Updates on some "mostly-peaceful" demonstrators and their contributions to America

[Steelworth]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Austin: Black Lives Matter protesters blocked the streets. A car was trying to get through.<br><br>One of the BLM protesters, Garrett Foster, fired five shots at the vehicle with an AK47. He missed every shot.<br><br>The driver fired back three times. Killing him. <a href="https://t.co/7VJbs10iVY">pic.twitter.com/7VJbs10iVY</a></p>— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1287438995463344129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In the video, you hear the distinct sound of an AK-47 being discharged first, then the 3 shots afterwards.

The spin begins already:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital <a href="https://t.co/u8U9JEXZty">https://t.co/u8U9JEXZty</a></p>— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ksatnews/status/1287452625340956672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What they conveniently left out is that the 'protester' discharged five rounds from an AK-47 first.

 

[IndySteel]

The spin begins already:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital <a href="https://t.co/u8U9JEXZty">https://t.co/u8U9JEXZty</a></p>— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ksatnews/status/1287452625340956672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What they conveniently left out is that the 'protester' discharged five rounds from an AK-47 first.

Does anyone still not believe that Fake News is the enemy of the people?

 

[Steelworth]

Does anyone still not believe that Fake News is the enemy of the people?

I truly hope they know who the enemy is. Case in point:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified. <a href="https://t.co/fUZTABUM21">https://t.co/fUZTABUM21</a></p>— ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1287396378407243777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

After a peaceful demonstration intensified? Seriously? "They forced us to burn that building, vandalize that police station and assault those officers!"

Wake up America.

 

[jitter77]

Does anyone still not believe that Fake News is the enemy of the people?

take it for what it's worth, but police are saying the ak wasn't fired.

 

[deljzc]

The problem I have with the media and leftism in this country is that everything to them is emotional and hypocritical.

If protests are for something THEY believe in, then almost any amount of violence during that protest is "acceptable" or at least should be treated less harshly than normal. To them, violence is just a "letting out the pent up anger" of some injustice. Again, an EMOTIONAL response is acceptable if it for a cause they believe it.

However, if there was some "protest" for gun rights or even something disgusting (which I don't agree with) like a march for White Supremacy or a march to succeed from the Union or whatever.... the same rules would not apply.

In that case ANY little bit of violence of vandalism would be just an awful reflection of our society that shows a prime example of why we need to restrict free speech rights.

As much as I condemn much (if not all) of what the Charleston rally was about, for the most part it was peaceful. There were clashes with counter-protesters, but mostly in outlining areas and it was widely agreed upon that the police did not do a good job of keeping the counter protesters away from the protesters.

But they didn't loot and vandalize Charleston. Splinter groups of the protesters didn't start throwing rocks through windows or look at it as an opportunity to commit crimes.

And whatever violence happened that day, I would hope everyone condemns it.

But if that is the litmus test we want to use, then apply that to every protest. Even the ones you support.

The hypricy of the left just sickens me. Because there is no way to debate against emotional, illogical people that are hysterical about their beliefs.

Anyone that says "a little violence and looting is okay" only as long as (or because) it's a message they believe in, needs to take a very long look in the mirror if that's the position they want to take FOREVER on issues like this. What if a gun rally has a "little bit of looting and violence"? Is that okay in your book? And maybe I'm asking whatever liberal is left on these message boards, because that's a debate I'm willing to talk about. Without links and without memes. Just a simple discussion about what "protests" should look like and what lines we (as a society) want to establish for following the Constitution and "The Right to Assemble".

I'm really curious. Because to me, I see a double standard. I see an acceptance of violence at protests when the left "believes in the cause" and a condemnation of violence when the left "sees a bad cause". If the Constitution and Right to Assembly exists, it exists PARTICULARLY for the things you don't like or believe in. And if you don't believe that, then I think we really need to debate that first.

 

[Steelworth]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I ran into Jerry Nadler in DC and asked him to disavow the Antifa violence/rioting in Portland. <br><br>His response? <br><br>“THATS A MYTH” <a href="https://t.co/veImyE2rju">pic.twitter.com/veImyE2rju</a></p>— Essential Fleccas &#55356;&#56826;&#55356;&#56824; (@fleccas) <a href="https://twitter.com/fleccas/status/1287538621445296128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

So that St. Louis couple whose property was getting infiltrated by a mob of people (and who felt so threatened apparently that they had called 911) are getting charged with a felony. Meanwhile, people are being murdered and I haven't heard of many (if any) arrests there:

Now it is being reported that the gun did not work and the crime lab was instructed to fix the gun so that it does work. Somebody should go to jail for this.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...experts-to-reassemble-patricia-mccloskeys-gun

[h=1]St. Louis prosecutor instructed crime lab experts to reassemble Patricia McCloskey's gun[/h]
A St. Louis prosecutor ordered Patricia McCloskey's gun to be dismantled and reassembled, noting that it was "readily capable of lethal use" in charging documents.
Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley ordered crime lab staff members to field strip the handgun, finding it had been assembled incorrectly, according to the documents filed Monday. The firing pin spring was put in front of the firing pin, which was backward, raising questions about the gun's ability to fire. Firearms experts then reassembled the gun correctly and found it worked by test-firing it.


McCloskey and her husband, Mark, have alleged that the handgun she waved toward protesters last month was inoperable, claiming it was a prop during a lawsuit they once filed against a gun manufacturer. The couple said they made the weapon inoperable in order to bring it into a courtroom.


Missouri law orders police and prosecutors to prove that a weapon is "readily" capable of lethal use when it's used in the type of crime for which the McCloskeys have been charged.


“It’s disheartening to learn that a law enforcement agency altered evidence in order to prosecute an innocent member of the community,” Joel Schwartz, the McCloskeys' attorney, told KSDK of St. Louis on Wednesday.


The McCloskeys are being investigated by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's office for pointing weapons at protesters marching through their gated community to demand the resignation of the city's mayor. They were charged with unlawful use of a weapon on Monday.


The couple, who went viral in the video of the incident, have defended their actions, saying they were acting in self-defense.

 

[MTC]

she has a bush that would make a Chia Pet blush.

What runs through liberals heads when they do **** like this?
Sitting naked isn’t stopping anything. Wtf lol. Chia pets are blushing alright

 

[Steelworth]

Re: the shooting in Austin Texas, APD says there were two different weapons fired, but apparently none fired from the victim himself. But they just released the shooter, and we have this image below that shows what looks like Mr. Foster starting to point his weapon at the car:

But maybe starting with myself, we shouldn't get in the habit of jumping to conclusions until a full investigation has been done. If you're a guy who's shot both rifles and handguns though, you'd know those first five shots came from a rifle. The last three sound like a 9mm.

 

[jitter77]

Re: the shooting in Austin Texas, APD says there were two different weapons fired, but apparently none fired from the victim himself. But they just released the shooter, and we have this image below that shows what looks like Mr. Foster starting to point his weapon at the car:

But maybe starting with myself, we shouldn't get in the habit of jumping to conclusions until a full investigation has been done. If you're a guy who's shot both rifles and handguns though, you'd know those first five shots came from a rifle. The last three sound like a 9mm.

Supposedly the driver shot first and then the car was fired at as it left, but who knows. I dont think you can conclude what weapons were fired from the sounds on the video. There are so many acoustics you would have to account for I think it would be near impossible to determine the type of weapon fired w/o high level analysis. Whether the shooting is justified or not is debatable, but what is not debatable is the fact these "protesters" are putting people in dangerous situations. What if you had a family member with a medical emergency and needed to get through the group? You can just hope they move or just plow through them and risk going to jail or getting shot at. The whole thing is ridiculous. "Protestors" should not be allowed to block the street for any reason.

 

[Steelworth]

Youth in America seem to be lost:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As we blocked streets, certain drivers got annoyed and attempted to maneuver their way around us. This particular white woman tried to cut through a gas station. Me and a couple other protestors stood in front of her car and demanded she turn around. Instead she steps on the gas. <a href="https://t.co/ODL1Evmmzf">pic.twitter.com/ODL1Evmmzf</a></p>— Julia Clark&#55356;&#56807;&#55356;&#56823; (@jc_1303) <a href="https://twitter.com/jc_1303/status/1287231458508234753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Entitled victims. First of all, you don't block traffic because you're angry about something. And secondly, you don't demand anything from strangers you've never met and seemingly because of the color of their skin.

Sounds like that woman you were harassing was trying to avoid you initially, and yet you kept at it. You have no one to blame but your entitled, self-important & 'victimized' selves.

 

[Vader]

Make it legally to mow down people blocking a road and it will stop instantly.

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

Make it legally to mow down people blocking a road and it will stop instantly.

If they pass that I’m getting a dump truck and going to hit up a couple cities.

 

[SteelChip]

I don't know if this has been posted yet but a 16 year old George Floyd was somewhat of a celebrity back in the day.

FLOYD ON JUDGE JUDY YEARS AGO...



And, so half of Minneapolis was burned down, along with the total destruction of other city business districts, and this is what we see now!

Just as a reminder, he wasn't the least bit awed by Judge Judy.

 

[IndySteel]

If they pass that I’m getting a dump stick and going to hit up a couple cities.

Hell yes! Death Race 2000.

 

[43Hitman]

Supposedly the driver shot first and then the car was fired at as it left, but who knows. I dont think you can conclude what weapons were fired from the sounds on the video. There are so many acoustics you would have to account for I think it would be near impossible to determine the type of weapon fired w/o high level analysis. Whether the shooting is justified or not is debatable, but what is not debatable is the fact these "protesters" are putting people in dangerous situations. What if you had a family member with a medical emergency and needed to get through the group? You can just hope they move or just plow through them and risk going to jail or getting shot at. The whole thing is ridiculous. "Protestors" should not be allowed to block the street for any reason.

While I'm not completely refuting your whole post, I will say that having fired an AK47 on more than one occasion, it has a VERY distinct sound and to me that's exactly what I heard being fired, followed by the sound of a pistol being fired. Now I may be wrong and it may come out that it was a different rifle being fired, but there is no question that a rifle WAS fired fist in the video. I've been around weapons my entire life, starting shooting at the age of 8, so I feel pretty confident in my statement.

 

[Superman]

turns out Naked Athena is a *****. Whoda thunk it?

https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/naked...CS8KoVoKt-tK4oz51m-ur8vGaCqF3MyvYRnVJbAVlJutU

 

[Steelworth]

While I'm not completely refuting your whole post, I will say that having fired an AK47 on more than one occasion, it has a VERY distinct sound and to me that's exactly what I heard being fired, followed by the sound of a pistol being fired. Now I may be wrong and it may come out that it was a different rifle being fired, but there is no question that a rifle WAS fired fist in the video. I've been around weapons my entire life, starting shooting at the age of 8, so I feel pretty confident in my statement.

I have less experience with rifles and handguns, but I thought the same exact thing. I've shot a lot of 9mm round semi-autos and though that one is probably harder to tell what it was, it sure sounded like it was that caliber round to me.

 

[Steelworth]

And 'Naked Athena', good Lord it's like those soy boys were seeing something new for the very first time. And got a glimpse, to whoever made the chia pet analogy, you weren't exaggerating.

 

[Steelworth]

THAT'S A MYTH!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Portland Antifa > D.C. Antifa <a href="https://t.co/EWAK9S7SBJ">pic.twitter.com/EWAK9S7SBJ</a></p>— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1287875481124003841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[SteelChip]

 

[SojournerSteel]

I don't know if this has been posted yet but a 16 year old George Floyd was somewhat of a celebrity back in the day.

FLOYD ON JUDGE JUDY YEARS AGO...



And, so half of Minneapolis was burned down, along with the total destruction of other city business districts, and this is what we see now!

Just as a reminder, he wasn't the least bit awed by Judge Judy.

He was also on the fringes of the rap world and was friends with NBAer Stephen Jackson. He worked with Chauvin. Chauvin's neighbors didn't know he was a cop. Who doesn't know when a cop lives next door?

This was/is a work. The sheep can't get their minds around that, but it was carefully timed and orchestrated with the specific purpose of fomenting racial unrest during the hot summer and into Election 2020. Just as the states were starting to reopen.

What we were more likely watching was a Reality TV dramatic reenactment. George Floyd has been a fringe celebrity and child actor in that sphere for 30 years.

It wasn't "Cops," it was more like "Amish Mafia" or "Moonshiners" for the viewers at home.

 

[IndySteel]

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

Lmao

 

[deljzc]

What's going on in Portland is not "peaceful protests about racial injustice". Anyone that thinks that is a fool.