What did it take?
Well it took some rubber bullets, some tear gas, and some arrests... and go figure, things were not burned to the ground.
From what I understand a fairly large crowd started gathering (after curfew) at one of the major police precincts (probably expecting a third precinct to give up and run away), but instead they found themselves face to face with a formidable military presence. There was supposedly a bit of fighting back, but of course an unruly mob is no real threat to a well armed and even marginally trained military operation.
Meanwhile, the Governor is also under fire for making suggestions (without any evidence what-so-ever) that the riots may be the fault of White Supremacist groups that are coming in to organize violence. Of course, in reality, the only organized groups we actually "see" protesting are BLM and antifa groups. So far, nobody from any White Supremacy groups has showed up on either on camera or on an arrest sheet.
There was a group of second right amendment advocates who look pretty much like well armed bikers who were providing some presence. But they appear to be only interested in "preventing" rioting and seemed to be working with business owners to protect businesses from being looted. Basically standing guard in doorways and in front of businesses. While some may think that any big white dude with a gun is a "supremacist" such thinking is racist and flawed.
I will be curious if Walz will try to take credit for the fourth time is a charm reaction to this? I suspect that the local media will do everything in their power (just as they have during the Covid-19 crisis) to paint Governor Walz as the second coming of Ronald Reagan as it pertains to leadership. But I think by now everyone sees the "feckless" character of our Governor in the wake of a second mismanagement of a crisis in the past few months.
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Anyone relying on the mainstream media for information could be excused for believing that only Persons of Politically Preferred Pigmentation are killed by rogue police officers. Actually, this is not true; as Heather Mac Donald notes, “if there is a bias in police shootings after crime rates are taken into account, it is against white civilians,” probably because police are aware of the political consequences of shooting blacks, whose Lives Matter. Regarding rogue police officers in Minneapolis, here’s a story that ran here 3 years ago:
Somali Police Officer Unaccountably Shoots Minneapolis Woman
Congratulations to Mohamed Noor, the first Somali police officer in his Minneapolis precinct. Due to P.C. preferences, a stellar career is sure to unfold before him — unless he derailed it when he blew away a woman for no apparent reason Saturday night:
The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Australian woman in mysterious circumstances after she called 911 to report a disturbance behind her upscale Minneapolis home has been identified.
Mohamed Noor, who joined the department in March 2015, reached over and shot Justine Damond, 40, multiple times from the passenger seat of his squad car while she spoke to his colleague on the drivers side in a back alley.
Both officer’s bodycams were off and the squad car camera not recording when Damond – who was in her pyjamas – was killed at around 11.30pm on Saturday, just a month before she was due to marry.
At last word, the police had put forth no explanation for this homicide.
In his short career, Noor already had three complaints against him, two of which are still under investigation.
Damond had called 911 to report what she believed to be an active sexual assault. Ironically, she was a militant opponent of anyone but the authorities being allowed to own firearms.
Somehow, I doubt this story will generate as much outrage as when white police officers are forced to shoot black criminals.
That prediction was accurate. The Washington Post actually sided with Noor after he shot a woman in the face for no particular reason, rejoicing that his Affirmative Action presence on the police force “brought Somali activists some pride and reassurance at a time of Islamophobia in America.” Wept WaPo, “Now that same Somali community is bracing for a backlash against Noor that has already begun.”
Noor was found guilty of murder. See? No reason to riot.
https://moonbattery.com/anyone-remember-justine-damond/
Moon battery.....another source of sour opinions.....Maybe trump will take credit for elon musk's successful launch.....BWAAAAAAA!!!!
Trump ‘Not At All Concerned’ Tweets Will Provoke Violence
Despite sending out some inflammatory tweets Saturday morning, President Trump maintains he is “not at all” concerned his words might stoke racially-motivated violence in the wake of protests over George Floyd’s death while in police custody earlier this week, claiming that his supporters “love African Americans.”
Said Trump: “MAGA loves the black people.”
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“This is like Charlottesville all over again. He speaks and he makes it worse. There are times when you should just be quiet. And I wish that he would just be quiet.”
— Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)
concerning President Trump.
"peaceful protestors" assassinate innocent black man in solidarity. (that would be the Goddard "headline" if he wrote balanced headlines)
KRON4 News
@kron4news
#BREAKING: The Federal Protective Service officer who died Friday night after suffering from a gunshot wound in #Oakland amid protests has been identified as 53-year-old Patrick Underwood of Pinole, according to a family member.
Read more: https://kron4.com/news/bay-area/federal-protective-service-officer-killed-another-injured-in-shooting-amid-protests-in-oakland/
can't even do one post without the POS "pastor" already copy/pasting yet another post from Goddard's political_lire so I repeat over on this thread
ROFLMFAO !!!
Their not inflammatory just because Trump hating liberals choose to call them that.
Anyone notice that these rioters look line tve same people who show up at every G8 economic summit doing the same violence, arson and destruction?
it is difficult to find the words to accurately describe the sheer brilliance in this...
St. Paul-based developer Wellington Management Inc. woke up on Thursday morning to find its under-construction, 190-unit apartment project in its Minnehaha Commons redevelopment near the intersection of Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue in south Minneapolis had been torched and burned to the ground.
The six-story, 190-unit affordable housing project had been slated to open in the spring of 2021. A city of Minneapolis worksheet on the project listed the total development cost at approximately $37 million, including contingency and reserve funds; land and construction costs were about $30 million. The apartment project has been known as Midtown Corner.
David Wellington, executive vice president of Wellington Management, declined comment on Thursday morning.
http://tcbmag.com/news/articles/2020/may/protest-violence-destroys-30m-affordable-housing-project?utm_source=wnd&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=syndicated&fbclid=IwAR0Numnjys75lACSiGCHV0qHIj9CLFmqd9NDYnELxYzEVpJRMeEWjcaMZBg
the next step in this "process" will be for those with the means - to flee.
the poor minorities who remain will find themselves poorer, and left to live in the squalor of their own creation.
and the liberals who will have been at the genesis of this situation will declare victory.
he's not wrong -
Sean Spicier
@sean_spicier
One of the problems with looting in democrat run cities is the politicians have already taken most everything
9:12 AM · May 30, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Sean Spicer declares all looting to be D....not a single GOP leaning asshole was involved....Yep....rat dumber than that box of rocks!!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAA
Sean Spicer declares all looting to be D....not a single GOP leaning asshole was involved..
They were involved.
they were protecting businesses and cleaning up the mess the next day!
Do you know any conservatives who think this is a good idea?
Nope... I thought not.
Blogger anonymous said...
Sean Spicer declares all looting to be D....not a single GOP leaning asshole was involved....Yep....rat dumber than that box of rocks!!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAA
who's dumber than a box of rocks, BWAA?
SPICIER, genius.
it's a parody account.
fucking imbecile
This is how Trump should be speaking to us.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/gov-cuomo-reacts-to-protests-over-the-death-of-george-floyd-84131397649
Thanks thugs you’ve put MN in play
“I do think that, particularly if this continues, the [congressional] districts like Dean Phillips’ district or Angie Craig’s district that right now I would say are relatively safe for the Democratic incumbent, could be very much in play,” he said. “Both of those districts will be decided in large part by suburban women voters, and it would be hard for me to imagine those people aren’t watching this scared, like everybody else, for their family and for their children.”
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I think the Democrats are going to pay dearly for this,” said Ted Lovdahl, chairman of the Republican Party in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.
heh:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.
12:23 PM · May 31, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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'bout fucking time.
Blogger James said...
This is how Trump should be speaking to us.
that's right pederast.
Trump should be speaking to us like an arrogant, preening moron who just killed 10,000 senior citizens.
yep.
idiot.
The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.
So the Democrat party could be prosecuted under the RICO statues for giving material support to terrorist.
Karma!!
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