thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-13--Flights Logs Suggest Bolivia Coup May Have Been Planned in Brazil

Flight logs of the Bolivian presidential jet show that on November 11 , the day of the coup , the aircraft was not in La Paz or any other Bolivian airport , but flying to Brazil ’ s capital Brasilia .
Bolivian President Evo Morales was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup in November .
But new details have emerged that suggest Brazil had a larger hand in his ouster than previously confirmed .
Argentinian outlet Pagina 12 reports that flight logs of the presidential jet show that on November 11 , the day of the coup , the vehicle was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Bolivian airport , but flying to Brazil ’ s capital Brasilia .
Throughout much of November , where the country entered an intense period of conflict between Morales supporters and coup leaders , the aircraft was traveling around major cities in Brazil .
Since the coup , the Bolivian jet has made 25 separate visits to the country and has not visited another state .
Questions abound : Why is the Bolivian presidential jet making so many trips to Brasilia ?
Since Jeanine Añez , the far-right Christian fundamentalist senator that replaced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was on the plane ?
To what extent was Brazil involved in the November coup ?
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro , who came to power under questionable circumstances himself , made no effort to appear disappointed or outraged when Morales was overthrown by the military and replaced with Añez .
“ The Brazilian government congratulates Sen. Jeanine Añez for constitutionally assuming the Presidency of Bolivia and welcomes her determination to work for the country ’ s pacification and prompt holding of general elections , ” read a statement from Bolsonaro ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refers to the massacres carried out by death squads , who were given pre-immunity for any crimes committed while destroying resistance to the new regime .
One of the first victims of the coup was Pagina 12 ’ s own journalist Sebastian Moro .
Just hours after Moro had penned an article denouncing attacks against journalists by the coup plotters , he was found unconscious in the street , beaten into a vegetative state .
He died a few days after arriving at the hospital .
His death has been largely ignored by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom groups .
Indeed , MintPress News was the only Western outlet to cover his murder .
The United States , and virtually the entire spectrum of corporate media , hailed the military overthrow of Bolivia ’ s most popular leader .
However , this week , the New York Times admitted that the basis for supporting the coup – a report into Morales ’ supposed election meddling in the October election – was completely false .
Morales comfortably won the election and was about to start another five-year term .
In 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Movement to Socialism Party ( MAS ) had managed to halve poverty and reduce extreme poverty even further .
Per capita GDP , adjusted for inflation , grew by over 50 percent under the MAS .
They were able to do this by renationalizing Bolivia ’ s hydrocarbons industry , taking back public control over the country ’ s vital resources from transnational corporations , and by transferring a very small amount of the elite ’ s wealth to the bottom 99 percent of the country .
In November , Morales was forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belonging to the government of Mexico .
It is now clear why he did not use his own presidential plane .
Añez was a little-known senator from a party who received only four percent of the vote in the October elections .
Despite this , the military handpicked her to become the figurehead of the new administration .
According to Pagina 12 , the Brazilian Ambassador had a hand in her selection .
As soon as she took power , she began massacring protestors and building an engine of state repression .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 pandemic , but questions remain as to how democratic a process can be when the MAS party , who convincingly won in October , are effectively banned from campaigning , with many of their leaders under arrest on bogus charges .
Last week , the country ’ s Supreme Court announced that elections should take place on September 6 , a decision welcomed by MAS but condemned by the new government .
After supporting the coup in Bolivia , Bolsonaro now appears to be pushing for a “ self-coup ” in Brazil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of key members of his cabinet resigned in protest , he led a demonstration calling for the military to intervene and shut down Congress and the Supreme Court .
Five former defense ministers penned an open letter asking the military to oppose his demands .
The conflict is taking place amid the second-worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world , with three-quarters of a million Brazilians already testing positive .
Bolsonaro has constantly downplayed or denied the existence of the coronavirus , brushing it off as merely a “ little flu ” and holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many in his entourage tested positive for the virus .
“ Brazil is at the mercy of a deranged lunatic ” is how independent outlet Brasil Wire described the country ’ s situation .
Thanks to Brazil , Bolivia might be suffering the same fate as well .

Flight logs of the Bolivian presidential jet show that on November 11, the day of the coup, the aircraft was not in La Paz or any other Bolivian airport, but flying to Brazil’s capital Brasilia. Bolivian President Evo Morales was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup in November. But new details have emerged that suggest Brazil had a larger hand in his ouster than previously confirmed. Argentinian outlet Pagina 12 reports that flight logs of the presidential jet show that on November 11, the day of the coup, the vehicle was not in La Paz, nor any other Bolivian airport, but flying to Brazil’s capital Brasilia. Throughout much of November, where the country entered an intense period of conflict between Morales supporters and coup leaders, the aircraft was traveling around major cities in Brazil. Since the coup, the Bolivian jet has made 25 separate visits to the country and has not visited another state.
Questions abound: Why is the Bolivian presidential jet making so many trips to Brasilia? Since Jeanine Añez, the far-right Christian fundamentalist senator that replaced Morales was in the presidential palace, who was on the plane? To what extent was Brazil involved in the November coup? Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who came to power under questionable circumstances himself, made no effort to appear disappointed or outraged when Morales was overthrown by the military and replaced with Añez. “The Brazilian government congratulates Sen. Jeanine Añez for constitutionally assuming the Presidency of Bolivia and welcomes her determination to work for the country’s pacification and prompt holding of general elections,” read a statement from Bolsonaro’s Foreign Ministry. The “pacification” refers to the massacres carried out by death squads, who were given pre-immunity for any crimes committed while destroying resistance to the new regime.
One of the first victims of the coup was Pagina 12’s own journalist Sebastian Moro. Just hours after Moro had penned an article denouncing attacks against journalists by the coup plotters, he was found unconscious in the street, beaten into a vegetative state. He died a few days after arriving at the hospital. His death has been largely ignored by media, human rights, and press freedom groups. Indeed, MintPress News was the only Western outlet to cover his murder.
The United States, and virtually the entire spectrum of corporate media, hailed the military overthrow of Bolivia’s most popular leader. However, this week, the New York Times admitted that the basis for supporting the coup – a report into Morales’ supposed election meddling in the October election – was completely false. Morales comfortably won the election and was about to start another five-year term. In 13 years in office, Morales and his Movement to Socialism Party (MAS) had managed to halve poverty and reduce extreme poverty even further. Per capita GDP, adjusted for inflation, grew by over 50 percent under the MAS. They were able to do this by renationalizing Bolivia’s hydrocarbons industry, taking back public control over the country’s vital resources from transnational corporations, and by transferring a very small amount of the elite’s wealth to the bottom 99 percent of the country. In November, Morales was forced to flee the country on a jet belonging to the government of Mexico. It is now clear why he did not use his own presidential plane.
Añez was a little-known senator from a party who received only four percent of the vote in the October elections. Despite this, the military handpicked her to become the figurehead of the new administration. According to Pagina 12, the Brazilian Ambassador had a hand in her selection. As soon as she took power, she began massacring protestors and building an engine of state repression. The much-promised new elections were postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but questions remain as to how democratic a process can be when the MAS party, who convincingly won in October, are effectively banned from campaigning, with many of their leaders under arrest on bogus charges. Last week, the country’s Supreme Court announced that elections should take place on September 6, a decision welcomed by MAS but condemned by the new government.
After supporting the coup in Bolivia, Bolsonaro now appears to be pushing for a “self-coup” in Brazil. Last month, after a number of key members of his cabinet resigned in protest, he led a demonstration calling for the military to intervene and shut down Congress and the Supreme Court. Five former defense ministers penned an open letter asking the military to oppose his demands. The conflict is taking place amid the second-worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world, with three-quarters of a million Brazilians already testing positive. Bolsonaro has constantly downplayed or denied the existence of the coronavirus, brushing it off as merely a “little flu” and holding public rallies with supporters even after he and many in his entourage tested positive for the virus. “Brazil is at the mercy of a deranged lunatic” is how independent outlet Brasil Wire described the country’s situation. Thanks to Brazil, Bolivia might be suffering the same fate as well.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-13--Seattle Mayor Compares Armed Occupation Of Her Own City To A ‘Block Party’

If this doesn ’ t tell you who the domestic terrorists are in this country nothing will .
This is exactly why Congress must do its job , along with the states and rebuild the Constitutional militia and the people need to demand it .
It is their purpose to “ execute the Laws of the Union , suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions ” ( Article I , Section 8 , Clause 15 & 16 , US Constitution ) .
President Trump knows it ’ s domestic terrorism , but his approach is unconstitutional , or at least what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the military .
BREAKING : Seattle mayor compares armed occupation of her own city to a ‘ block party ’ Police in Seattle returned to the East Precinct which was abandoned when Antifa-led protestors took over a six-block area of the city earlier this week .
On Thursday afternoon , officers entered the precinct and tensions remain high at this hour .
During a joint press conference with Chief of Police Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan , Durkan blamed Trump and his narrative for everything that ’ s happening in downtown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armed militants , even though press has covered it .
Durkan compared the abandoning of the East Precinct and the the so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone to a block party .
When asked about the occupation , she said , “ We ’ ve had blocks of Seattle and Capitol Hill shut down every summer from everything from block parties to Pride and this is really not much of an operational challenge.
” Reports from Chief of Police Carmen Best during the conference confirmed that her visit to the precinct today was just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose decision it was to abandon the precinct , but confirmed that it wasn ’ t hers .
She also said that she stood by her decision to use flash bangs and tear gas and other crowd dispersal devices to protect public safety .
Neither the Chief nor mayor will be resigning .
Durkan said “ We thought about having our Thelma and Louise moment but decided against it.
” Best said that there are no plans as yet to take back the area , and there is no timeline for doing so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitol Zone autonomous , that it has always been autonomous ever since she was a kid .
The Capitol Zone falls within the district of City Councilperson Kshama Sawant , who joined protestors in their takeover of City Hall on Tuesday night .
In her own missive to the Seattle Police Department , Best addressed her officers , saying “ SPD family , I say that because that is what you are .
You are my family .
And family is honest with each other , and family has tough times , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And then there are these two useful idiots .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

If this doesn’t tell you who the domestic terrorists are in this country nothing will. This is exactly why Congress must do its job, along with the states and rebuild the Constitutional militia and the people need to demand it. It is their purpose to “execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions” (Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 & 16, US Constitution).
President Trump knows it’s domestic terrorism, but his approach is unconstitutional, or at least what he has threatened, which is the use of the military.
Seattle Mayor says, about the anarchists takeover of her city, “it is a Summer of Love”. These Liberal Dems don’t have a clue. The terrorists burn and pillage our cities, and they think it is just wonderful, even the death. Must end this Seattle takeover now! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2020
Domestic Terrorists have taken over Seattle, run by Radical Left Democrats, of course. LAW & ORDER! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
Here’s more.
BREAKING: Seattle mayor compares armed occupation of her own city to a ‘block party’
By The Post Millennial, June 11, 2020
Police in Seattle returned to the East Precinct which was abandoned when Antifa-led protestors took over a six-block area of the city earlier this week. On Thursday afternoon, officers entered the precinct and tensions remain high at this hour.
During a joint press conference with Chief of Police Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan, Durkan blamed Trump and his narrative for everything that’s happening in downtown Seattle. She denied that there are armed militants, even though press has covered it.
Durkan compared the abandoning of the East Precinct and the the so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone to a block party.
When asked about the occupation, she said, “We’ve had blocks of Seattle and Capitol Hill shut down every summer from everything from block parties to Pride and this is really not much of an operational challenge.”
Reports from Chief of Police Carmen Best during the conference confirmed that her visit to the precinct today was just an inspection. Best would not say whose decision it was to abandon the precinct, but confirmed that it wasn’t hers. She also said that she stood by her decision to use flash bangs and tear gas and other crowd dispersal devices to protect public safety.
Neither the Chief nor mayor will be resigning. Durkan said “We thought about having our Thelma and Louise moment but decided against it.”
Best said that there are no plans as yet to take back the area, and there is no timeline for doing so. Mayor said to those call the Capitol Zone autonomous, that it has always been autonomous ever since she was a kid.
The Capitol Zone falls within the district of City Councilperson Kshama Sawant, who joined protestors in their takeover of City Hall on Tuesday night.
In her own missive to the Seattle Police Department, Best addressed her officers, saying “SPD family, I say that because that is what you are. You are my family. And family is honest with each other, and family has tough times, but in the end we always remain family.
And then there are these two useful idiots.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-14--Police Shootings & the Theory of Evolution

On Saturday , June thirteenth , in Atlanta Georgia , there was another yet instance of an African American man being shot by a white police officer .
This resulted in rioters blocking interstates and burning down the Wendy ’ s where the incident occurred .
The mayor demanded the resignation of the police chief and the officer involved was fired .
What happened ?
While attempting to place the suspect under arrest , he fought back , stole , and attempted to shoot the officer with his taser .
The officer , at this point , fired a shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media attempts to portray these situations as being the result of an institutionally racist policing system .
Even though FBI statistics show more white people being shot by police , they drive the narrative home that African Americans are more likely to be targeted by racist police simply because they are black .
There are numerous studies that argue both sides of this issue .
Those that show this to be the case and those that refute the claim ; however , there are some interesting points to consider .
If the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ originate ?
Is it part of the officer ’ s personality and personal bias or , is it something else ?
For decades , our public schools have been teaching the theory of evolution as the story of man ’ s origins while moving further away from religion .
This is significant because Darwin ’ s theory played an important role in the development of Marx ’ s system of communism .
In fact , according to the article “ The Darwinian Foundations of Communism , ” Stalin , Lenin and Marx all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man ’ s origins until exposed to Darwin ’ s “ Origin of Species.
” Marx adopted Darwin ’ s theory as the perfect explanation as to why men needed to be ruled by the state because they were soulless animals who could not make rational decisions for themselves .
Why is this important ?
Democrats are largely advocating for a communist system which at the very least , denies the existence of God .
The book “ Marx and Satan , ” goes further and suggests that Marx , once deeply religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his communist system as a means of breaking man ’ s connection to him .
Whether this is the case or not , the moral implication of Darwinism has been the dehumanization of mankind by making his moral significance no greater than any other animal .
What does this have to do with police shooting African Americans ?
An article entitled “ Pulling the Trigger : Dehumanization of African Americans and Police Violence , ” by Themal I. Ellawala makes the assumption that black Americans are targeted simply because they have been dehumanized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research in the article suggesting that an association between African Americans as being “ ape-like ” and less than human is automatically made , and this unconscious association justifies the shooting of black males .
Considering that Darwin believed evolution had occurred and that there were more highly evolved species of humans in his view , this could offer some reasonable explanation .
Considering that evolution has dominated our public schools and not Genesis , as the story of man ’ s origins .
“ a central plank in Marxist doctrine today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ communists today , that evolution had taken place , that all biology had evolved spontaneously upward , and that in-between links ( or less evolved types ) should be actively eradicated .
They believed that natural selection could and should be actively aided , and therefore instituted political measures to eradicate the handicapped , the Jews , and the blacks , whom they considered as ‘ underdeveloped ’ .
” Another interesting point to consider from Ellawala ’ s article is that police shootings occur in poor neighborhoods .
The implication he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ status are also viewed from the “ less than human ” perspective .
Research is cited suggesting that brain activity differs in social interactions when dealing with people of lower social classes .
Again , the state of many minority neighborhoods can be tied directly to Democrat policies .
Most inner cities are governed by the Democrat left who tend to push for the communist government .
It could be argued that this stems from Lyndon Johnson ’ s great society program which made many single African American families fatherless and dependent on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s are inferior to white people can be linked directly to Darwin ’ s theory of evolution .
Francis Galton was a psychologist who was related to Darwin and an advocate of his theories .
He believed that African people had no independent will of their own and preferred a life of servitude .
This seems to be a prevailing attitude among the Democrats today as they argue that black people need the liberal welfare state to compete in America ’ s capitalist society .
Galton also argued against the idea that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inferior stocks of humans should not be allowed to breed .
He is also the one responsible for coining the term eugenics which of course , led to the development of the industry that has ravished the African American community since 1973 , abortion .
Truthfully , the theory of evolution has had moral implications for all of mankind .
Even white people .
The victims of Communist and Nazi genocides in Russia , Germany , China and Cambodia were the result of this dehumanizing worldview which posited the idea that men had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that needed to be herded and controlled .
The idea that man is an animal has led the study of human behavior to view mankind strictly through a scientific lens that denies the existence of individuality and a human soul .
Men ’ s behavior is thought to be largely motivated not by free choice but animalistic stimulus-response mechanisms .
Perhaps the real answer we are seeking is ridding the public-school system of Darwinian education and returning to one based on Christian ethics and the idea that all men were created by God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian and Communist worldviews , there is only one that teaches man is an animal and it is not Christianity .
Given the research in Ellawala ’ s article and the reality of Darwinism , it is reasonable to conclude that the high rate of African American ’ s being killed by police is the result of an evolution-based education .
This could be said of all police shootings as all people , not just African American ’ s , are thought to be nothing more than animals according to the theory of @ @

On Saturday, June thirteenth, in Atlanta Georgia, there was yet another instance of an African American man being shot by a white police officer. This resulted in rioters blocking interstates and burning down the Wendy’s where the incident occurred. The mayor demanded the resignation of the police chief and the officer involved was fired. What happened? While attempting to place the suspect under arrest, he fought back, stole, and attempted to shoot the officer with his taser. The officer, at this point, fired a shot in self-defense killing the suspect. The media attempts to portray these situations as being the result of an institutionally racist policing system. Even though FBI statistics show more white people being shot by police, they drive the narrative home that African Americans are more likely to be targeted by racist police simply because they are black. There are numerous studies that argue both sides of this issue. Those that show this to be the case and those that refute the claim; however, there are some interesting points to consider. If the police are racist, where does the racism originate? Is it part of the officer’s personality and personal bias or, is it something else?
For decades, our public schools have been teaching the theory of evolution as the story of man’s origins while moving further away from religion. This is significant because Darwin’s theory played an important role in the development of Marx’s system of communism. In fact, according to the article “The Darwinian Foundations of Communism,” Stalin, Lenin and Marx all subscribed to the story of Genesis as man’s origins until exposed to Darwin’s “Origin of Species.” Marx adopted Darwin’s theory as the perfect explanation as to why men needed to be ruled by the state because they were soulless animals who could not make rational decisions for themselves. Why is this important? Democrats are largely advocating for a communist system which at the very least, denies the existence of God. The book “Marx and Satan,” goes further and suggests that Marx, once deeply religious, became angry at God and developed his communist system as a means of breaking man’s connection to him. Whether this is the case or not, the moral implication of Darwinism has been the dehumanization of mankind by making his moral significance no greater than any other animal.
What does this have to do with police shooting African Americans? An article entitled “Pulling the Trigger: Dehumanization of African Americans and Police Violence,” by Themal I. Ellawala makes the assumption that black Americans are targeted simply because they have been dehumanized in American culture. The author cites research in the article suggesting that an association between African Americans as being “ape-like” and less than human is automatically made, and this unconscious association justifies the shooting of black males. Considering that Darwin believed evolution had occurred and that there were more highly evolved species of humans in his view, this could offer some reasonable explanation. Considering, of course, that evolution has dominated our public schools and not Genesis, as the story of man’s origins.
“a central plank in Marxist doctrine today. The Nazis were convinced, as are communists today, that evolution had taken place, that all biology had evolved spontaneously upward, and that in-between links (or less evolved types) should be actively eradicated. They believed that natural selection could and should be actively aided, and therefore instituted political measures to eradicate the handicapped, the Jews, and the blacks, whom they considered as ‘underdeveloped’.”
Another interesting point to consider from Ellawala’s article is that police shootings occur in poor neighborhoods. The implication he is making is that people of lower socioeconomic status are also viewed from the “less than human” perspective. Research is cited suggesting that brain activity differs in social interactions when dealing with people of lower social classes. Again, the state of many minority neighborhoods can be tied directly to Democrat policies. Most inner cities are governed by the Democrat left who tend to push for a communist government. It could be argued that this stems from Lyndon Johnson’s great society program which made many single African American families fatherless and dependent on government welfare.
The belief that African’s are inferior to white people can be linked directly to Darwin’s theory of evolution. Francis Galton was a psychologist who was related to Darwin and an advocate of his theories. He believed that African people had no independent will of their own and preferred a life of servitude. This seems to be a prevailing attitude among the Democrats today as they argue that black people need the liberal welfare state to compete in America’s capitalist society. Galton also argued against the idea that men were created equal and suggested that inferior stocks of humans should not be allowed to breed. He is also the one responsible for coining the term eugenics which of course, led to the development of the industry that has ravished the African American community since 1973, abortion.
Truthfully, the theory of evolution has had moral implications for all of mankind. Even white people. The victims of Communist and Nazi genocides in Russia, Germany, China and Cambodia were the result of this dehumanizing worldview which posited the idea that men had no moral significance and were soulless beings that needed to be herded and controlled. The idea that man is an animal has led the study of human behavior to view mankind strictly through a scientific lens that denies the existence of individuality and a human soul. Men’s behavior is thought to be largely motivated not by free choice but animalistic stimulus-response mechanisms. Perhaps the real answer we are seeking is ridding the public-school system of Darwinian education and returning to one based on Christian ethics and the idea that all men were created by God and have free will. Between the Christian and Communist worldviews there is only one that teaches man is an animal and it is not Christianity. Given the research in Ellawala’s article and the reality of Darwinism, it is reasonable to conclude that the high rate of African American’s being killed by police is the result of an evolution-based education. This could be said of all police shootings as all people, not just African American’s, are thought to be nothing more than animals according to the theory of evolution.
Article posted with permission from David Risselada


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-14--Truck Drivers Say They Won’t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments

Truck Drivers Say They Won ’ t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments Truck Drivers Say They Won ’ t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments As cities across the country are discussing defunding or disbanding their police departments , truck drivers are voicing concerns of safety .
Seventy-seven percent of truck drivers say they will refuse to deliver freight to cities with defunded police departments .
Truck driving is historically ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country .
In 2018 , U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported truck driving as the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drivers have spent the last year on the front line of a global pandemic and protests .
Now many are fearful of what might happen if police departs disband or are defunded .
Truck drives have been voicing their concerns on the CDLLife App .
After reading about their concerns , CDLLife posted a poll on the app .
We asked drivers on the app , “ Would you pick up/deliver to cities with defunded or disbanded police departments ?
Why or why not ?
” To date , 77 % of drivers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with disbanded or defunded police departments .
Here are some of their responses : “ …if something was to happen and you have to take matters into your own hands , and then you risk being prosecuted for protecting yourself.
” “ This is not an area you need to act fearless and think you ’ d look like a fool for saying no…Imagine what kind of fool you look like for driving into a hot spot and putting your life in danger.
” “ I will not deliver to an area with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter and I do this for my family .
We are already at the mercy of these towns and cities with laws and hate against us for parking , getting a meal or even using a restroom .
”

“…if something was to happen and you have to take matters into your own hands, and then you risk being prosecuted for protecting yourself.”
Rational response.
Truck Drivers Say They Won’t Deliver To Cities with Defunded Police Departments
From CDLLIFE.COM, June 13, 2020:
As cities across the country are discussing defunding or disbanding their police departments, truck drivers are voicing concerns of safety. Seventy-seven percent of truck drivers say they will refuse to deliver freight to cities with defunded police departments.
Truck driving is historically ranked as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. In 2018, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistic reported truck driving as the most deadly job in the country.
Truck drivers have spent the last year on the front line of a global pandemic and protests. Now many are fearful of what might happen if police departs disband or are defunded.
Truck drives have been voicing their concerns on the CDLLife App. After reading about their concerns, CDLLife posted a poll on the app.
We asked drivers on the app, “Would you pick up/deliver to cities with defunded or disbanded police departments? Why or why not?”
To date, 77% of drivers say they will refuse loads to cities with disbanded or defunded police departments.
Here are some of their responses:
“…if something was to happen and you have to take matters into your own hands, and then you risk being prosecuted for protecting yourself.”
“This is not an area you need to act fearless and think you’d look like a fool for saying no…Imagine what kind of fool you look like for driving into a hot spot and putting your life in danger.”
“I will not deliver to an area with a disbanded police department. My life matter and I do this for my family. We are already at the mercy of these towns and cities with laws and hate against us for parking, getting a meal or even using a restroom.”
… (Read more)
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-14--Kentucky:  Cop Who Killed Innocent EMT In Her Bed, Accused Of Picking Up Drunk Women On-Duty, Raping

Kentucky:  Cop Who Killed Innocent EMT In Her Bed, Accused Of Picking Up Drunk Women On-Duty, Raping Them

Before the tragic murder of George Floyd by police , cops in Louisville , KY broke into an innocent couple ’ s home and murdered accomplished EMT , Breonna Taylor as she slept in her bed .
Instead of charging the officers who killed Breonna , cops arrested her boyfriend for trying to prevent her murder .
Now , as the cops who killed Breonna enjoy their paid vacations , the world is learning about their alleged criminal history .
After they broke into her home and killed Breonna Taylor , officer Brett Hankison and two other Louisville officers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cosgrove , were given paid vacations , not criminal charges .
However , the Louisville Metro Police department is finally giving Officer Hankison some attention but not for his role in murdering Breonna Taylor .
This attention comes in the form of two women accusing this officer of sexual assault and rape .
The department has since reached out to the women so the department ’ s Public Integrity Unit “ can initiate and conduct an investigation , ” police spokesman Dwight Mitchell tells PEOPLE .
The two women — law graduate Margo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared their story on social media last week .
In an impassioned post on Facebook , Borders , who studied law at the University of Louisville , said her assault took place in 2018 and she had nowhere to go because her rapist was a cop .
In April of 2018 I went out to a bar with some friends .
I went to call an uber home and a police officer who I had interacted with on many occasions at bars in St. Matthews offered me a ride home .
He drove @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marked car , invited himself into my apartment and sexually assaulted me while I was unconscious .
It took me months to process what had happened and to realize that it wasn ’ t my fault and I didn ’ t ask for that to happen by allowing him to give me a ride home .
I never reported him out of fear of retaliation .
I had no proof of what happened and he had the upper hand because he was a police officer .
Who do you call when the person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Who were they going to believe ?
I knew it wouldn ’ t be me .
 In March of 2020 that same officer and two others ( John Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove ) entered the home of Breonna Taylor under a no-knock warrant and with absolutely no regard for anyone ’ s life shot over 22 rounds murdering Breonna Taylor while she was sleeping .
Brett Hankison has a history of violence , sexual assault , and planting drug evidence on people .
There have been multiple allegations against this man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no disciplinary action taken .
He is currently on paid leave in Florida on the beach .
I implore all of you to demand justice for all of his victims , but mostly demand justice for Breonna Taylor .
Contact the attorney general Daniel Cameron to charge him and the LMPD Professional Standards Unit to fire him .
https : //www.cameronforkentucky.com/contact/ Sign https : //www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-t… Donate to Breonna Taylor ’ s family https : //www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor .
If you ’ re not angry , you ’ re not paying attention .
Terry , Hankison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a similar story of a cop preying on drunk women after the bars closed .
The only difference is that the sexual assault started in the car on the way home .
This is Brett Hankison .
In early fall , I began walking home from a bar intoxicated .
A police officer pulled up next to me and offered me a ride home .
I thought to myself , “ Wow .
That is so nice of him.
” And willingly got in .
He began making sexual advances towards me ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and calling me “ baby ” .
Mortified , I did not move .
I continued to talk about my grad school experiences and ignored him .
As soon as he pulled up to my apartment building , I got out of the car and ran to the back .
My friend reported this the next day , and of course nothing came from it .
Flash forward , I see his face .
This face .
Involved with the shooting of Breonna Taylor .
I then find out he has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had multiple sexual assault allegations , and was in a federal lawsuit over planting narcotics on a black man to arrest him .
Not all cops are bad , but this one is .
Right now , Mr. Hankison is walking free .
Reading this , I hope you know this is not about me , but the reform that needs to take place .
Please use your voices to speak up of the injustice occurring throughout our community .
Unlike Borders , Terry ’ s case was allegedly reported to police , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hankison has already been accused of having a ‘ vendetta ’ against another man , Kendrick Wilson and of being ‘ a dirty cop ’ in an October lawsuit ; he denied all the claims , but the lawsuit continues .
Wilson ’ s ongoing federal lawsuit accuses Hankison of targeting him and planting drugs , The Courier Journal reported .
Taylor ’ s family has filed a similar lawsuit naming Hankison as a defendant .
As TFTP reported , this wholesale government-sponsored execution of Taylor and subsequent unlawful arrest of Walker took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit , Taylor was shot 8 times during a drug raid on the wrong home .
Instead of attempting to get to the bottom of the botched raid and hold those accountable who are responsible for Taylor ’ s death , the department has circled the wagons and engaged in a cover-up .
“ LMPD has tried to sweep this under the rug , ” Sam Aguiar , another attorney on Taylor ’ s case said .
“ The family right now has a very understandable desire to know the full circumstances of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they had successfully swept it under the rug and the story gained very little national attention at the time , except from outlets like TFTP .
Now , it is finally getting the attention it needs and the charges against Walker have been dropped .
A petition has since been launched to bring charges against the officers involved and has since garnered over 6,000,000 signatures — hardly one that can be ignored .

Before the tragic murder of George Floyd by police, cops in Louisville, KY broke into an innocent couple’s home and murdered accomplished EMT, Breonna Taylor as she slept in her bed. Instead of charging the officers who killed Breonna, cops arrested her boyfriend for trying to prevent her murder. Now, as the cops who killed Breonna enjoy their paid vacations, the world is learning about their alleged criminal history.
After they broke into her home and killed Breonna Taylor, officer Brett Hankison and two other Louisville officers, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officer Myles Cosgrove, were given paid vacations, not criminal charges.
However, the Louisville Metro Police department is finally giving Officer Hankison some attention but not for his role in murdering Breonna Taylor. This attention comes in the form of two women accusing this officer of sexual assault and rape.
The department has since reached out to the women so the department’s Public Integrity Unit “can initiate and conduct an investigation,” police spokesman Dwight Mitchell tells PEOPLE.
The two women — law graduate Margo Borders and medic Emily Terry — each shared their story on social media last week.
In an impassioned post on Facebook, Borders, who studied law at the University of Louisville, said her assault took place in 2018 and she had nowhere to go because her rapist was a cop.
In April of 2018 I went out to a bar with some friends. I went to call an uber home and a police officer who I had interacted with on many occasions at bars in St. Matthews offered me a ride home. He drove me home in uniform, in his marked car, invited himself into my apartment and sexually assaulted me while I was unconscious.
It took me months to process what had happened and to realize that it wasn’t my fault and I didn’t ask for that to happen by allowing him to give me a ride home. I never reported him out of fear of retaliation. I had no proof of what happened and he had the upper hand because he was a police officer. Who do you call when the person who assaulted you is a police officer? Who were they going to believe? I knew it wouldn’t be me.
In March of 2020 that same officer and two others (John Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove) entered the home of Breonna Taylor under a no-knock warrant and with absolutely no regard for anyone’s life shot over 22 rounds murdering Breonna Taylor while she was sleeping.
Brett Hankison has a history of violence, sexual assault, and planting drug evidence on people. There have been multiple allegations against this man and reports but all cases dropped and no disciplinary action taken.
He is currently on paid leave in Florida on the beach.
I implore all of you to demand justice for all of his victims, but mostly demand justice for Breonna Taylor.
Contact the attorney general Daniel Cameron to charge him and the LMPD Professional Standards Unit to fire him. https://www.cameronforkentucky.com/contact/
Sign https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-t…
Donate to Breonna Taylor’s family https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
Terry, Hankison’s other alleged victim, tells a similar story of a cop preying on drunk women after the bars closed. The only difference is that the sexual assault started in the car on the way home.
This is Brett Hankison. In early fall, I began walking home from a bar intoxicated. A police officer pulled up next to me and offered me a ride home. I thought to myself, “Wow. That is so nice of him.” And willingly got in. He began making sexual advances towards me; rubbing my thigh, kissing my forehead, and calling me “baby”. Mortified, I did not move. I continued to talk about my grad school experiences and ignored him. As soon as he pulled up to my apartment building, I got out of the car and ran to the back. My friend reported this the next day, and of course nothing came from it.
Flash forward, I see his face. This face. Involved with the shooting of Breonna Taylor. I then find out he has a history of corrupt behavior. He has had multiple sexual assault allegations, and was in a federal lawsuit over planting narcotics on a black man to arrest him.
Not all cops are bad, but this one is. Right now, Mr. Hankison is walking free. Reading this, I hope you know this is not about me, but the reform that needs to take place. Please use your voices to speak up of the injustice occurring throughout our community.
Unlike Borders, Terry’s case was allegedly reported to police, who apparently took no action.
Officer Hankison has already been accused of having a ‘vendetta’ against another man, Kendrick Wilson and of being ‘a dirty cop’ in an October lawsuit; he denied all the claims, but the lawsuit continues. Wilson’s ongoing federal lawsuit accuses Hankison of targeting him and planting drugs, The Courier Journal reported.
Taylor’s family has filed a similar lawsuit naming Hankison as a defendant. As TFTP reported, this wholesale government-sponsored execution of Taylor and subsequent unlawful arrest of Walker took place without cause. According to their lawsuit, Taylor was shot 8 times during a drug raid on the wrong home.
Instead of attempting to get to the bottom of the botched raid and hold those accountable who are responsible for Taylor’s death, the department has circled the wagons and engaged in a cover-up.
“LMPD has tried to sweep this under the rug,” Sam Aguiar, another attorney on Taylor’s case said. “The family right now has a very understandable desire to know the full circumstances of what went on that night.”
Indeed, they had successfully swept it under the rug and the story gained very little national attention at the time, except from outlets like TFTP. Now, it is finally getting the attention it needs and the charges against Walker have been dropped.
A petition has since been launched to bring charges against the officers involved and has since garnered over 6,000,000 signatures — hardly one that can be ignored.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-14--Roof Koreans: How Civilians Defended Koreatown from Racist Violence During the 1992 LA Riots

The riots of the spring of 2020 are far from without precedent in the United States .
Indeed , they seem to happen once a generation at least .
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots are such an example of these “ generational riots.
” And while most people know about the riots , less known – though quite well known at the time – were the phenomenon of the so-called “ Roof Koreans.
” The Roof Koreans were spontaneous self-defense forces organized by the Korean community of Los Angeles , primarily centered in Koreatown , in response to violent and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 .
Despite their best efforts , over 2,200 Korean-owned businesses were looted or burned to the ground during the riots .
It is chilling to imagine how many would have suffered the same fate had the Koreans not been armed .
Standing on the rooftops of Koreatown shops they and their families owned , clad not in body armor or tactical gear , but instead dressed like someone ’ s nerdy dad , often smoking cigarettes , but always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stirring example of how free Americans of all races can defend their own communities without relying upon outside help .
The Koreans of Los Angeles were the ultimate marginalized minority group .
They were subject to discrimination and often victimized by the black community of the city .
Due to language barriers and other factors , they lacked the political clout of other minority groups , such as the large Mexican community of Los Angeles County .
This in spite of their clear economic success in the city beginning in the 1970s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tensions between the Korean and black communities of Los Angeles pre-dates the riots , which were largely just the match that ignited the powder keg that had been this region of Los Angeles for years .
To understand what happened in Koreatown in 1992 , it is necessary to understand much more than simply the Rodney King trial and the resulting riots .
The Roots of Korean Business Ownership in Black Communities How is it that the Korean-American community of Los Angeles ended up owning so much property in what were largely black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies in a previous riot , the Watts Riot of 1965 .
This riot , which included six full days of arson and looting , was kicked off when a black man was arrested for drunk driving .
The riots occurred roughly at the same time that the Koreans started showing up in America .
This meant that , among other things , businesses and real estate were very cheap to purchase .
The newly arrived Korean immigrants began buying up the businesses that no one else wanted .
By the 1980s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angeles – Koreans were dominating the mom-and-pop shops from coast to coast .
But the resentment in the City of Angels was growing .
While it was not the start of tensions in the city between these two communities , the killing of Latasha Harlins in 1991 certainly ratcheted the situation up to a new level .
Harlins , whose personal life is a hard-luck story that does not bear repeating here , was 15 at the time when she was shot and killed by Korean shopkeeper Soon Ja Du , a 51-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t even work in the store , a task that typically fell on her husband and her son .
However , that day she was covering for her husband who was outside in the family ’ s van .
Du claimed that Harlins was trying to steal a $ 1.79 bottle of orange juice , but witnesses said they heard Du call Harlins a slur and heard Harlins say she planned to pay for the juice , with money in hand .
After reviewing video tape footage , the police agreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed Du grabbing Harlins by her sweatshirt and backpack .
Harlins responded by striking Du twice , which knocked the latter to the ground .
Harlins started to back away , prompting Du to throw a stool at her .
The two struggled over the juice before Harlins went to leave .
Du went behind the counter and grabbed a revolver , firing at a retreating Harlins from behind from three feet away .
Harlins was killed instantly by a bullet to the back of the head .
Billy Heung Ki Du , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the store after hearing the gunshot .
His wife asked where Harlins was before she fainted .
Mr. Du then called 911 to report an attempted holdup .
Mrs. Du was charged with voluntary manslaughter , a charge that can carry up to 16 years in prison .
At trial , she testified on her own behalf .
The jury recommended the maximum sentence , which the judge rejected , instead giving Mrs. Du time served , five years probation , 500 hours of community service and a $ 500 fine .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about a week before the riots began in a unanimous decision .
Harlins ’ family received a settlement of $ 300,000 .
The case wasn ’ t the first example of tensions between the two communities , but it was a microcosm for them and perhaps the worst from an optics perspective .
In 1991 , the Los Angeles Times reported that there were four shootings in the span of just over four months involving a Korean shooter and a black target .
The store was eventually burned down during the riots , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there was an over 100-day boycott of a Korean-American-owned liquor store that ended when the owner was effectively bullied into selling his store to a black owner .
Then-Mayor Tom Bradley , who many blamed for the riots , was instrumental in coming to this “ settlement ” which chased a Korean owner out of the area .
The other relevant background story is the trial of Rodney King .
This was what touched off the LA riots .
The short version of the story is that Rodney King led the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 115 miles per hour .
He was evading them because he was driving while under the influence and was on parole at the time .
His two passengers were loaded into the squad car first , with King exiting the car last .
King was beaten for approximately two minutes straight on a 12-minute tape recorded by a nearby civilian .
He was also tazed .
King repeatedly attempted to get up despite instructions to stay down .
Officers later testified that they believed he was on PCP at the time , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The tape became a national sensation and then-Chief Daryl Gates described himself as being in “ disbelief ” when he saw the tape .
Four of the five officers on the scene were charged .
The jury , which contrary to popular belief , was not “ all white , ” but did not include any black members , acquitted the four officers on assault , acquitted three of them on excessive force and resulted in a hung jury on the fourth charge after seven days of deliberation .
At 5 p.m. after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bradley gave a press conference interpreted by many , including Assistant Los Angeles police chief Bob Vernon , as effectively giving permission to riot .
Vernon stated that police incidents increased noticeably after the mayor ’ s statement .
The event credited with touching off the riots was the arrest of 16-year-old Seandel Daniels at 71st and Normandie in South Central Los Angeles .
The rioters began attacking Koreatown on the second full day of rioting .
Koreans began moving to Los Angeles in large numbers after the passage of the Immigration and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ departure from previous immigration laws that dramatically changed the demographic character of the nation , including Los Angeles .
Many Koreans opened successful businesses in the area , but incurred resentment and racism from black residents , which is documented in popular culture of the time such as Do The Right Thing and Ice Cube ’ s “ Black Korea ” off of Death Certificate .
When the riots spread throughout the city , the LAPD blocked roads going through Koreatown into more affluent neighborhoods .
This was seen by many residents as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trapped inside the riot zone .
What ’ s more , the police and other first responders ignored the pleas for help coming from within Koreatown .
Of the nearly $ 1 billion in damages done during the riots , over half of it was done to Korean-owned businesses .
The Korean community of Los Angeles did not simply sit by and allow their neighborhood and businesses to be destroyed by rioters without lifting a finger .
On the contrary , the images of Korean shopkeepers and their families defending themselves from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the most iconic images of the riots .
Live footage of gun battles were circulated on cable news and elsewhere .
The images still resonate with freedom lovers to this day – what image could be more powerful than an ethnic minority refusing to subject itself to a pogrom , instead taking to the rooftops to defend themselves with deadly force , if necessary ?
For firearms collectors , the Roof Koreans present another avenue of interest : They used many cool weapons that largely left the market after the Assault Weapons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intratec TEC-9 and the A.A. Arms Kimel AP-9 are just two of the weapons used by the Roof Koreans , alongside more standard weapons such as the Daewoo K1 , standard issue for the Republic of Korea ’ s military .
The Republic of Korea ’ s military is another key part of the story with regard to the Roof Koreans .
Far from an untrained mob of men who took up with arms sans training , the Roof Koreans were , by virtually any definition , “ a well-regulated militia.
” Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Korean Army , as South Korea has conscription with very few exceptions .
It ’ s worth noting that virtually every weapon used by the Roof Koreans to defend themselves , their businesses , their communities and their families would be against the law or , at least , highly restricted today .
“ High capacity magazines ” ( anything over ten rounds ) are against the law and there is a 10-day waiting period for all firearms purchases .
As the riots lasted five days , this would have put anyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a seriously precarious position .
The Lessons of the Roof Koreans Kurt Schlichter was in Inglewood at the time of riots , one of the hardest hit areas .
He speaks eloquently on the topic of the Roof Koreans ( or “ Rooftop Koreans ” as he calls them ) and the need of communities to defend themselves .
His account of defending Los Angeles against riots is worth reading , despite the fact that he was not in Koreatown .
He makes the case that it is not just wise , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves for such events .
And while we would not go as far as him to suggest that people ought to be legally required to prepare for such an event , we do agree with him that everyone is their own first responder .
More than that , there is a solid argument to be made that we have a duty to our community to prepare for those times when individual defense is not enough , but a common defense is necessary .
The Roof Koreans provide a perfect , real-life counter argument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that free men justify why they “ need ” certain arms to defend themselves .
If ever anyone “ needed ” a fully automatic rifle with a 100-round magazine , it was the Korean community of Los Angeles .

The riots of the spring of 2020 are far from without precedent in the United States. Indeed, they seem to happen once a generation at least. The 1992 Los Angeles Riots are such an example of these “generational riots.” And while most people know about the riots, less known – though quite well known at the time – were the phenomenon of the so-called “Roof Koreans.”
The Roof Koreans were spontaneous self-defense forces organized by the Korean community of Los Angeles, primarily centered in Koreatown, in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Despite their best efforts, over 2,200 Korean-owned businesses were looted or burned to the ground during the riots. It is chilling to imagine how many would have suffered the same fate had the Koreans not been armed.
Standing on the rooftops of Koreatown shops they and their families owned, clad not in body armor or tactical gear, but instead dressed like someone’s nerdy dad, often smoking cigarettes, but always on alert, the Roof Koreans provide a stirring example of how free Americans of all races can defend their own communities without relying upon outside help.
The Koreans of Los Angeles were the ultimate marginalized minority group. They were subject to discrimination and often victimized by the black community of the city. Due to language barriers and other factors, they lacked the political clout of other minority groups, such as the large Mexican community of Los Angeles County. This in spite of their clear economic success in the city beginning in the 1970s and 80s.
The reasons for the tensions between the Korean and black communities of Los Angeles pre-dates the riots, which were largely just the match that ignited the powder keg that had been this region of Los Angeles for years. To understand what happened in Koreatown in 1992, it is necessary to understand much more than simply the Rodney King trial and the resulting riots.
The Roots of Korean Business Ownership in Black Communities
How is it that the Korean-American community of Los Angeles ended up owning so much property in what were largely black neighborhoods? The answer, ironically, lies in a previous riot, the Watts Riot of 1965. This riot, which included six full days of arson and looting, was kicked off when a black man was arrested for drunk driving.
The riots occurred roughly at the same time that the Koreans started showing up in America. This meant that, among other things, businesses and real estate were very cheap to purchase. The newly arrived Korean immigrants began buying up the businesses that no one else wanted. By the 1980s, it wasn’t limited to Los Angeles – Koreans were dominating the mom-and-pop shops from coast to coast. But the resentment in the City of Angels was growing.
Prologue: The Death of Latasha Harlins
While it was not the start of tensions in the city between these two communities, the killing of Latasha Harlins in 1991 certainly ratcheted the situation up to a new level.
Harlins, whose personal life is a hard-luck story that does not bear repeating here, was 15 at the time when she was shot and killed by Korean shopkeeper Soon Ja Du, a 51-year-old woman born in Korea. Du generally didn’t even work in the store, a task that typically fell on her husband and her son. However, that day she was covering for her husband who was outside in the family’s van.
Du claimed that Harlins was trying to steal a $1.79 bottle of orange juice, but witnesses said they heard Du call Harlins a slur and heard Harlins say she planned to pay for the juice, with money in hand. After reviewing video tape footage, the police agreed with the witnesses. Video footage further showed Du grabbing Harlins by her sweatshirt and backpack.
Harlins responded by striking Du twice, which knocked the latter to the ground. Harlins started to back away, prompting Du to throw a stool at her. The two struggled over the juice before Harlins went to leave. Du went behind the counter and grabbed a revolver, firing at a retreating Harlins from behind from three feet away. Harlins was killed instantly by a bullet to the back of the head.
Billy Heung Ki Du, Ja’s husband, rushed into the store after hearing the gunshot. His wife asked where Harlins was before she fainted. Mr. Du then called 911 to report an attempted holdup.
Mrs. Du was charged with voluntary manslaughter, a charge that can carry up to 16 years in prison. At trial, she testified on her own behalf. The jury recommended the maximum sentence, which the judge rejected, instead giving Mrs. Du time served, five years probation, 500 hours of community service and a $500 fine. The California Court of Appeals upheld the sentence about a week before the riots began in a unanimous decision. Harlins’ family received a settlement of $300,000.
The case wasn’t the first example of tensions between the two communities, but it was a microcosm for them and perhaps the worst from an optics perspective. In 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported that there were four shootings in the span of just over four months involving a Korean shooter and a black target. The store was eventually burned down during the riots, never to reopen.
That same year, there was an over 100-day boycott of a Korean-American-owned liquor store that ended when the owner was effectively bullied into selling his store to a black owner. Then-Mayor Tom Bradley, who many blamed for the riots, was instrumental in coming to this “settlement” which chased a Korean owner out of the area.
The Rodney King Verdict: The Riots Begin
The other relevant background story is the trial of Rodney King. This was what touched off the LA riots. The short version of the story is that Rodney King led the police on a high-speed chase going up to 115 miles per hour. He was evading them because he was driving while under the influence and was on parole at the time. His two passengers were loaded into the squad car first, with King exiting the car last.
King was beaten for approximately two minutes straight on a 12-minute tape recorded by a nearby civilian. He was also tazed. King repeatedly attempted to get up despite instructions to stay down. Officers later testified that they believed he was on PCP at the time, but his toxicology test ruled this out. The tape became a national sensation and then-Chief Daryl Gates described himself as being in “disbelief” when he saw the tape.
Four of the five officers on the scene were charged. The jury, which contrary to popular belief, was not “all white,” but did not include any black members, acquitted the four officers on assault, acquitted three of them on excessive force and resulted in a hung jury on the fourth charge after seven days of deliberation.
At 5 p.m. after the verdicts were announced, Mayor Tom Bradley gave a press conference interpreted by many, including Assistant Los Angeles police chief Bob Vernon, as effectively giving permission to riot. Vernon stated that police incidents increased noticeably after the mayor’s statement.
The event credited with touching off the riots was the arrest of 16-year-old Seandel Daniels at 71st and Normandie in South Central Los Angeles. The rioters began attacking Koreatown on the second full day of rioting.
Koreatown Gets Attacked During 1992 LA Riots
Koreans began moving to Los Angeles in large numbers after the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, a radical departure from previous immigration laws that dramatically changed the demographic character of the nation, including Los Angeles. Many Koreans opened successful businesses in the area, but incurred resentment and racism from black residents, which is documented in popular culture of the time such as Do The Right Thing and Ice Cube’s “Black Korea” off of Death Certificate.
When the riots spread throughout the city, the LAPD blocked roads going through Koreatown into more affluent neighborhoods. This was seen by many residents as a containment that effectively left Koreatown residents trapped inside the riot zone. What’s more, the police and other first responders ignored the pleas for help coming from within Koreatown.
Of the nearly $1 billion in damages done during the riots, over half of it was done to Korean-owned businesses.
Enter the Roof Koreans
The Korean community of Los Angeles did not simply sit by and allow their neighborhood and businesses to be destroyed by rioters without lifting a finger. On the contrary, the images of Korean shopkeepers and their families defending themselves from the rooftops of their buildings soon became one of the most iconic images of the riots. Live footage of gun battles were circulated on cable news and elsewhere. The images still resonate with freedom lovers to this day – what image could be more powerful than an ethnic minority refusing to subject itself to a pogrom, instead taking to the rooftops to defend themselves with deadly force, if necessary?
For firearms collectors, the Roof Koreans present another avenue of interest: They used many cool weapons that largely left the market after the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 was passed. The Intratec TEC-9 and the A.A. Arms Kimel AP-9 are just two of the weapons used by the Roof Koreans, alongside more standard weapons such as the Daewoo K1, standard issue for the Republic of Korea’s military.
The Republic of Korea’s military is another key part of the story with regard to the Roof Koreans. Far from an untrained mob of men who took up with arms sans training, the Roof Koreans were, by virtually any definition, “a well-regulated militia.” Many of them had experience in the South Korean Army, as South Korea has conscription with very few exceptions.
It’s worth noting that virtually every weapon used by the Roof Koreans to defend themselves, their businesses, their communities and their families would be against the law or, at least, highly restricted today. “High capacity magazines” (anything over ten rounds) are against the law and there is a 10-day waiting period for all firearms purchases. As the riots lasted five days, this would have put anyone who had not already purchased a firearm in a seriously precarious position.
The Lessons of the Roof Koreans
Kurt Schlichter was in Inglewood at the time of riots, one of the hardest hit areas. He speaks eloquently on the topic of the Roof Koreans (or “Rooftop Koreans” as he calls them) and the need of communities to defend themselves. His account of defending Los Angeles against riots is worth reading, despite the fact that he was not in Koreatown.
He makes the case that it is not just wise, but the responsibility of all Americans to prepare themselves for such events. And while we would not go as far as him to suggest that people ought to be legally required to prepare for such an event, we do agree with him that everyone is their own first responder. More than that, there is a solid argument to be made that we have a duty to our community to prepare for those times when individual defense is not enough, but a common defense is necessary.
The Roof Koreans provide a perfect, real-life counter argument to the idiotic question of gun grabbers that free men justify why they “need” certain arms to defend themselves. If ever anyone “needed” a fully automatic rifle with a 100-round magazine, it was the Korean community of Los Angeles.
Written by Sam Jacobs Article posted with permission from Ammo.com


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-14--Robert Kiyosaki:  What The Elites Don’t Want You To Know (Video)

Robert Kiyosaki , the author of Rich Dad , Poor Dad says there ’ s something the elitists don ’ t want you to know .
There ’ s a simple way to take back your power , and it involves removing yourself from any centralized banking system .
These centralized systems were all set up for the elite by the elite , and they don ’ t want you to know you can remove yourself from the system , or the Matrix , so to speak .
All you have to do is invest and spend outside of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place , and the key to breaking free involves understanding that the central banks were not set up to help you .
The Federal Reserve , the United States central bank , has “ printed ” [ created out of thin air ] more than $ 2 trillion since the global economic crisis began , and when the Fed prints money it makes the price of assets like gold , silver , and Bitcoin go up .
As Robert Kiyosaki says , central banks are run by the “ controlling elite.
” These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ central banks can not print gold .
Equally , central banks do not like Bitcoin and the blockchain because what Robert calls people ’ s money , does not need central banks either .
Today , billions of people are trapped in a central banking system owned by the mega-rich and are losing big time because they are saving money .
Kiyosaki says he knew the “ leaders ” of the world were screwed up , but even he didn ’ t think they were as diabolical as they have revealed themselves to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on one of the biggest , catastrophic cash heists , of the whole world , ” says Kiyosaki .
“ Our governments have really screwed up , ” he adds .
So it ’ s time to leave the system or be dragged into slavery by staying in it .
After all , they shut down the world to cover up something “ very very big.
” Lynette Zang : The Plandemic is a Cover For The “ Global Financial Reset ” Kiyosaki says to get crytpo .
The reason he likes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system .
The elitists and politicians can not control Bitcoin , and they are terrified of people realizing this .
This is panicking all of the control systems of the globe ( the governments . )
They do not want you to figure this out .
This was put in a fine way by a man named Jake Ducey , who understands , like Kiyosaki , that we are embedded in this Matrix of mind control .
But we can remove ourselves , and it ’ s remarkably easy .
But first , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand why they need you to think you can ’ t be free of the rigged system .
Once you figure it out , you ’ ll break out immediately , and it renders them useless .
As Duecy says , “ what good is a lifetime politician , that ’ s been a politician for 40 years , that ’ s made all this money off of taxpayer money ( theft ) and insider investing…what good are they if we realize we can create a better world without them ?
It renders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the people that are behind the scenes , pulling the strings on those types of puppets , and we don ’ t even know who they are , ad they hide in the shadows , what good are they ?
NONE !
And that ’ s why there ’ s a vested interest in censorship and control of any information that uplifts and changes the thought patterns of too many people.
” In short , to break free from the system means to stop using their money and paying them ( taxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , use alternative currencies that can not be manipulated , and realize that you don ’ t need a master or a ruler ordering you around because , without them , we can still work together and create a future worth living .
This is all part of the Great Awakening , says Ducey .
You can remain enslaved to the system , or you can wake up , let go of it , and start really living now .
I think it ’ s happening anyway , so you might as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The longer you hold out and insist you need a master dictating your life , the harder this transition to a better way of life will be for you .

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of
Rich Dad, Poor Dad says there’s something the elitists don’t want you to know. There’s a simple way to take back your power, and it involves removing yourself from any centralized banking system.
These centralized systems were all set up for the elite by the elite, and they don’t want you to know you can remove yourself from the system, or the Matrix, so to speak. All you have to do is invest and spend outside of their system. Decentralized systems are already in place, and the key to breaking free involves understanding that the central banks were not set up to help you.
The Federal Reserve, the United States central bank, has “printed” [created out of thin air] more than $2 trillion since the global economic crisis began, and when the Fed prints money it makes the price of assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin go up. As Robert Kiyosaki says, central banks are run by the “controlling elite.” These elites do not like gold or because central banks cannot print gold. Equally, central banks do not like Bitcoin and the blockchain because what Robert calls people’s money, does not need central banks either.
Today, billions of people are trapped in a central banking system owned by the mega-rich and are losing big time because they are saving money. Kiyosaki says he knew the “leaders” of the world were screwed up, but even he didn’t think they were as diabolical as they have revealed themselves to be. “People are missing out on one of the biggest, catastrophic cash heists, of the whole world,” says Kiyosaki. “Our governments have really screwed up,” he adds. So it’s time to leave the system or be dragged into slavery by staying in it. After all, they shut down the world to cover up something “very very big.”
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Kiyosaki says to get crytpo. The reason he likes it is because it’s outside the system. The elitists and politicians cannot control Bitcoin, and they are terrified of people realizing this. This is panicking all of the control systems of the globe (the governments.) They do not want you to figure this out. This was put in a fine way by a man named Jake Ducey, who understands, like Kiyosaki, that we are embedded in this Matrix of mind control. But we can remove ourselves, and it’s remarkably easy.
But first, it’s important for you to understand why they need you to think you can’t be free of the rigged system. Once you figure it out, you’ll break out immediately, and it renders them useless. As Duecy says, “what good is a lifetime politician, that’s been a politician for 40 years, that’s made all this money off of taxpayer money (theft) and insider investing…what good are they if we realize we can create a better world without them? It renders them useless. Now, what good are the people that are behind the scenes, pulling the strings on those types of puppets, and we don’t even know who they are, ad they hide in the shadows, what good are they? NONE! And that’s why there’s a vested interest in censorship and control of any information that uplifts and changes the thought patterns of too many people.”
In short, to break free from the system means to stop using their money and paying them (taxes) to keep you enslaved. Instead, use alternative currencies that cannot be manipulated, and realize that you don’t need a master or a ruler ordering you around because, without them, we can still work together and create a future worth living.
This is all part of the Great Awakening, says Ducey. You can remain enslaved to the system, or you can wake up, let go of it, and start really living now. I think it’s happening anyway, so you might as well make the decision live freely anyway. The longer you hold out and insist you need a master dictating your life, the harder this transition to a better way of life will be for you.
Good ideas don’t require force.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-15--Philadelphia Imam Calls for Bloodshed

Philadelphia Imam Calls for Bloodshed

There is considerable evidence of Leftist/Islamic collaboration in the recent riots , and one Islamic scholar has called openly for more bloodshed .
This should be , but probably won ’ t be , a matter of concern for intelligence and law enforcement officials , because this imam is not in Tehran or Lahore or Kabul : he is in Philadelphia .
The Middle East Media Research Institute ( MEMRI ) reports that on June 2 , an Islamic scholar in the City of Brotherly Love , Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow , uploaded a video to the Maktabah Ibn Taymiyyah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests on Islamic grounds : “ Even scholars of the past , they mention clearly that there is nothing found – no basis whatsoever – in the Quran or the Sunnah for demonstrations or protests.
” Sparrow mocked the Twitter wars and meme-making that characterize our current silly civil war : “ When Allah told [ Moses ] to go back to deal with this tyrannical ruler , to deal with this tyrannical system – did He tell him to spit in their faces ?
Did He tell him to stand outside and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to behave a certain way – to clown the President , make up all types of memes , say this about the president because it is the way you feel ?
Did He say to do all of that , and talk bad about Pharaoh ?
…So all of this Tweeting , speaking , celebrities – don ’ t follow them .
‘ F Trump , ’ that sounds good… Don ’ t follow them.
” What to do instead ?
Wage violent jihad : “ To get freedom , brothers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorry , unless you have got divine intervention….Moses didn ’ t need an army to fight .
But go to Muhammad .
Didn ’ t Muhammad have to fight ?
Go to all the prophets before – get your verses at the verses – did they not have to fight ?
” Indeed , the Qur ’ an tells Muslims : “ Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you .
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you ; and perhaps you love a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And Allah Knows , while you know not.
” ( 2:216 ) Most Western counterterror analysts don ’ t know that this verse and others like it exist , or prefer to ignore the fact .
But Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow knows what the Qur ’ an says , and he expects his followers to obey its commands .
“ I challenge you , ” he says to them in the video , “ show me where your power to vote ever changed anything .
‘ Oh , we got Obama into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do ?
Show me !
People are not listening .
We , as Muslims , have to use our insight .
Show me !
… I am saying that if you want to separate from the racism , from those people that are embedded with racism – then you have to remove yourself from the system itself and you have to create your system within the system.
” Hmmm .
Maybe something like an Autonomous Zone ?
Sparrow expressed impatience for the white Leftists who co-opted the George Floyd protests : “ And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And since we are not going to do that , we have yet to do that , and we have not shown to do that – then can you please stop with these senseless causing-more-harm-than-benefit demonstrations and being somebody ’ s guinea pig .
That ’ s what I mean – a public demonstration within a public demonstration .
They set you up and they put you there and use your call , your outcry and your outrage to make their own agenda .
Then they bring other people , anarchists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them – different people came out and they all exploited the George Floyd situation.
” The alternative ?
Blood : “ But if you truly want to stand up then it ’ s going to take some real fighting , and that is what Malcolm X was saying .
It ’ s going to take some blood-shedding – that is what Malcolm X was saying .
Because revolution is land and that is what it is about .
You are fighting for land .
That is what you are fighting for .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is what you are going to have to do .
Power respects power.
” What ’ s more , “ We have a protocol in Islam already for how this is supposed to be done , ” and this would apparently involve demanding a Sharia enclave : “ You gave Chinatown [ sic ] a Chinatown .
You gave the Jews a whole police state in New York – think about it .
All these other different minorities – you gave them things that they can do within their respective lands – you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the indigenous black person.
” Sparrow exhorted his audience : “ Where are you on the frontline ?
What skill are you utilizing to put forth to fight against this oppressive regime ?
You are not even talking about that .
You haven ’ t… You are probably out of shape .
You haven ’ t even put yourself in shape .
You are probably not ready for any form of Jihad – period.
” With Sharia enclaves in many European cities and Antifa enclaves now in Seattle and springing up in other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and intelligence officials would be wise to take Sparrow ’ s words seriously .
But that is about as likely as Nancy Pelosi endorsing Trump and becoming his Vice Presidential candidate .
Sparrow ’ s words will almost certainly not lead to any investigation .
That would be “ Islamophobic .
”

There is considerable evidence of Leftist/Islamic collaboration in the recent riots, and one Islamic scholar has called openly for more bloodshed. This should be, but probably won’t be, a matter of concern for intelligence and law enforcement officials, because this imam is not in Tehran or Lahore or Kabul: he is in Philadelphia.
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reports that on June 2, an Islamic scholar in the City of Brotherly Love, Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow, uploaded a video to the Maktabah Ibn Taymiyyah YouTube channel in which he dismisses peaceful protests on Islamic grounds: “Even scholars of the past, they mention clearly that there is nothing found – no basis whatsoever – in the Quran or the Sunnah for demonstrations or protests.”
Sparrow mocked the Twitter wars and meme-making that characterize our current silly civil war: “When Allah told [Moses] to go back to deal with this tyrannical ruler, to deal with this tyrannical system – did He tell him to spit in their faces? Did He tell him to stand outside and do public demonstrations? Did He tell him to behave a certain way – to clown the President, make up all types of memes, say this about the president because it is the way you feel? Did He say to do all of that, and talk bad about Pharaoh?…So all of this Tweeting, speaking, celebrities – don’t follow them. ‘F Trump,’ that sounds good… Don’t follow them.”
What to do instead? Wage violent jihad: “To get freedom, brothers, it takes fighting, I’m sorry, unless you have got divine intervention….Moses didn’t need an army to fight. But go to Muhammad. Didn’t Muhammad have to fight? Go to all the prophets before – get your verses at the verses – did they not have to fight?”
Indeed, the Qur’an tells Muslims: “Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.” (2:216) Most Western counterterror analysts don’t know that this verse and others like it exist, or prefer to ignore the fact. But Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow knows what the Qur’an says, and he expects his followers to obey its commands.
“I challenge you,” he says to them in the video, “show me where your power to vote ever changed anything. ‘Oh, we got Obama into office’ – and what did Obama do? Show me! People are not listening. We, as Muslims, have to use our insight. Show me!… I am saying that if you want to separate from the racism, from those people that are embedded with racism – then you have to remove yourself from the system itself and you have to create your system within the system.”
Hmmm. Maybe something like an Autonomous Zone?
Sparrow expressed impatience for the white Leftists who co-opted the George Floyd protests: “And you have to become a formidable foe. And since we are not going to do that, we have yet to do that, and we have not shown to do that – then can you please stop with these senseless causing-more-harm-than-benefit demonstrations and being somebody’s guinea pig. That’s what I mean – a public demonstration within a public demonstration. They set you up and they put you there and use your call, your outcry and your outrage to make their own agenda. Then they bring other people, anarchists, Antifa, whatever you want to call them – different people came out and they all exploited the George Floyd situation.”
The alternative? Blood: “But if you truly want to stand up then it’s going to take some real fighting, and that is what Malcolm X was saying. It’s going to take some blood-shedding – that is what Malcolm X was saying. Because revolution is land and that is what it is about. You are fighting for land. That is what you are fighting for. And if you really want that, that is what you are going to have to do. Power respects power.”
What’s more, “We have a protocol in Islam already for how this is supposed to be done,” and this would apparently involve demanding a Sharia enclave: “You gave Chinatown [sic] a Chinatown. You gave the Jews a whole police state in New York – think about it. All these other different minorities – you gave them things that they can do within their respective lands – you just didn’t give it to the indigenous black person.”
Sparrow exhorted his audience: “Where are you on the frontline? What skill are you utilizing to put forth to fight against this oppressive regime? You are not even talking about that. You haven’t… You are probably out of shape. You haven’t even put yourself in shape. You are probably not ready for any form of Jihad – period.”
With Sharia enclaves in many European cities and Antifa enclaves now in Seattle and springing up in other American cities as well, law enforcement and intelligence officials would be wise to take Sparrow’s words seriously. But that is about as likely as Nancy Pelosi endorsing Trump and becoming his Vice Presidential candidate. Sparrow’s words will almost certainly not lead to any investigation. That would be “Islamophobic.”
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-15--Hundreds Of Counter-Protesters Descend On BLM March In Ohio – MSM Makes Them Out To Be The Bad Guys

Hundreds Of Counter-Protesters Descend On BLM March In Ohio – MSM Makes Them Out To Be The Bad Guys What ?
Do these people believe they can receive funds from domestic terrorists within the US and outside the US and no one is going to stand up to them ?
That ’ s what some think , and from what we ’ ve seen in Florida , Missouri , Minneapolis and abroad , the Black Lives Matter gang are not as innocent as pure as the wind drive snow .
Yet , when a group decided to form a BLM @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of armed bikers to stand against them , but the mainstream media made the bikers out to be the bad guys .
For instance , take a read from Fox 19 : BETHEL , Ohio ( FOX19 ) – Motorcycle gangs , back the blue organizations , and Second Amendment advocates tried disrupting a Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel on Sunday , according to Village of Bethel Administrator Travis Dotson .
The original group of protesters with Bethel ’ s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration was expected to be around 20-25 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Bethel Village Police Department to inform them of the event ’ s plans to protest on the sidewalks of Plane Street , Dotson says .
Once the word got out about the protests on social media , other groups soon made plans to counterprotest .
Motorcycle gangs , back the blue organizations , and Second Amendment advocates were among those now planning to be there during the protests , Dotson explains .
Two booths were set up on either side of Plane Street as a staging area for the officers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its officers on duty and stationed around the demonstration area .
According to the release , six Clermont County deputies were also called to attend as needed .
However , most of the deputies were called to respond to another urgent matter in the county and only one deputy was initially able to assist with the demonstration .
Nine additional deputies were dispatched and arrived to assist .
Roughly 250 motorcycles were “ occupying the intended demonstration area , ” around 2 p.m. , according to Dotson .
Since the original protest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bethel ’ s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration were forced to move over a few blocks , the release says .
Dotson says by the time the event was officially supposed to start , between 750-800 people were now in attendance .
Now , from reading the report , we don ’ t know if Dotson was counting the bikers and others that gathered to oppose the protest or not , but you have to admit the numbers jumped pretty fast .
We know at least 250 motorcycles were involved and often , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more than half of the numbers touted .
“ These groups included several motorcycle gangs , back the blue groups , and second amendment advocates , ” Bethel officials said in the statement .
So , there you have additional people that may not have been riding motorcycles in attendance as counter-protesters .
According to a statement by police , “ Towards the latter part of the event , the various other groups began to move toward the Bethel ’ s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration area .
This resulted in approximately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the scene and there are ongoing investigations concerning those incidents.
” On Monday morning , Bethel officials received one anonymous call saying bus loads of protesters were on their way to Bethel from Columbus , according to Village Administrator Travis Dotson .
Dotson said the village has received at least one similar call previously and there is no evidence to suggest that this claim is true .
As a precaution , Dotson and other city officials alerted local businesses and neighboring police agencies are ready to help if needed .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is true .
Right !
This is the modus operandi of these people .
Of course , several calls went out to complain the bikers were armed , as if to suggest this isn ’ t the united States where the right to keep and bear arms is supposed to be protected not vilified .
Police said there were around 10 “ minor scuffles ” that resulted from the event .
It ’ s quite possible that other things were prevented , such as we have seen in other cities across the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s even more telling about the mainstream media ’ s reporting is that they failed to interview one counter-protester for their side of the story .
In this video , let a local break it down for you .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Hundreds Of Counter-Protesters Descend On BLM March In Ohio – MSM Makes Them Out To Be The Bad Guys
What? Do these people believe they can receive funds from domestic terrorists within the US and outside the US and no one is going to stand up to them? That’s what some think, and from what we’ve seen in Florida, Missouri, Minneapolis and abroad, the Black Lives Matter gang are not as innocent as pure as the wind drive snow. Yet, when a group decided to form a BLM march, they were met with hundreds of armed bikers to stand against them, but the mainstream media made the bikers out to be the bad guys.
For instance, take a read from Fox 19:
BETHEL, Ohio (FOX19) – Motorcycle gangs, back the blue organizations, and Second Amendment advocates tried disrupting a Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel on Sunday, according to Village of Bethel Administrator Travis Dotson.
The original group of protesters with Bethel’s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration was expected to be around 20-25 people, the release states.
Protesters worked with the Bethel Village Police Department to inform them of the event’s plans to protest on the sidewalks of Plane Street, Dotson says.
Once the word got out about the protests on social media, other groups soon made plans to counterprotest.
Motorcycle gangs, back the blue organizations, and Second Amendment advocates were among those now planning to be there during the protests, Dotson explains.
Two booths were set up on either side of Plane Street as a staging area for the officers. The Bethel Police Department had all six of its officers on duty and stationed around the demonstration area.
According to the release, six Clermont County deputies were also called to attend as needed. However, most of the deputies were called to respond to another urgent matter in the county and only one deputy was initially able to assist with the demonstration.
Nine additional deputies were dispatched and arrived to assist.
Roughly 250 motorcycles were “occupying the intended demonstration area,” around 2 p.m., according to Dotson.
Since the original protest area was being blocked, protesters with Bethel’s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration were forced to move over a few blocks, the release says.
Dotson says by the time the event was officially supposed to start, between 750-800 people were now in attendance.
Now, from reading the report, we don’t know if Dotson was counting the bikers and others that gathered to oppose the protest or not, but you have to admit the numbers jumped pretty fast.
We know at least 250 motorcycles were involved and often, Bikers ride in pairs, which could be more than half of the numbers touted.
“These groups included several motorcycle gangs, back the blue groups, and second amendment advocates,” Bethel officials said in the statement.
So, there you have additional people that may not have been riding motorcycles in attendance as counter-protesters.
According to a statement by police, “Towards the latter part of the event, the various other groups began to move toward the Bethel’s Solidarity with Black Lives Demonstration area. This resulted in approximately 10 incidents. Those involved were removed from the scene and there are ongoing investigations concerning those incidents.”
Here’s the telling part.
MSN reports:
On Monday morning, Bethel officials received one anonymous call saying bus loads of protesters were on their way to Bethel from Columbus, according to Village Administrator Travis Dotson.
Dotson said the village has received at least one similar call previously and there is no evidence to suggest that this claim is true.
As a precaution, Dotson and other city officials alerted local businesses and neighboring police agencies are ready to help if needed.
Yes, yes, no evidence to suggest this is true. Right!
This is the modus operandi of these people.
Of course, several calls went out to complain the bikers were armed, as if to suggest this isn’t the united States where the right to keep and bear arms is supposed to be protected not vilified.
Police said there were around 10 “minor scuffles” that resulted from the event.
It’s quite possible that other things were prevented, such as we have seen in other cities across the country due to the counter protests.
What’s even more telling about the mainstream media’s reporting is that they failed to interview one counter-protester for their side of the story.
In this video, let a local break it down for you.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media