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Oakland Marchers Hold Up Mirrors To Officers In Protest Over Ferguson, Police Shootings
KPIX-TV ^ | August 20, 2014

Posted on 08/21/2014 3:06:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

(VIDEO-AT-LINK)

Protesters against the police actions in Ferguson, Mo. as well as police killings of other suspects in California and other states gathered in Oakland on Wednesday.

A couple of hundred demonstrators gathered at Oakland Police headquarters on 7th and Broadway and faced off with officers in riot gear.

Some protesters unveiled a new tactic, by holding up mirrors in the faces of officers.

“I was holding up the mirror because I wanted the police to just look at themselves. Especially if they were about to take some kind of action just so they had to acknowledge what they were doing,” protester Nichola Torbett told KPIX 5.

Demarco Robinson, also a protester, said, “We want that person to look at themselves so that they can realize they’re not a badge. They don’t have to follow the system that they don’t agree with.”(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News
KEYWORDS: california; ferguson; missouri; oakland
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Doesn't anyone work any more?
1 posted on 08/21/2014 3:06:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What ever happen to Flowers ?


2 posted on 08/21/2014 3:08:10 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/20/time-to-kill-a-cop-ferguson-protesters-throw-urine-bottles-at-police/


3 posted on 08/21/2014 3:09:20 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I barely have time to get my laundry done and empty my dishwasher.
How could someone possibly have time to wander through streets protesting?
Oh that’s right; my 10 hour work days that are grinding me down are paying for them to not work.


4 posted on 08/21/2014 3:09:24 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“What a good looking law abiding person in that mirror”


5 posted on 08/21/2014 3:11:46 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
While I have to say that I agree with the 'idea' of the protest in Oakland (illegal shootings by LE), That is not why they are there protesting.
6 posted on 08/21/2014 3:13:48 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: molson209; KeyLargo; 2ndDivisionVet

“What ever happen to Flowers ?”

They used to send flowers when differences with the police were largely philosophical and didn’t really go beyond the usual asinine adolescent idiocy that was extended as a result of the idea of going straight from high school to college. So there wasn’t any real hatred except from a few fanatics.

This time around, the hatred is coming from a frustrated underclass that is too used to being spoiled and coddled.


7 posted on 08/21/2014 3:16:38 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Great, now we are getting into the performance art portion of the program.

Next we are going to have these people break into interpretive dance.


8 posted on 08/21/2014 3:17:43 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Several hundred people holding mirrors in full sun, and suitably coordinated could do some damage.


9 posted on 08/21/2014 3:19:40 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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Doesn't anyone work any more?

Nope, they're too busy posting on FR!

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10 posted on 08/21/2014 3:20:20 PM PDT by MeganC (It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

http://www.gofundme.com/SupportOfficerWilson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Darren-Wilson/1464514543811507

https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Support-Officer-Wilson/276961059165311


11 posted on 08/21/2014 3:21:36 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ferguson What a mess !

With all the finger pointing away from where it started ...The “Bully Pulpit”

A democrat (in name only) party governor (Mo Governor Jay Nixon) goose steps along with the party’s agenda. Conflict and division designed to perpeptuate racial division to make impeachment an imposibility headed by an officer who is pledged not to the POTUS but the constitution known as the Attorney General . Which now demands a hanging of a police officer who defended himself attacked by a huge black thug by calling for, not justice, but “vigorous prosecution”.

That governor over rides local jurisdictions places in command his commander of his state police who decides making peace is done by marching with black terrorists and flashing gang signs.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3194333/posts
Which naturally turns in chaos. Neighborhood businesses destroyed, people shot.

And once again black callers to conservative talk shows
Which have black callers in complete denial never told “You can’t handle the truth...


12 posted on 08/21/2014 3:21:52 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Let the inner cities police themselves.

I don't want police the shoot my dog or kick in my door without real just cause, but I do want them to deal with real crime & prevention the way cops used to.

13 posted on 08/21/2014 3:24:43 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: SpaceBar

Were the mirrors made by Glock?
Were they assault mirrors?
Did they have the proper license for those mirrors?
Is CNN going to go on a jihad against mirrors?
Mirrors can cause skin cancer so they are a danger to society. We must save the chilren.


14 posted on 08/21/2014 3:26:37 PM PDT by Texas resident (The democrat party is the CPUSA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I suggest these protesters aim their mirrors at a Planned Parenthood office or their local abortion clinic. They have killed far more black people than the police in all fifty states + DC combined by a million fold, but who am I kidding. The Democrats have blacks completely under their control and everybody in America can see it except blacks themselves.


15 posted on 08/21/2014 3:27:11 PM PDT by dowcaet
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16 posted on 08/21/2014 3:28:09 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: dowcaet
The Democrats have blacks completely under their control and everybody in America can see it except blacks themselves.

The Blacks don't want to admit that they are as hooked on the freebies from Massa as they are on the drugs from their suppliers.

17 posted on 08/21/2014 3:32:06 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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In the video, at about 0:45, I believe that I heard the line “marching in solidarity with the people of Ferguson.”

Note that Shep Smith had indicated earlier this week that, out of about 70+(?) people arrested in Ferguson one night in the last week, 4 of the 70 were actually residents of Ferguson, others from the area and still others from out of state; corrections welcome.

So these demonstrations are probably being staged for TV imo.


18 posted on 08/21/2014 3:37:22 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

AMEN!!! if ONLY they would use their CLEVERNESS to MAKE A SALARY,they would be WAAAAAAYYY BETTER OFF!!


19 posted on 08/21/2014 3:41:33 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: KeyLargo

go fund me has raised 168K


20 posted on 08/21/2014 3:51:16 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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