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84 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 24 Jul \ on: If Yesterday was Foreshadowing Today... Yikes news
I am going to continue to post rolling updates to this post here. A few minutes before the Israeli PM took the stage DC deployed pepper spray for the first time against the protestors for getting violent with police and trying to shove their way through the police lines. Luckily the swift response seems to have gotten the results it should have with that area no longer an issue.
During his speech, there were over 10 people removed that I could count with roughly 5 of them being for unzipping their jackets and displaying protest shirts they were wearing. Ironically even though everyone was warned about this these people who did this were arrested further adding to what I can only guess is going to be an insane total number by tomorrow morning.
During and after the speech the protesters continued to march and went to Union Station where the police were much more backed off. You would think that would help prevent any issues but now there is chaos over there because these protesters attempted to take down the American flag. From the sound of it protesters were able to get one flag down and light it on fire while the police were able to move in in full riot gear and get another flag before it was lit on fire. Police fell back after getting this flag before more arrived and now arrests are happening.
Stupid things that the protesters have been caught doing on camera now include:
- multiple individuals carrying the Hamas flag and or wearing the Hamas headband
- chanting at police "death to Jews"
- deploying green smoke bombs (super super bad idea)
- Protestors who were not only chanting "from the river to the sea" decided to compare the New York Police Department to the KKK. Honestly, we failed kids with history with that one.
Update as of 8 PM EST
The BIG hot spot Union Station was absolutely trashed
- American flags were pulled down and lit on fire Palestinian were raised in their place
- Statues and a bell covered in spray paint, worse the spray paint read "Make us proud. Take another solider down" and "Hamas is Coming"...
- Police officers were assaulted plan and simple some idiots tried to attack police officers and it didn't go well
Other areas
- Pepper spray was used a lot all over DC with these protests
- Arrests were made but not of everyone... thankfully there are more videos and pictures of these people to identify them and bring them to justice.
One place of concern at least for me is once the sun sets what is going to happen then... this could get kickstarted again
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