Is America burning? (Black Lives Matter protests, civil unrest and riots 2020)

[8ball]

More guns.

 

[Ax^]

why more guns they can just spend the next 10 years pulling him over every time...

he leaves the house, they already have guns

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Kyle Wittenhouse, capitalizing on his fame after murdering two people, has started his own Youtube channel.



He's already got almost 40 thousand subscribers. Naturally, it's about guns and politics.

He should be in prison, not making a buck off his crimes.

 

[Nylock]

It's a fucking tragedy how the absolute worst of us end up profiteering off their dubious behaviour. That odious little shit ought to be doing time in a federal prison, not coining it in....

 

[8ball]

Is it me, or does Rittenhouse have a bit of a “larval-stage Alex Jones” look about him?

 

[teqniq]

Absolute quality:

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I was glad to see the DOJ finally look at this case:

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the owners of a Rapid City, South Dakota hotel on Wednesday, alleging that they violated the civil rights of Native Americans by trying to ban them from the property.

The Justice Department alleges that on at least two occasions in March, Connie Uhre and her son Nicholas Uhre committed racial discrimination by turning away Native Americans who sought to book a room at the Grand Gateway Hotel.

Connie Uhre had also told other Rapid City hotel owners and managers that she did not want Native American customers there or in the hotel's bar, the Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino. A post on her Facebook account said she cannot “allow a Native American to enter our business including Cheers.”

Uhre's comments and actions, which followed a fatal shooting involving two teenagers at the hotel, sparked large protests in Rapid City and condemnation from the city's mayor, Steve Allender.

Rapid City, known to many as the gateway to Mount Rushmore, is home to more than 77,000 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, at least 11% of its residents identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. The city has long seen racial tensions.

DOJ: Hotel sued for denying rooms to Native Americans

The U.S. Department of Justice sued the owners of a Rapid City, South Dakota hotel on Wednesday, alleging that they violated the civil rights of Native Americans by trying to ban them from the property. The Justice Department alleges that on at least two occasions in March, Connie Uhre and her...

www.aol.com

Rapid City and the area around it, is rife with anti-native discrimination.

 

[ska invita]

Some important detail here on how Trump created his own Stasi aimed directly at the amorphous "antifa" - most visibly involved grabbing people off the streets and bundling into unmarked vans

Homeland Security Admits It Tried to Manufacture Fake Terrorists for Trump

The Department of Homeland Security launched a failed operation that ensnared hundreds, if not thousands, of U.S. protesters in what new documents show was as a sweeping, power-hungry effort before the 2020 election to bolster President Donald Trump’s spurious claims about a “terrorist...

news.yahoo.com

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Some important detail here on how Trump created his own Stasi aimed directly at the amorphous "antifa" - most visibly involved grabbing people off the streets and bundling into unmarked vans

Homeland Security Admits It Tried to Manufacture Fake Terrorists for Trump

The Department of Homeland Security launched a failed operation that ensnared hundreds, if not thousands, of U.S. protesters in what new documents show was as a sweeping, power-hungry effort before the 2020 election to bolster President Donald Trump’s spurious claims about a “terrorist...

news.yahoo.com

It shows more than what the report says. This should be front page news. It has to have passed over news desks across the country and its not being reported, at least not yet.

 

[ska invita]

It shows more than what the report says. This should be front page news. It has to have passed over news desks across the country and its not being reported, at least not yet.

I was cheered to see thousands of comments on that article, but yeah, 'surprisingly' underreported

 

[8ball]

There will be a reason other media entities aren't running with it at this stage.

Cynical part of me thinks the Dems might be happy to let this one go (and have briefed their media puppets accordingly), because resultant changes will remove a couple of tricks from their toolbox come the next election. Some kind of pact between the parties also wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

There will be a reason other media entities aren't running with it at this stage.

Cynical part of me thinks the Dems might be happy to let this one go (and have briefed their media puppets accordingly), because resultant changes will remove a couple of tricks from their toolbox come the next election. Some kind of pact between the parties also wouldn't surprise me.

Or, they just think it won't be believed. I'm certain if I posted that for some of my conservative friends that they'd dismiss it. They've dismissed everything else Trump has done, or they've tacitly approved.

 

[8ball]

Or, they just think it won't be believed. I'm certain if I posted that for some of my conservative friends that they'd dismiss it. They've dismissed everything else Trump has done, or they've tacitly approved.

I'd guess msnbc would def run it given a green light and if they were confident of the evidence.

 

[two sheds]

Or, they just think it won't be believed. I'm certain if I posted that for some of my conservative friends that they'd dismiss it. They've dismissed everything else Trump has done, or they've tacitly approved.

or they'd agree with it

 

[Ax^]

Or, they just think it won't be believed. I'm certain if I posted that for some of my conservative friends that they'd dismiss it. They've dismissed everything else Trump has done, or they've tacitly approved.

or just call it as main stream media lies about their permatanned Demi god

or call it owning the libs

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I'd guess msnbc would def run it given a green light and if they were confident of the evidence.

Sure. With how lazy reporting is, it's possible they haven't seen the report too.

 

[hitmouse]

Since I can't find a proper "aging Black Panther news" thread, or indeed a "vaguely-Tupac-related news" one, this might as well go here:

Black Liberation Elder to Be Freed From Prison — but Only on His Deathbed

Mutulu Shakur should have been released long ago, but the cruelties of carceral system know no bounds.

theintercept.com

 

[petee]

Buffalo supermarket shooter pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges

Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to state charges in court Monday.

abcnews.go.com

 

[hitmouse]

Dunno where to put this, but cops just killed someone at the Atlanta forest:

Georgia trooper stable after being shot, protester killed near controversial 'Cop City' police facility site

A Georgia State Patrol trooper was shot and a protestor was killed during a confrontation near the site of the controversial "Cop City" Atlanta Police Department training facility on Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Public Safety confirmed.

www.fox5atlanta.com

It's Going Down (@igd_news@kolektiva.social)

Attached: 3 images "Today the police shot and killed a protester in Weelaunee Forest. Dozens of heavily armed DeKalb Police, Atlanta Police and Georgia State police shut down Weelaunee People’s Park and nearby streets before entering the tree line with guns drawn and heavy machinery poised to...

kolektiva.social

 

[hitmouse]

Press release:

PRESS RELEASE – Police murder protestor in Atlanta Forest

January 18, 2023 Submitted to the Atlanta Community Press Collective for publication. Today the police shot and killed a protester in Weelaunee Forest. Dozens of heavily armed DeKalb Police, Atlant…

atlantapresscollective.com

Today the police shot and killed a protester in Weelaunee Forest.

Dozens of heavily armed DeKalb Police, Atlanta Police and Georgia State police shut down Weelaunee People’s Park and nearby streets before entering the tree line with guns drawn and heavy machinery poised to continue forest destruction.

Police have repeatedly raided this public park, flattened community gardens and art installations, attacked protestors with chemical weapons and rubber bullets, and threatened lethal force. During past raids, police have consistently escalated violent tactics on peaceful people who were sitting in trees or walking through the public park. Since June 6, 2022, activists and community members fighting to Defend the Atlanta Forest and Stop Cop City have been demanding that officers stop bringing weapons into the forest after APD pointed their weapons at peaceful protestors.

The police and local news are working together to control the flow of information, leaving us with vague news reports that suggest the officer fired at the civilian in self-defense. We know they will say and do anything to prevent an Atlanta officer from being viewed as another Derek Chauvin, including witholding, distorting, or deleting evidence. Supporters of the movement are calling on legal observers and journalists to document the violent police tactics being used against protestors.

Since the fatal shooting, this morning’s operation has continued with Brasfield and Gorrie’s heavy machinery entering the forest and cops shooting pepper balls at people who remain in the park–as if nothing has happened. The loss of our lives remains meaningless to the police. Police killed a forest defender for loving this earth, for taking a stand against the ongoing destruction of the planet and its people. Indiscriminate police murder, unfettered police violence is exactly why people have, for two years, called for the Cop City project to be cancelled immediately. As politicians invest in cops, militarization and police budgets are only increasing. Meanwhile, police murders peaked in 2022: U.S. cops killed 100 people every month.

What is taking place is a classic example of tyrannical government overreach. The public has a right to defend its interests. We are advocates of a free and peaceful society built on cooperation and mutual understanding. The government is escalating this situation pointlessly.

Allow peace to return to our community.

Cancel the Cop City project. Return Intrenchment Creek Park to the public.

Drop the charges against protesters.

No one can bring our friend back to us. An innocent life has been taken and the machines continue.

If you are in Atlanta, come to the candlelight vigil tonight, January 18th, at 6pm at the intersection of Moreland and Euclid.

Wherever you are, we invite you to come to Atlanta Friday, January 20 for a second candlelight vigil at 6pm to remember and grieve our lost friend. We will not go quietly into this dark night. RIP, with love and solidarity.

 

[petee]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/us/tyre-nichols-memphis-friday/index.html

‘You’re going to see acts that defy humanity,’ police chief says, as officials urge calm when Tyre Nichols arrest videos are released publicly tonight​

 

[Ax^]

hmm fuck up thing about the state would this of come to light if it was 5 white officer's

 

[Numbers]

It’s not gonna be pretty is this video and I’m not sure if I want to watch it, but probably will.

Bastards.

 

[Joe Chi Min]

I’m still haunted by the Rodney King video, and this is said to be worse

 

[petee]

It’s not gonna be pretty is this video and I’m not sure if I want to watch it, but probably will.

Bastards.

i won't, i'll read everyone else's descriptions.
i'm glad the police were cashiered and so quickly. as Ax^ says it's curious that it would be five black cops who got dealt with, but the dept chief is black too.
the tape may really be that bad tho'.

 

[petee]

i won't, i'll read everyone else's descriptions.
i'm glad the police were cashiered and so quickly. as Ax^ says it's curious that it would be five black cops who got dealt with, but the dept chief is black too.
the tape may really be that bad tho'.

from what i read the tape really is that bad.

 

[Ax^]

i've seen it the worst part is the causal nature of it

he runs to start with but the police reaction once catching up

complaining about getting after effects from the pepper spray and smoking

whilst the guy who they just beat the shite out of dies


the beating starts after he won't roll on his belly whilst a cops has his arms behind his back and he unable to listen to the order

the guy clearly had no previous experience with the police as the video played out

if you don't watch the video of the incident just watch this one of Tyre shredding
people have said this is how to remember the guy

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I'm surprised that a lawsuit didn't happen sooner.

The father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse, filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that violated his son's constitutional rights and resulted in his death. Anthony Huber's father, John Huber, also alleged that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, conspired with law enforcement to cause harm to protestors. John Huber is seeking unspecified damages from city officials, officers and Rittenhouse.

Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse

All that cash that he's made off of the right wing might end up going to lawsuits and damages. If you ever wondered why Americans are so sue-happy, its because sometimes that's all the justice you're going to get from the legal system.

 

[8ball]

I think this one won’t get too far.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I think this one won’t get too far.

I don't know how far it will go. You could very well be right. I do know that the burden of proof is lower in civil courts than in criminal courts. It probably comes down to who the judge turns out to be. They pulled a really nasty judge with the criminal case.