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Fight breaks out at Newark anti-violence rally (PHOTOS)
nj.com ^ | Dec. 30, 2015 | Jessica Mazzola and Dan Ivers

Posted on 12/30/2015 6:44:53 PM PST by PROCON


NEWARK - A skirmish broke out between rival activists on the steps of City Hall Wednesday during what had been intended as a demonstration against violence in Newark.

Police were called to the scene after a small crowd began arguing over escalating violence and the city's attempts to curb it.

The noon press conference was called by a group of activists led by Salaam Ismial, co-chair of the New Jersey Study Commission on Violence, and Abdul Muhammad, a longtime Newark anti-violence activist. In a release announcing the event, the two said they planned to ask Mayor Ras Baraka to "unleash his quality of life plan in addressing ongoing violence facing Newark residents."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: abdulmuhammad; antiviolence; blm; newjersey; nj; salaamismial; thugculture
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To: PROCON
Lol, rival "activists."

Sigh.

21 posted on 12/30/2015 7:03:49 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Not to mention precious bodily fluids


22 posted on 12/30/2015 7:04:04 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free....)
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To: PROCON

Over $$$$$ or ‘tootie’, no doubt.


23 posted on 12/30/2015 7:04:51 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: PROCON

Now you know why black lives allegedly matter.


24 posted on 12/30/2015 7:05:31 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: PROCON

When BLM protesters make it impossible for the police to do their job in urban neighborhoods, that’s who’s going to take over policing.


25 posted on 12/30/2015 7:06:57 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: PROCON

you can’t even make this stuff up with these idiots.


26 posted on 12/30/2015 7:07:00 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Company Man
My apologies for replying to my own post, but the forum engine appears to have converted my plain quotes to smart quotes.

Could it be our long national nightmare has ended?

27 posted on 12/30/2015 7:09:49 PM PST by Company Man ("My favorite thing about the Obama era is all the racial healing")
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To: PROCON
Variation of the old Johnny Carson line ...

"I won second prize in a contest, and my prize was a two-week trip to Newark. The winner's prize was one week!"

28 posted on 12/30/2015 7:12:10 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: Company Man

Hold on, it seems a bit inconsistent at this point...


29 posted on 12/30/2015 7:13:07 PM PST by Company Man ("My favorite thing about the Obama era is all the racial healing")
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To: PROCON

you can’t even make this stuff up with these idiots.


30 posted on 12/30/2015 7:13:08 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Company Man

I thought those squiggly things only happened on copy and paste posts,not on originals.

.


31 posted on 12/30/2015 7:13:19 PM PST by Mears
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To: Mears

Hmmm. OK, my bad.


32 posted on 12/30/2015 7:15:19 PM PST by Company Man ("My favorite thing about the Obama era is all the racial healing")
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Teens


33 posted on 12/30/2015 7:18:12 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: PROCON

The outcome was unexpected. /s


34 posted on 12/30/2015 7:18:32 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: PROCON
Some of the comments there are priceless.

"The only way this would be more ironic is if the fight happened outside of a Friendly's."

35 posted on 12/30/2015 7:19:31 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: PROCON

Went to college in Newark for 4 years, and worked in the city for 20 years afterward.

I left 19 years ago—it was a craphole then.

It has been on a steady downward spiral since the 1967 riots. The white folks left in droves, and that was that.

The education system has been under State of NJ control for 20 years—20 years!

No improvement in sight.

Hundreds of millions of Federal and private aid over the years—all down the drain.

And don’t be caught there when the sun goes down—the real fun begins then.

When I was a student, I was late one day, and so I parked on the street instead of on campus. Of course someone stole my car battery—these were the days before hood locks. So I called our school security office and asked for a jump.

The guy came out and said I can’t jump this—there is no battery! I said just let me hook up the cables to the existing ones, the car started, I wrapped the cable ends in cloths and got home and put in a new battery.

If I left the car there overnight, it would have been a stripped down hulk when the sun came up the next morning.


36 posted on 12/30/2015 7:23:22 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: exit82
Wow, I can't imagine, I've lived in suburbia or small towns all my life.

Note to self:

Stay away from New Joisey.

37 posted on 12/30/2015 7:27:59 PM PST by PROCON (It's not islamophobia, it's islamonausea.)
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To: PROCON

“You can’t fight in here, this is the war room!”

/Kubrick>

CC


38 posted on 12/30/2015 7:28:03 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: PROCON
Without even checking, I'm absolutely positive this violence was about which of the two competing anti-conflict groups would get the lion's share of city funding for their 'community anti-violence' programs.

Hustlas up in here tryin'gna steal another dog's BONE, yo. Aw HELL nah.

And the fists start flying.

39 posted on 12/30/2015 7:29:02 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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To: Trailerpark Badass

“Salaam Ismial, co-chair of the New Jersey Study Commission on Violence, and Abdul Muhammad, a longtime Newark anti-violence activist...”

Nothing about the religion of peace?


40 posted on 12/30/2015 7:30:05 PM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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