doesn’t explain anything. At my home, on my property, telling me what to do smells grossly unconstitutional.

Just adding my thoughts on this - we only saw the kids taking the video as the police were coming up the street telling residents to get inside their houses. We don't know what these kids were up to before they took the video... For all we know, they could've participated in the riot and just ran back home to watch the police walk by.

Another thing I noticed was the kids were wearing black hoodies and looking very much like Antifa members. So I'm thinking that in that moment, the perception of the police is that these kids are violating curfew, didn't listen to the police telling them to get inside the house and instead continued to take the video, and, based on the clothes they're wearing, the cops probably thought these kids participated in the riots.

Either way, the kids should've listened. It wasn't an ordinary day. Civil unrest was happening and the police were trying to restore order.

 

[Blizzard]

Your Minnesota State Attorney General, ladies and gents....

The pic is from his 2018 Twitter feed and is NOT photoshopped.

Good luck, Minnesota. You got what your "One Minnesota" voted for....

As an FYI, the job description of a State's Attorney General:
"State attorneys general enforce both state and federal laws. They are sworn to uphold the United States' constitution and laws as well as the state's."

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And now he is going to take the lead in the prosecution of Officer Chauvin. This despite his Antifa support and the fact that he's never been a prosecutor or court room attorney. Again, what a clusterfuck.

I'm going to add another observation here, @Ooh-Rah is aware of this but others here may not be, a few years ago a black Minneapolis police officer of Somali decent responding to a report of a sexual assault, shot and killed an unarmed white woman, Jasmine Damond, who had called 911 to report the possible assault. While still in his squad, Noor, sitting in the passenger seat was "surprised" by Damond, who approached the squad on the drivers side. He drew his weapon while seated in the squad and reaching across his partner in the driver seat, shot and killed Damond through the drivers window. Here's the wiki account of the incident:
Shooting of Justine Damond - Wikipedia

I bring this incident up because it was as equally as senseless as Floyd's killing. However, we didn't have video of it. While there were vigils for Damond, there were no large scale protests at all. As a matter of fact, BLM and others were largely quiet. Would they have been had the skin colors been reversed? As a matter of fact, there were actually protests claiming that Noor was being treated unfairly because he was the first Somali officer. Charges were eventually brought against Noor and he was convicted of 3rd degree murder and manslaughter.

Many parallels can be drawn between the incidents with Damond and Floyd that speak to perhaps an institutional problem in training. However, the double standard in the community response to both is striking.

 

[Devildoc]

And now he is going to take the lead in the prosecution of Officer Chauvin. This despite his Antifa support and the fact that he's never been a prosecutor or court room attorney. Again, what a clusterfuck.

I'm going to add another observation here, @Ooh-Rah is aware of this but others here may not be, a few years ago a black Minneapolis police officer of Somali decent responding to a report of a sexual assault, shot and killed an unarmed white woman, Jasmine Damond, who had called 911 to report the possible assault. While still in his squad, Noor, sitting in the passenger seat was "surprised" by Damond, who approached the squad on the drivers side. He drew his weapon while seated in the squad and reaching across his partner in the driver seat, shot and killed Damond through the drivers window. Here's the wiki account of the incident:

You want a mistrial? 'Cause that's how you get a mistrial....