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George Floyd mural destroyed by lightning strike, witnesses say — and reactions are particularly pointed
The Blaze ^ | July 14, 2021 | Dave Urbanski

Posted on 07/14/2021 6:57:03 PM PDT by Twotone

A George Floyd mural in Toledo, Ohio, was destroyed by what witnesses say was a lightning strike, police told WTVG-TV.

What are the details? The building wall upon which the mural was painted collapsed, the station said, adding that WTVG's Doppler radar showed a lightning strike around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the block where the building — which used to house the Mugshots Bar — is located.

In the aftermath, the station said Toledo police were seen outside the building and setting up tape around the pile of bricks upon which the artwork was crafted.

The building itself is structurally sound, a city building inspector told WTVG, and the owner of the building is working to clean up the bricks and tear down the rest of the mural wall.

However, an updated version of WTVG's story added that Hugh Koogan, a city building inspector, told the Toledo Blade newspaper that the collapse was a result of natural deterioration and that the middle of the wall was bowing recently.

"It was just age," the inspector told the Blade, according to WTVG. "It just came away." It's unclear if Koogan is the city building inspector WTVG cited saying the building is structurally sound.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: again; georgefloyd; keywordcops; lightning; mural; notthisagain; threadpolice; zot
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To: Twotone

The great Zot!


21 posted on 07/14/2021 7:47:07 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Twotone

Any believers here think God was making a statement with this one?


22 posted on 07/14/2021 7:48:38 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: ETL

“George Floyd’s Criminal Past
George Floyd moved to Minneapolis in 2014 after being released from prison in Houston, Texas following an arrest for aggravated robbery
On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested for passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in Minneapolis. He was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine at the time of arrest

Floyd has more than a decade-old criminal history at the time of the arrest and went to jail at least 5 times

George Floyd was the ringleader of a violent home invasion

He plead guilty to entering a [pregnant] woman’s home, pointing a gun at her stomach and searching the home for drugs and money, according to court records

Floyd was sentenced to 10 months in state jail for possession of cocaine in a December 2005 arrest. He had previously been sentenced to eight months for the same offense, stemming from an October 2002 arrest

Floyd was arrested in 2002 for criminal trespassing and served 30 days in jail

He had another stint for a theft in August 1998”

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and Derek Chauvin was the one who goes to jail??


23 posted on 07/14/2021 7:55:02 PM PDT by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: Ken522

Mysterious? That’s God’s bat signal to tell everyone this asshole is burning in hell.


24 posted on 07/14/2021 7:55:50 PM PDT by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: max americana
In Minnesota the sheep love, adore, and esteem their criminals.
25 posted on 07/14/2021 8:00:10 PM PDT by sport
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I think God is sending leftists a message or an omen, but naturally, they won’t listen. Just blame Whitey.


26 posted on 07/14/2021 8:06:48 PM PDT by PhineasSpear (PhineasSpear)
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To: ETL

What are those gifs from?


27 posted on 07/14/2021 8:09:39 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: WildHighlander57

I have no idea. Just a couple of things I found on a google Images search, including “gif” as a search term. They seem to be from 2 different sources.


28 posted on 07/14/2021 8:13:59 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: Twotone

Sounds like the wallwas in the same condition as Floyd- about to collapse.

CC


29 posted on 07/14/2021 8:22:00 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Twotone

To quote another Floyd he was just another brick in the wall


30 posted on 07/14/2021 8:33:37 PM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Lol! Clever.


31 posted on 07/14/2021 8:39:41 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

Not sure but it does make one think. Just like that lightning strike at the Vatican I believe it was when they chose this new pope...Francis. My husband’s Aunt had a house fire back in the 80s. The only thing left untouched in the living room was a picture of Jesus hanging on the wall.


32 posted on 07/14/2021 9:27:53 PM PDT by kelly4c
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To: Twotone

Can’t wait until God gets a load of Hunter Biden’s art work.


33 posted on 07/14/2021 9:34:54 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: kelly4c

It was a secret Viking Kitty Zot!


34 posted on 07/15/2021 12:57:27 AM PDT by .44 Special (Taimid Buacharch)
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