As we were reminded with the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Ferguson riots, and the Antifa/Black Lives Matter-led “peaceful protests” in 2020, Democrat-run cities are not safe places to be—especially when far-left activists decide they have an axe to grind against “the system” and proceed with stoking woke mobs into a feeding frenzy.
Though the activist component was missing, the scene in New York City Friday ahead of what was billed as a PlayStation giveaway by 21-year-old popular YouTube/Twitch streamer Kai Carlo Cenat nevertheless looked eerily similar.
Multiple videos show complete chaos in Union Square, with private and personal property looted and destroyed, vendors assaulted, fights among the rioters breaking out, and law enforcement completely overwhelmed by uncontrollable mobs, including hundreds who at one point chanted “suck my d*ck” at some of the officers.
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Here’s what the scene looked like in the aftermath:
AMNY’s “Villager” filed this report on how it all started:
Dozens of spectators began fighting at around 3 p.m., throwing paint cans, bottles, and anything they could get their hands on into the crowd. One man set off a fire extinguisher while another was walking around with a pickaxe after they tore their way into a construction site. Most of those involved were teenagers.Police responded to the mayhem soon after, arresting 65 people, 30 of whom were juvenile. Cenat was also detained by police and is facing two counts of inciting a riot.Cops estimated the crowd totaled about 2,000.[…]The horde also hurled fireworks at cops who were attempting to break up the mayhem, exploding in plumes of smoke sending some of their fellow teens running. Others stayed steadfast however, scaling statues in the park, dining sheds, the Union Square Station overhead canopy, which was under construction, in the surrounding area.“Our officers were attacked. We were in there, we were crushed. We were pushed to the ground,” Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. “I was hit with multiple objects as well.”
In the aftermath of the riots and Cenat’s arrest, his management group issued the following statement:
“We are deeply disheartened by the outbreak of disorderly conduct that affected innocent people and businesses, and do not condone that behavior,” the statement on behalf of AMP said. “We apologize to all of those impacted. We are fully cooperating with local authorities.”The statement continued, “We recognize that our audience and influence are growing, and with that comes greater responsibility.” Members of AMP include Cenat, whose livestreams feature him speaking to fans, playing games and reacting to videos, and fellow streamer Fanum.“Yesterday members of AMP hoped to create a positive experience for fans and give back as a show of appreciation for their support,” the group’s statement said. “We’ve hosted fan meet-ups and video shoots in the past, but we’ve never experienced anything at the scale of what took place yesterday.”
Mayor Eric Adams has, strangely, blamed “outside agitators” for what happened because we know riots in NYC are never an organic thing:
Asked about the incident – sparked by what intended to be a PlayStation giveaway organized by Twitch influencer Kai Cenat – during an unrelated press conference, Adams referenced Cenat, noting that the influencer “had a substantial number of followers” and “people came from outside of the city to be there.””We are further looking into where there’s some even outside agitators. You don’t come to get free Game Boys and bring smoke bombs and bring M80s and bring other disruptive items,” Adams said, mentioning a different video gaming system. “We believe there were some outside influencers that may have attempted to aggravate this situation.”
Cenat has been temporarily banned from the Twitch platform numerous times over the last two years, with three of them being for allegations of “repeated explicit simulated sexual activity,” “threats” against others, and consuming marijuana edibles.
Twitter users were quick to point out that once again a blue city was the scene of lunatics taking over the asylum:
Cenat has been “charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly.”
— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —
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