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Free Speech Rally in Berkeley results in several injuries, 20 arrests
The Daily Californian ^ | 4/15/2017 | The Daily Californian News Staff

Posted on 04/17/2017 10:29:15 AM PDT by SteveH

Eleven people were evaluated for injuries at the event, and seven were brought to local hospitals for treatment. Arrests include charges of assault with a deadly weapon and other felony assaults, according to an advisory from BPD. Police will continue to make arrests after reviewing social media footage and other video footage of the event, the advisory stated.

The park was divided by two bright orange nets by 10 a.m. On either side of the barrier, protesters and counter-protesters held large banners, one reading “Defend America” and another reading “Anti-Fascist Anti-Racist.” Protesters jumped over the barrier several times, eventually taking it down completely, and engaged in altercations with the opposing sides.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: freespeech
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To: reasonisfaith

I was speaking only of POTENTIAL voters.

It is hard to believe that a real patriot would not have gotten off his butt and voted for Trump.

Trump had a plurality of the votes not a majority and even one of the first to support him - me has to acknowledge this.


41 posted on 04/19/2017 11:54:51 AM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
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To: reasonisfaith

I was speaking only of POTENTIAL voters.

It is hard to believe that a real patriot would not have gotten off his butt and voted for Trump.

Trump had a plurality of the votes not a majority and even one of the first to support him - me has to acknowledge this.


42 posted on 04/19/2017 11:55:00 AM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
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To: arrogantsob

But I didn’t question your support for Trump, why are you insisting you support him?


43 posted on 04/19/2017 1:27:18 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: reasonisfaith

I am “insisting” on nothing just stating facts which you can check if you doubt me.


44 posted on 04/20/2017 10:43:52 AM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
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