Posted on 12/13/2014 10:31:25 PM PST by Citizen Zed
Thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers.
Organizers said the marches were among the largest in the recent wave of protests against the killings of black males by police in Ferguson, Missouri, New York, Cleveland and elsewhere.
The protests were mainly peaceful, although police in Boston said they arrested 23 people who tried to block a highway.
One person was arrested in New York after two officers were assaulted by protesters, prompting a condemnation from Mayor Bill de Blasio who said the alleged assault marked "an ugly and unacceptable departure from the demonstrations thus far."
"Those who reject peaceful protest and provoke violence can expect immediate arrest and prosecution," warned de Blasio, who has been sharply criticized by the police union for not supporting the department.
Police in Oakland, California, ordered hundreds of demonstrators to disperse on Saturday night after a grocery store was looted.
Decisions by grand juries to return no indictments against the officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York have put police treatment of minorities back on the national agenda.
"We're going to keep the light on Mike Brown ... on all of the victims. The only way you make roaches run is to keep the light on," said civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose National Action Network organized the Washington rally.
Sharpton urged Congress to pass legislation that would allow federal prosecutors to take over cases involving police violence.
Protesters from around the country gathered at Freedom Plaza, a few blocks from the White House, then marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to rally near the white-domed U.S. Capitol.
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They are still at it?
I’m waiting to find out who is paying whom? And not just in Obamaphones either. This is too organized to be organic, especially during Christmas Season. I speculate that some of these Group Leaders and Marchers are getting paid, in money, goods, drug connections or ‘other services’.
‘Millions March draws Thousands’
‘Deadbeat dad beat dead!’
‘Crack found on president’s daughter’
These days, a million sure isn’t as many as it used to be.
One million = 19. Do the math.
The white pussies in DC, NYC, and San Francisco may be willing to stand around and let themselves be raped, murdered, and pillaged by a bunch of demented savages.
Out in Real America, different story.
Gun sales are through the roof.
Communists beware.
“unarmed black men” make it sound like none of them were doing anything wrong.
they are ignoring the rest of the truth they don’t want to acknowledge.
And “unarmed” means absolutely NOTHING.
Disparity of Force. I am older, smaller, weaker than I used to be, I can be killed by a young pissed off 6 ft 250 pound black thug.
The Knockout game victims prove punches can be lethal - from “unarmed” black men.
Nice overtime for the trash collectors!
Does anyone think the timing release of Oprah’s Selma movie is just a bit coincidental with all of these protests or is it just me?
So. When the MILLIONS MARCH draws ‘thousands’, I’m guessing that means maybe a thousand plus or so showed up?
We should write them a letter and ask them how many union buses that took?
You know, it is very hard for me to imagine “Oprah” as a downtrodden black in rural Alabama having to deal with fire hoses, dogs, and racist cops. Very hard.
I guess for her to get that ‘downbeaten’ demeanor she had to harken back to when she couldn’t get a bucket of KFC anytime she wanted, huh?
If the cops can’t shoot, can’t physically subdue, can’t taser, can’t threaten, can’t be white, can’t protect, can’t serve, ... why have them on the payroll at all?
Same goes for public schools ... If they can’t, won’t, don’t do their jobs why pay them at all?
It would be so much cheaper just to sprinkle dollars over these troubled communities and let Darwin sort it out.
Sounds like a good question for the New Math crowd - be sure to show your work...(Can they still use the word "work" in minority classrooms or is it racist???)
I think the term “work” has been replaced with “I get a check”.........:0)
Al Sharpton Leads March in DC as NYC Protesters Chant: ‘What Do We Want? Dead Cops!’
As my sibling keeps saying to me- “They can march and protest whenever they want because they don’t have jobs to go to! They live off the system”.
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