+Red King Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 Quote 102 arrested, 27 officers injured in 94 shutdown KARE 11 Staff , KARE ST. PAUL, Minn. -- More than 100 people were arrested and 21 St. Paul officers and six state troopers were injured after protesters brought I-94 to a screeching halt for more than five hours Saturday night. Authorities say during the course of the protests on 94 and later, on Grand and Dale, 21 officers from multiple agencies suffered injuries. The injuries were primarily caused by fireworks, rocks, bricks, glass bottles and chunks of concrete that were directed at officers, some hitting them in the head. St. Paul Police said someone threw a Molotov cocktail at officers, as well. None of the injuries were serious. In total, more than 100 people were arrested -- 52 were taken into custody for public nuisance and unlawful assembly during an incident around 4 a.m. at Grand and Dale in St. Paul and 50 were arrested for third-degree riot overnight on I-94. Police in riot gear warned the crowd several times that arrests would be made if they didn't clear the scene, and after tactics like inert smoke, tear gas and marking rounds failed to disperse the crowd, arrests began. Those arrested were loaded onto buses and removed from the scene. Interstate 94 was finally reopened around 1:49 a.m., after authorities removed debris from the highway. The crowd moved from the freeway back to the governor's mansion where more disruption occurred. A few tried to get back on I-94 but were stopped by police. Several protesters then laid down in the street near Grand and Dale around 2:39 a.m., refusing police commands to clear the area. More,http://www.kare11.com/mb/news/102-arrested-21-officers-injured-in-94-shutdown/268434384 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 Minnesota police pelted with rocks, Molotov cocktails as protests lead to riots; 102 arrested The New Black Panther Party was involved with this. Do not try and say the the Black Panthers are nor racists. I had dealings with them personally. PeterTHX, Nogib, PaulATMOS and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 How is this supposed to help the public and police relationship? What good comes of "protests" like these? All this is doing is confirming much of the populations thoughts on the matter. Nogib, +Red King, DConnell and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 16 minutes ago, Circaflex said: How is this supposed to help the public and police relationship? What good comes of "protests" like these? All this is doing is confirming much of the populations thoughts on the matter. Yes they should be like North Korea because they don't have protests there. LaP and DeusProto 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just now, Depicus said: Yes they should be like North Korea because they don't have protests there. That is not what I said at all, I was referring to the violence at these protests. How is injuring officers by throwing concrete, rocks, glass Molotov cocktails going to improve relations between the public and the police, specifically minorities? There is a proper way to get your message heard and this is not how to do that. I never said they should not protest. Authentic X, Jim K, +Gary7 and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Circaflex said: That is not what I said at all, I was referring to the violence at these protests. How is injuring officers by throwing concrete, rocks, glass Molotov cocktails going to improve relations between the public and the police, specifically minorities? There is a proper way to get your message heard and this is not how to do that. I never said they should not protest. Watching the video there are a lot of white legs and arms..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Depicus said: Watching the video there are a lot of white legs and arms..... Ok? What is the subject of the protest? You've tried twice now to put words into my mouth. T3X4S and +Gary7 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, Circaflex said: Ok? What is the subject of the protest? You've tried twice now to put words into my mouth. Not my intention, just pointing out a few things. Remember without violent protests America would still be a British Colony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 There are peaceful protests and there are violent protests like the ones in Ferguson and Baltimore. The Black Panther party has NEVER been in a peaceful protest. Ph1b3r0pt1c, Nogib, T3X4S and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 10, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Depicus said: Not my intention, just pointing out a few things. Remember without violent protests America would still be a British Colony eh...did you really just compare these violent protests to those against the British? Really? I believe Martin Luther King Jr. said it best during his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture .... even though acknowledging violence achieved Nations independence. "Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. I am not unmindful of the fact that violence often brings about momentary results. Nations have frequently won their independence in battle. But in spite of temporary victories, violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones. Violence is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding: it seeks to annihilate rather than convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible. It leaves society in monologue rather than dialogue. Violence ends up defeating itself. It creates bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers." I've listened to a bunch of his speeches the past couple of days ... his words are truly empowering and inspiring to all man ... someone that is greatly missed in times like this. PeterTHX, DConnell, trag3dy and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, jjkusaf said: eh...did you really just compare these violent protests to those against the British? Really? Yes I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 10, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Depicus said: Yes I did Failed comparison is a failure. DConnell and restroom 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just now, jjkusaf said: Failed comparison is a failure. I'm more than happy to be corrected but did America not fight the British to win their independence ? Or are you saying the British left without injury or hurt feelings and not a single person was hurt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 10, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2016 Our violent protests are not against another country...or to gain independence. There is not justification for these current protests which have been violent. You can not compare them to the events which led up to the Revolutionary War. Authentic X, psmoked, DConnell and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, Depicus said: I'm more than happy to be corrected but did America not fight the British to win their independence ? Or are you saying the British left without injury or hurt feelings and not a single person was hurt ? The British were the enemy, it was a war. restroom 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 20 minutes ago, Gary7 said: The British were the enemy, it was a war. Maybe some people thing the police are the enemy and they are at war ? DeusProto 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 10, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2016 12 minutes ago, Depicus said: Maybe some people thing the police are the enemy and they are at war ? They are 100% wrong if they think in that manner. Sure, they can protest racial profiling, cops shooting unarmed black people, etc., but it must be done peacefully for anything positive to be gained. What would a "war" against the police achieve? They aren't going to leave the country ... all it will do is increase an already intense situation. psmoked and trag3dy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, Depicus said: Maybe some people thing the police are the enemy and they are at war ? They are quite stupid and wrong. psmoked, Nogib and Authentic X 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, jjkusaf said: They are 100% wrong if they think in that manner. Sure, they can protest racial profiling, cops shooting unarmed black people, etc., but it must be done peacefully for anything positive to be gained. What would a "war" against the police achieve? They aren't going to leave the country ... all it will do is increase an already intense situation. 4 minutes ago, Gary7 said: They are quite stupid and wrong. And I'm sure there were people who said the same kind of things before the War of Independence. Stoffel 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted July 10, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just now, Depicus said: And I'm sure there were people who said the same kind of things before the War of Independence. Maybe in your country.. psmoked 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted July 10, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2016 24 minutes ago, Depicus said: And I'm sure there were people who said the same kind of things before the War of Independence. What...that the Brits would leave through peaceful negotiations? I don't think so. Look, if anything this could be better compared (stretching a little bit) to the Civil Rights Movement ... not the Revolutionary War. Though there were violent protests (like LA in '65) ... MLK taught and preached that only peaceful protests would lead to victory over the oppressors. +Raze, +Gary7 and psmoked 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogib Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 They should have just turned all those losers into roadkill. Ph1b3r0pt1c, T3X4S and psmoked 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien_0 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 All for the BLM movement, infact I went down to one of the rallies here in Atlanta which was very peaceful and had a lot of diversity. What is not helping though, is when the groups try to take the freeways and then confront the police. hagjohn 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JHBrown Subscriber¹ Posted July 11, 2016 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Nogib said: They should have just turned all those losers into roadkill. That would have really helped. You don't fight stupidity, with stupidity. Depicus 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted July 11, 2016 Author Subscriber² Share Posted July 11, 2016 19 minutes ago, JHBrown said: That would have really helped. You don't fight stupidity, with stupidity. Roads are for cars and roadkill T3X4S and psmoked 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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