Posted on 09/15/2020 9:08:39 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Much has been written about surviving riots and civil unrest. But there’s nothing like a firsthand account to bring it to life.
We shared an eye-witness story from a National Guard member who told us about the Seattle riots. Another writer shared her family’s experience during the Ferguson riots. We’ve seen brutal videos on YouTube and social media. The violence in our country is increasing dramatically.
Here’s a first-hand story of the Kenosha riots. And now, a woman has shared on Facebook what her family recently experienced in the Kenosha, Wisconsin riots. In her post, the thing that stands out in my mind the most is that help was not on the way. The residents of Kenosha who stood their ground were completely on their own against the mobs rampaging through their neighborhoods. I’ve redacted some identifying information from her post – otherwise, the public post is exactly as she shared it on the social media outlet. All emphasis is mine.
The day of the worst destruction, fires, looting, assaults… all of us in Kenosha were able to watch live -via independent media. The entire start to finish. The worst of it happened on 22nd & 60th, and I live on [redacted], so to tell you I was terrified is an understatement. The majority of Kenosha was watching our two [redacted] live footage well until 3am… police scanners on… bracing for the worst. It was apparent from the beginning there was no help. No police, no fire trucks no ambulances. None. Structures burned to the ground, people hurt and attacked were loaded into cars and raced to any hospital they could get to, rioters just broke into businesses and took what they wanted.
And we all watched it happen. There was nothing we could do.
A sleepless night, we faced the next day with more fear. A massive clean up effort, we helped as many homes and buisnesses as we could, brace for the night, we started to get inundated with messages from individuals and groups … targeting violence to specific neighborhoods, schools, libraries.. with fires and destruction… lots of messages. Most specifically targeting LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS… families!!!
Cars and buses were coming in to the city with no plates… caravans of groups. Again, no extra police or national guard.
But the rioters came to Kenosha that night again.
Our PD and any help it had was standing ground at the PD building and courthouse… and many rioters did not know… our PD was trying to keep them from burning these down, not only because it was our infrastructure but because right between those buildings were A LOT of local inmates that were currently there due to Covid closing our jail (HUBER).
Again live, we watched hundreds of rioters throwing Molotov cocktails at these buildings and burning our city garbage trucks and dump trucks to the ground that we were using to protect these buildings.
I was afraid for the small line of policemen there that night.
Everyone was urging me and Jim to take all of my animals and to leave the city… and let my house burn. To run far away from Kenosha. I love my home. Those who know me, know the pride we have taken in buying an (as-is) house and turning it into a home. And my business! Could I let it be destroyed?? Absolutely NOT!
We have dear friends with a popular business just 4 houses away… we spend at least once a week there… they packed up boarded up and closed.. terrified … it’s on the main road.
All of us were now under now a state of emergency curfew. Get home and off the streets! gas stations ordered to close and turn OFF all gas pumps.. the sirens and alerts on all of our phones coming in non- stop.
So we pulled out every firearm we owned. Loaded them up. And started to get ready… We were not leaving… Jim’s job told him to stay home and protect his family and home. Everyone in the city was getting ready for a war.
Are you starting to feel anxiety reading this?
Getting a grasp of how desperate we all were?
Knowing no law enforcement was helping? And I’m telling you… NO ONE was there.
I have a dear friend who lives in Gurnee. Has a home and a buisness there, and if she called me and Jim and told me her city was under attack, she was afraid for her LIFE and her store … I would help her. We would go to Gurnee and help her. Armed.
And that’s simply what happened. The residents started to realize this was on us. And we organized. Groups and individuals-On rooftop businesses -in the neighborhoods. I felt a little safer that night knowing we had some help.
So we watched again that night …live. Beginning to end.
At the lakefront… there was a small police presence again, where our courthouse and Pd is…. but the PD was nowhere else in the city. It was just us left to fend for ourselves, watching live feed again, Listening to the scanners … lights off, house alarm armed. Curtains drawn – guns ready as we listened to where the rioters were, which way they were headed. Despite the state of emergency curfew the city was flooded with cars driving around with no plates on, groups of people destroying our city. Not enough police to arrest or stop not ONE SINGLE PERSON.
Until the guard came to help… the entire city was left to its own defenses.
Hell… we ran out of plywood to board up!!!
I had the crates ready to throw the animals in and run… guns at every window and door. Constantly texting neighbors and friends around the city for updates.
When we say, if you don’t live here, you could not possibly know what was going on.. do you now understand? How afraid the whole city was?
The national guard FINALLY was called out – and did not mess around. The people who terrorized and destroyed Kenosha were not from Kenosha. Of all the arrests… most were from 44 other city’s. After our IDIOT governor finally asked, we got the help we should have had from DAY ONE. We had FBI and all the surrounding PD’s come to our aid.
If…you don’t live here… you could not possibly understand what we went thru. People should wait before they jump to conclusions. I just am disgusted beyond words at the judgement that’s happening. DISGUSTED
For those of you with children to protect, a business you put your heart and soul in… a home you struggled to own and pay for.. you have got to understand what we all went thru. The fear and the instinct to protect what you love, and what you worked so hard for is strong. I hope no one ever has to go thru anything like this. (source)
The damage in Kenosha is astounding. Kenosha isn’t a huge city. It has a population of about 100,000 people. Until these riots, it was not considered a dangerous city. But things changed fast.
Here are some photos of the aftermath of the riots. Minus the damage from shells and sniper rifles, looks like a warzone to rival things I saw in Bosnia when I met with Selco and took one of his survival courses.
“For all the material prepping we need to be doing, the spiritual prep is by far the most important.”
Amen to THAT! (Thanks for the PING!)
I am, by nature, a very positive person. I don’t EVER remember feeling this blue and demoralized BY MY OWN COUNTRYMEN, ever before.
It’s clear to me who the enemy is. I will NOT surrender. I will NOT accept defeat.
I didn’t read or hear about that either.
For later.
L
Make sure to wear latex gloves and long sleeved shirts to prevent powder residue.
“Rumor has it that Wisconsin is filled with deer hunters.”
600,000 of us in a typical year. Adults and kids as young as 10 can hunt with an adult, one gun between them.
Q. Can you shoot a “deer” from your house in Wisconsin?
A. Both the hunter and the “deer” must be located on private property. A hunter with a private land harvest authorization cannot shoot a “deer” standing on public lands even if he/she is standing on private land.
“deer” = Fill in the blank. ;)
“I SWEAR I thought that black-hooded feral animal with a lit Molotov Cocktail was a DEER, Mr. Game Warden! Honest!”
“Forensic ballistics can identify your gun.”
If you load your cartridges then randomly score the bullets first.
What gun? Did you find a non-serialized gun somewhere out there somewhere? And did you find a way to match frangible ammo?
So much damage because a rapist got shot.
Thanks for that link for Kyle, Dave!
Oops! Link isn’t working for me.
Fully agree. And these rioters are way out over the tips of their skis. They have had a merry time with almost no resistance, so when it hits, they will be caught flat footed.
Then of course, government and Fedzilla will wail and lament the violence and swing into action... to suppress the resistance to the riots.
Coming to a city near you!
Heading down to DC on the 25th-26th to pray for our nation with Jonathan Kahn Ministries and Franklin Graham Ministries.
Pray Hard
I Thessalonians 5:17
Corrupt DA’s, PD Chiefs, Politicians should bear the brunt of that responsibility. But you know they won’t.
They want this violence and wink/nod to the financing of it.
All part of the plan unfortunately.
These riots were ginned up by Democrat sympathizers, that’s the underlying crime.
Um, he was trying to break in and I feared for my life?
AMEN!
A SHORT read explaining why certain members of the Capitol Hill Mob, the Deep State, certain state and local “officials” and others are sweating bullets over this election.
Let the games begin.
Please read and share!
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https://fightback.law/donate/
The old link for direct donation for the defense Kyle Rittenhouse is no longer active. Instead it directs to Fightback.law main page where this message is displayed.
However, there is no drop selection for Kyle Rittenhouse Defense Fund
Neither is there and update to Kyle's status, health, or scheduled court appearances.
I was one of the first to point people to that site because of Lin Woods initial tweets saying he had taken Kyle's case with the approval of Kyle's family. He also mentioned that potential donors should be wary of other fund raising sites.
Tried accessing via Android v9 on smart phone using chrome browser. If any one succeeds in find the Kyle fund on the drop down menu please let me know before I fire off a WTF! letter to Lin Wood.
Everyone should now be wary of Lin Wood until he presents his bona fides as counsel for Kyle Rittenhouse and who, and how the donations are administered.
Hope that it's just a web foul up as that boy is now isolated in an Illinois jail with no contact as far as we know. He deserves far better than the hand dealt him.
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