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Huge crowd of Black Lives Matter supporters marches through Memphis, shuts down I-40 bridge
News 3 ^ | 7/10/2016

Posted on 07/10/2016 5:52:23 PM PDT by Altura Ct.

Deadly officer-involved shootings of two black men, one in Louisiana and another in Minnesota, have the attention of the country and that of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sunday night, a group here in Memphis marched across the city and onto the I-40 bridge.

It started as a peaceful rally at FedExForum with hundreds of people.

After rallying at FedExForum, the crowd marched to police headquarters at 201 Poplar and then continued on, with more people joining them as they went on.

The marchers attempted to go to the I-40 bridge, but police blocked the entrance to the bridge. They eventually found a way onto the bridge via the exit ramp, and police had trouble stopping them.

Traffic was forced to a standstill, and the bridge was closed as police ordered the protesters to exit.

There was still a crowd of marchers who did not make it onto the bridge, as well as a big group still back at FedExForum.

There was a big police presence surrounding the rally and march, including a police helicopter and officers in tactical gear. Interim Police Director Michael Rallings was also at the rally, and things heated up when protestors interrupted him.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: blacklivesmatter; blmhighwayshutdown; highwayshutdown; memphis; tennessee
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1 posted on 07/10/2016 5:52:23 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Altura Ct.

Looks like Soros is getting his money’ worth.


2 posted on 07/10/2016 5:53:54 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("It's okay to commit felonies as long as breaking the law isn't your primary objective." James Comey)
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3 posted on 07/10/2016 5:54:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Altura Ct.

TLML Thug Lives Matter Less
It is time to bring out the shotgun squad for the BLM protests. No “less than lethal” loads, just go ahead and load buckshot and slugs.


4 posted on 07/10/2016 5:55:18 PM PDT by Zippo44 (Liberal is just another word for poltroon.)
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To: Altura Ct.

Now this is probably easy for me to say, but might be quite difficult to do.

These folks need an evangelist even worse than they need police. However any evangelist is going to have to be very gutsy if he visits a protest site. Might become another martyr.


5 posted on 07/10/2016 5:55:37 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Altura Ct.

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/215/web
Memphis broadcastify feed

Something is going on in Baton Rogue too - more listeners.
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/23239/web


6 posted on 07/10/2016 5:57:16 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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Well this kind of feeds the tragedy. I think they are suicide bound at this time and would like another Ohio State, so to speak (referring to a different confrontation). It isn’t just the church that can burgeon on martyrs.


7 posted on 07/10/2016 5:57:20 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Altura Ct.

All the white folk have left Memphis already, so....


8 posted on 07/10/2016 5:57:24 PM PDT by struggle (The)
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To: Altura Ct.
They eventually found a way onto the bridge via the exit ramp, and police had trouble stopping them.

Sad to know these morons are smarter than the cops. They should all be behind bars for obstructing traffic. What if an ambulance or fire truck needed through but help going to a black person was unable to get to them?

9 posted on 07/10/2016 5:57:55 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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Philadelphia too.
Here’s the broadcastify top feed page
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/top


10 posted on 07/10/2016 5:58:44 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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Now that’s how you clear maggots off of a bridge.


11 posted on 07/10/2016 5:59:24 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Let's Make Our Founding Documents Great Again!)
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To: Altura Ct.

and Obama is trying to stay out of the country as long as he can


12 posted on 07/10/2016 5:59:53 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Altura Ct.; libertarian27
Thanks for Posting.

F.R. is the go to place for this kind of news.

13 posted on 07/10/2016 5:59:54 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: Altura Ct.

If at all possible I never go on the I40 bridge to Memphis so they can block it all they want. I go around Memphis. The last time I drove through there I was scared out of my wits. That is one dangerous town.


14 posted on 07/10/2016 6:00:24 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (hammer management)
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Don't worry...Obama will get protests going in every state!!

These governors should start thinking about using the National Guard.

15 posted on 07/10/2016 6:00:48 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Altura Ct.

None of this is really about cops killing Blacks. It’s just an excuse to disrupt the civil order, leading to a breakdown in civil society, and paving the way for an overthrow of our form of government.


16 posted on 07/10/2016 6:01:01 PM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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These protesters will be in bed soon so they will be ready for the work week ahead. I’m sure they are hardworking, industrious people. /sarcasm


17 posted on 07/10/2016 6:01:13 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: bgill

I’d be willing to bet a large majority of the cops are black.


18 posted on 07/10/2016 6:01:16 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (hammer management)
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police had trouble stopping them

Did ALL their shotguns jam?

What are we paying taxes for? PUBLIC safety, arrest every last one of them or shoot enough to make the rest leave.

19 posted on 07/10/2016 6:01:46 PM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: bgill

They aren’t caring about all black people, obviously. They are caring about their own “fame” and “power.”

With modern news being what it is, an ignominious end probably isn’t today what it was in yesteryear. It would look less like a rout and more like a fizzle.

I’m half looking forward to a group of angry black motorists to get out of their cars and trucks and preach to those fools. This could, at the least, peel off the hangers-on even if not the doctrinaires.


20 posted on 07/10/2016 6:02:09 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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