Posted on 03/04/2017 11:37:35 AM PST by aquila48
A march to support President Donald Trump is planned on Saturday in Berkeley — one of dozens planned nationwide to show support for the new president.
The "March 4 Trump" in Berkeley is the only event planned in the Bay Area and is one of three expected in California. Marches were previously planned in Los Angeles and Sacramento, but organizers decided to cancel those in an attempt to bolster attendance at other events.
By Friday afternoon, more than 100 people had said they were attending the Berkeley march on the event's Facebook page. Several commenters were trying to arrange rides, some coming from elsewhere in the Bay Area or the Central Valley.
Berkeley police Sgt. Andrew Frankel said that the police department has been in touch with organizers and while they have not obtained a permit, they are coordinating with police.
The rally is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park and then will march to the University of California, Berkeley campus at about 3 p.m., Frankel said. He said he did not know how many people would attend.
There has been some indication that there may be counter protests at the event, including from anti-fascist groups who helped organize the violent protest against alt-right writer and speaker Milo Yiannopoulos last month.
Asked if police had any plans to prevent violence between different factions of demonstrators on Saturday, Frankel said, "The department is prepared for a number of different contingencies."
Counter-protesters have said that there is the potential for white nationalists to attend the march, but organizer Rich Black has pushed back against that suggestion in online postings, saying that no organizers have any association with white nationalist groups.
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Any violence will come from only one side.
Prayers Up for all ‘March 4 Trump’-ers!
The snowflakes are going to make it ugly..guaranteed
Let a thousand video cameras bloom.
This ought to be interesting to say the least.
Anyone putting in bets on which side gets the beatdown and pepper spray shower on this one?
Let a thousand video cameras bloom.
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I bet that is the outfit that didn't take any $hit up in Sacramento last fall.
Be careful Berkeley your 150.5 Million in the water this year with half your funds coming from the feds
Nobody cares about any protest form Berkeley futile actions.
Sending a kid to Berkeley is like sending your kid to a dumpster to find a book.
well I hope it is confronted by the younger men on our side if the police don’t put a fast stop to it. But judging from three years on Free Republic, the older men might be more dangerous LOL
“We’re going to confront and defeat the Trump movement,” protect organizer Benjamin Lynch said.
On Friday, Lynch said his group’s motto is “By any means necessary” or BAMN.
They plan to gather two hours before the pro-Trump group so the marchers will see the already gathered crowd and move on before they even get started.
“We hope they’re demoralized,” Lynch said. “We hope they drive on by. We hope they decide to hold their rally somewhere else.”
Lynch says he doesn’t promote violence or vandalism, but noted that hate speech could could incite some of the protestors.
“BAMN!” Hmmm. Isn’t that the group of thugs headed up by that middle school female “indoctrinator”? Notice the puke says that some of the protestors may become incited. Really? How’d a thunk it?
Yes, and I hope it’s met by an overwhelming response. This sht is just going to get worse until some of these anarchists end up in the ER or on a slab.
Well, when the cops were around during the Milo “event” at berzerkley they didn’t seem to enthused to become involved. But, they may be more aggressive with the pro Trump people cause they’re evil and racis’ and nazis and all that. Again, Trump’s fault. If he’d just resign, all this violence would stop. Right? Fidiots.
I got into a fistfight with three guys at a rally in NYC.
A week after I had lasik surgery.
Really had to protect the eyes with one arm but still got a lot of good shots in until policeman put ME, of course, into a chokehold.
No one was arrested as a fireman came over and told the police I did not start the altercation.
We have to be ready to fight back if police don’t help.
MOST of the police I know are not left wing supporters.
The ones on staten island are mostly crazy italians and irish who lean heavily conservative
I hope these people realize they will receive absolutely no police protection.
Hoping they have some biker gangs backing them up.
Oh, startin’ trouble again huh? Hope your eye heals up. Oh, and hope your attackers don’t know who you are so they can’t sue you.
Anti-fascists????
Leftists are hard core totalitarian fascists.
A few points to consider about this Trump demonstration;
There are going to be tons of cameras
The police are on notice from last time, no excuses, no they are on the hook
The protestors hopefully have a back up plan, and have plain clothes back ups outside the ropes if need be
Should all hell break out, the left would put themselves in a God Awful Light that will get some 24/7 coverage
Our side isn’t stupid enough to start matters, but probably prepared to END matters if need be
This is an open invite for Feds if the local LEO don’t do their part...
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