‘No Kings’ Protester’s Explanation of Low Black Turnout Triggers Outrage
"If anybody's gonna get arrested here, it's gonna be a black person. It is not safe for them and they don't need to participate. We need to walk in their name."...
"If anybody's gonna get arrested here, it's gonna be a black person. It is not safe for them and they don't need to participate. We need to walk in their name."...
"Two earlier No Kings protests brought out huge crowds, and organizers hope this event will be among the largest days of protest in U.S. history." ...
"Yesterday, white supremacist Jake Lang organized a protest outside Gracie Mansion rooted in bigotry and racism."...
"I want to show you a new form of resistance against ICE — another "ICE-out" method — that's growing and developing."...
“Hello, StopICE.net. All your logins, locations, passwords, and phone numbers have been given to the FBI and ICE.”...
“A week before Alex was gunned down in the street — despite posing no threat to anyone — he was violently assaulted by a group of ICE agents."...
Fired CNN host Don Lemon live-streamed the event. “This is the beginning of what’s going to happen here," he said. "They’ve stopped the service — a lot of people, a number of people have left.”...
One beating of a passerby stopped when one of the attackers told his comrades, "He's one of us."...
Sadiq Daud, a Somali man, told the outlet, "They just showed up, spraying people and this is not good. Everybody is scared. They are scared for their life."...
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Asked if there were any particular reason why he doesn't like Trump, the protester replied, "No clue at all. I'm just going with [what] everybody else is saying."...
If this incident had happened in Florida, Roglen likely would not have been charged....
Gavin Newsom: "Kids running from tear gas, crying on the phone because their mother was just taken from the fields. Trump calls me “Newscum” — but he’s the real scum."...
As he tries to drive off, others try to block him. But he refuses to back down. He ultimately breaks through the blockade and speeds away....
"If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at, because we will kill you, graveyard dead"...
Peaceful protest does not mean you get to hold innocent people hostage....
Student protestor: "Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation or get severely ill, even if they disagree with you. ...
"One demonstrator struck someone who approached the table with a cell phone. ...
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