Protest here today

[rockrat]

Looks like we are going to have a protest in town today. Supposed to be a bunch bused into town also. Old school bus and bunch of white vans in WM parking lot is kind of unusual, so I wonder if thats the bused in bunch

Supposed to stay on sidewalks and stay out of the street. Go from our Safeway to the courthouse (wonder--old one or new one?)

Guess we will see what happens.

[Winger Ed.]

After about 10,000 arrests around the country, it looks like the craziness is settling down.

[smithnframe]

Where is here?

[rockrat]

Western Colorado

[StuBach]

We have one today in Saginaw Michigan too. Talked to police cause March goes right past several businesses I work with. They have figured out what the rabble rousers are doing to seed issues and they are pretty good at getting ahead of it now. We’ve already had 3 protests go off with no issue.

[Neverhome]

We’ve had around 20 little ones locally. Only had one that I’m aware of that went off the rails and only small scale. The police are escorting all announced ones here.
Good luck with yours!

[DukeConnors]

I had one yesterday hear me. It was peaceful except for the fact they shutdown one of the main tunnels leaving the city at 4 pm. I'm sure the diverted drivers trying to get home from work on a Friday afternoon didn't feel to peaceful sitting in traffic jams.

My son is on Facebook and he claims the BLM protestor have made it clear that they will not tolerate the antifa types interfering with their protests. Let's hope we see the violence dwindling

[dragon813gt]

There was supposed to be one in the town I live in today. I guess it did happen because I went to drive to the Borough compost pile and they had the streets blocked off, had to turn around and went back home. Haven’t heard any shots or seen any smoke so I guess it’s over.

[smithnframe]

Nothing in Shiner, Texas!

[Winger Ed.]

Nothing in Shiner, Texas!

Same around here.
Maybe we're not racist enough to get a demonstration.

[Iron369]

After about 10,000 arrests around the country, it looks like the craziness is settling down.

Really? Because this is how things are around here. Some boarded up before the looting. Some afterwards. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200606/a8b9358f7cb91b3973f91935a7d0e341.jpg

[Iron369]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200606/177a73962767be688fcc9aa8db020d6d.jpg

[Iron369]

It always stArts as a protest. Then it becomes just short of a riot. Every night for the last 9 days.

[Iron369]

Groups of 200 or so break off and head out to the suburbs breaking into jewelry stores and gun stores.

[Iron369]

The National guard barricades off most shopping establishments after 1700.

[Iron369]

My daily load out since this has started. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200606/194fd8b9f122cb1f61f53149ce7ed6c6.jpg

[Winger Ed.]

Really? Because this is how things are around here. Some boarded up before the looting. Some afterwards. ]


They even did a good job of cleaning up the mess from those 7 people getting shot.
How long do ya think the city will look like that if they emptied the previous 'protesters' out of the jail?

Back to post #2:
As Perry Mason would say, "Your Honor, the Defense rests".

[roadie]

Iron369:

Does the National Guard there have magazines for it's rifles? Apparently the NG in DC has been sent in without magazines. Actually, it looks like they may not have rifles either, which would be kinda redundant without magazines anyway.

I don't know what they're told to do if someone shoots at them......probably bend a knee.......might be time for Esper to hit the road.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pentagon-chief-disarms-dc-national-guardsmen-ahead-saturday-protests

[Iron369]

Iron369:

Does the National Guard there have magazines for it's rifles? Apparently the NG in DC has been sent in without magazines. Actually, it looks like they may not have rifles either, which would be kinda redundant without magazines anyway.

I don't know what they're told to do if someone shoots at them......probably bend a knee.......might be time for Esper to hit the road.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pentagon-chief-disarms-dc-national-guardsmen-ahead-saturday-protests

They shot and killed a guy last week. Actually, they don’t know if it was a police officer or the guardsman that fired the fatal shot since both shot at the guy. I don’t know about rifles since it appeared both the guard and police used handguns.

[eveready]

If this is true, these people knew how to handle antifa.

https://itsmac.com/2020/06/02/coeur-dalene-idaho-stands-up-antifa-stands-down/

[Rgmcfarland]

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Thanks eveready for linking something positive.

[abunaitoo]

We had one today in hawaii.
Kind of funny because we have so few blacks living here,
Just shows the mentality of the idiots here.
Local cops harass white people here.

[BigAlofPa.]

There was a very small group of protesters here yesterday. Less than a dozen of folks.

[GhostHawk]

Well the word was out they were going to loot a Walmart here yesterday.

There was a small peaceful protest downtown some 3 miles away.
I guess no locals showed up for the agitators to hide in so they cancelled.

[jsizemore]

We had one today in hawaii.
Kind of funny because we have so few blacks living here,
Just shows the mentality of the idiots here.
Local cops harass white people here.

Same back in the 70's when I was there. Do you figure it's systemic?

[Battis]

Define harass...

[slim1836]

I remember the riots in Louisville in the late 60's or early 70's. If you didn't have "SOUL" written on your vehicle you got your windows busted out or worse. The riots were in the west end of Louisville which was mainly black except for the Portland area. They knew not to go there if they wanted to live. I lived in the southwest area of town at that time.

Slim

[elmacgyver0]

My daily load out since this has started. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200606/194fd8b9f122cb1f61f53149ce7ed6c6.jpg

Travelling a little light I see.

[Petrol & Powder]

Activity that the media labels as a protest I often define as a riot or insurgency.

[MT Gianni]

I am aware of 4 Black Americans in our town of 1200 who would be at the head of the group wanting to kick some sense into people if ANTIFA ever came near here.

[1bluehorse]

Perhaps I shouldn't venture into this question but I wonder what the rules of engagement would be in this situation? A guy has a crowbar in his hands and you request he turn it over (as stated in previous answer "not needed for a peaceful protest") and he refuses. What next? OR a "peaceful protest" turns violent, not sure you could "shoot" somebody for breaking a window or "looting". Bend a 223 barrel over their head maybe, but I would want definitive answers if I were to be involved. My personal views to these questions would probably effect my future personal freedom. I understand the "if being attacked in some form" scenario. Just thinking out loud here.

[1hole]

....My son is on Facebook and he claims the BLM protestor have made it clear that they will not tolerate the antifa types interfering with their protests. Let's hope we see the violence dwindling

Delighted to think of BLM policing their demonstrations, sure hope it applies to the BLM itself.

I agree with Patrick Henry's, "I disagree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it." I won't listen to their nonsense but all people do have a God given right to be stupid in public. But personal rights work both ways. "Liberals" lose rational discussions so they demand others must listen to them as if they have something intelligent to say and then shut up; I won't do that.

I've heard all my life that "Violence doesn't solve anything" but the historical evidence says otherwise. Seems violence is often the ONLY solution for ill tempered and irrational people determined to have their own way over others; check schoolyard bullies and Hitler and Japan in WW2.

I love peace. I do want all of us to live in peace with all of the various political "protesters." But, their freedoms end where my nose begins. If the only solution violent libs will accept is a measure of violence applied liberally to their own heads, shoulders and arses (and that seems to be so). I say, 'Let their learning of the real limits and realities of life in a civilized country began' because I believe real peace only comes after overwhelming victory over evil, not limp wristed placation and compromising with it.

[Winger Ed.]

I've heard all my life that "Violence doesn't solve anything" but the historical evidence says otherwise.

I'd always heard that too.

I'd tell people it was some of the Will Rogers nonsense that has got everybody all screwed up.
Actually- violence will solve anything. You just have to bring enough of it to the party.

[jonp]

Protest near us apparently every Saturday over a Confederate monument. While I was talking to a brewery owner who is a friend my sweetheart walked over to the protesters and asked them what they were doing. Kid said they wanted the statue torn down. What statue? That army slavery guy. Had no idea the statue was dedicated to all of the residents killed on both sides during the civil war. She asked them if it wouldn't be better to leave it up as s learning tool for the civil war and what went on. Nothing but crickets.

People had no idea what they were protesting
..

[cp1969]

If you read Amendment 1, almost none of the things these protesters claim is their "right" to do is true. They don't have the right to protest anywhere or anytime they please. There is no "right" to damage public or private property. There is no "right" to inconvenience other people, either.

It also says "Congress shall make no law..." but it does not say that States, Counties, or Cities can't make laws restricting the right to peaceably assemble. That may not seem right, but that is exactly what has happened to the 2nd Amendment and it doesn't even mention Congress.

[porthos]

i must have missed something. are the protest/riots/looting and destruction supposed to make people less prejudice??

[justashooter]

went an outdoor auction today at the "steamarama fairgrounds" in Windsor, about 10 miles from my place. 2,000 people there, only 4 of them wore masks, and only 1 i saw was not born in USA. 2 were what my buddy Brian saw "down at the wal-marts". nobody burned anything, or stole anything, or hurt anybody, or vandalized any property, not even the old caterpillar crawlers kept there as "field art".

this was an amish auction with lots of interesting stuff. the food was excellent, and the place was knee-deep in skinny young bare-footed south german amish girls that could make even an old dude like me think about rump-springing.

beautiful weather, no undesirables, no pillaging, nobody demanding more welfare or anarchy.

long and short is that what you see on TV only happens where **** people live.

[Winger Ed.]

i must have missed something. are the protest/riots/looting and destruction supposed to make people less prejudice??

Its sort of a start.
More nearly, its to bring about awareness, and/or let elected officials know what 'the people' think about something.

In this case, the concept has been hijacked.
Sort of like what the crazies did to the Muslim religion.

[tinsnips]

Sons Of Silince cycle motorcycle gang shut down the protest in my neck of the woods.

[abunaitoo]

Protest near us apparently every Saturday over a Confederate monument. While I was talking to a brewery owner who is a friend my sweetheart walked over to the protesters and asked them what they were doing. Kid said they wanted the statue torn down. What statue? That army slavery guy. Had no idea the statue was dedicated to all of the residents killed on both sides during the civil war. She asked them if it wouldn't be better to leave it up as s learning tool for the civil war and what went on. Nothing but crickets.

People had no idea what they were protesting
..

95% of the time, when they interview a kid, all they are saying is repeating what the parent tells them to say.
They have no idea if it's right or wrong.
A while back, they did an experiment with kids.
Two kids of white supremacist and two black kids.
They put them in a room alone to see what would happen.
Kids got along fine.
Parents, not so much.

[abunaitoo]

I feel for black people who have been killed by white cops.
But most of the time, they were not all very good people.
More than likely they were doing something wrong at the time.
It doesn't matter to the radical blacks.
But why is it whites are protesting???????
Do they protest when a black murders/ rapes a white????
I don't remember ever seeing anyone speak, out when a white is killed by the cops.
I've never heard of anyone standing up for any Asians killed by withes or blacks.
Don't Asian lives matter?????
I was brought up to believe that "all lives matter".
I would be more incline to support a movement that supported "All lives matter"
Don't these people realize that all they are doing is making thing worse????
Widening the gap between all the races????
It's only a matter of time before it all just explodes.
Just like the shot heard around the world.

[Ozark mike]

Saw on the news a little while ago that they were in kalispell tonight somewhere down by flathead lake

[2A-Jay]

There were rumors here in Washington tha the Hells Angles were going to show up in Seattle to shut down Antifa and close down the Awtominous (sp) zone. Haven't seen any news reports though (all our news stations are in Portland Oregon.

[Winger Ed.]

There were rumors here in Washington tha the Hells Angles were going to show up in Seattle t.

Not them, I'd heard it was some other 'good guy' biker gang.
Can't remember the name.
This might get interesting.

[J Six]

It was also ******** because the Hells's Angels, the Banditos and the Gypsy Jokers are all racist and pure white. The Mongrels are the dead opposite, they're the bike gang that wouldn't let a white boy join under any circumstances. They hate each other. They would never work together.

[SSGOldfart]

Western Colorado

Which town??? In western Colorado?

[MaryB]

If you read Amendment 1, almost none of the things these protesters claim is their "right" to do is true. They don't have the right to protest anywhere or anytime they please. There is no "right" to damage public or private property. There is no "right" to inconvenience other people, either.

It also says "Congress shall make no law..." but it does not say that States, Counties, or Cities can't make laws restricting the right to peaceably assemble. That may not seem right, but that is exactly what has happened to the 2nd Amendment and it doesn't even mention Congress.

An oft misunderstood issue. States cannot over ride the bill of rights. I see the same thing from antigunners claiming the tenth amendment gives states the right to ban guns.