Posted on 02/04/2017 12:40:09 PM PST by BBell
A protest against President Donald Trump Friday night (Jan. 20) left two New Orleans police officers injured and resulted in 15 people arrested on charges ranging from inciting a riot to felony battery in the French Quarter and Central Business District, according to authorities.
The New Orleans Police Department later issued a stern warning: anyone wearing a mask during upcoming protests Saturday night will be immediately arrested.
In a day fraught with protest across the country due to Trump's inauguration, two protests in New Orleans appeared to go off without a hitch Friday until dusk descended. Then, a group of people that NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison characterized as members of an "anarchist" group merged with a larger gathering -- the day's second anti-Trump rally -- and proceeded to vandalize businesses, NOPD squad cars and injured two NOPD officers.
As a result, 15 people were arrested. And Harrison has warned anyone planning to continue protesting to leave masks and any other face-concealing materials at home during nighttime protests -- or face immediate arrest.
"This is the stance we have always taken," Harrison said during a news conference Friday night following the arrests. "We will not tolerate acts of violence, and we will not tolerate acts of vandalism."
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The zero-tolerance policy for masking Harrison emphasized is in keeping with state law, which prohibits wearing masks in public that conceal a person's identity except during Halloween and Mardi Gras. Harrison the state's masking law has always been in effect, but that it will be much more vigorously enforced given the intensity of Friday night's vandalism and violence.
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They will switch to burkas and dare to be arrested.
I actually have one, it’s a tack gun. :D
I have a High Point. Cheap and reliable and doubles as a brick if you run out of ammo.
I use it to pound nails when a hammer is not handy.., 135$ new - can’t beat it.
NOLA has had a sharp rise in crime/murders recently - time to crack down ... hard.
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