Posted on 08/17/2014 5:57:49 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
His name is Hassan Hamin Assad. But pro wrestling fans know him as Montel Vontavious Porter, otherwise known as MVP.
DZ: Why did you, MVP, decide to make this trip to Ferguson?
MVP: Because, I was sitting on the couch, watching the footage coming in.… And, I've been saying this over and over, I just got tired of shaking my fist at the TV. My biggest issue was watching the militarized St. Louis County Police come in with a heavy-handed approach, to peaceful protesters. Media blackout, arresting journalists, and I just felt like I had to speak up about our Constitution being trampled on and our constitutional rights being violated.
You've now been there a couple of days, what's your sense of what's happening on the ground?
I've had had the opportunity to speak to a lot of the local residents who were there in the chaos. One guy who was actually, according to him, beaten up by the police in the process. And last night was extremely calm, there were peaceful protests… no violence. But there was no police presence. Earlier in the evening, there were a few black police officers, and I think the local police chief—it was, I think, a minimized police presence. The night, as it got darker and as it got later there were even less police. And, I'm sad to say, that much, much later in the evening—probably around 1 am—a few police responded to minor incident at a McDonald's. There was nothing going on and they left. They didn't bother anyone, and as they were leaving, some were throwing rocks and bottles at the police cars as they left. Which is counterproductive to do, but unfortunately you always have that angst.
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If you’re referring to “MVP”, the guy did convert to Islam in prison, but has since become a nonbeliever and a atheist.
Fixed it.
As was predicted, once Islam gains numbers, their peaceful religion becomes a thing of fiction...Guess they think its time to start branching out from jailhouse conversions and into the streets. When will people ever come to the realization, that the proverbial shackles they wear are the ones they put on themselves?
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