Posted on 08/18/2020 3:56:36 PM PDT by ammodotcom
I remember it to this day.
In 1967, I was working at a major defense contractor’s facility which was located in the mid-cities between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Blacks had been rioting in Dallas and they were determined to do the same to FW. There was then a toll road between the two cities (now I-30) for a stretch of ~30 miles, with the last toll booth just East of downtown FW.
My boss had a radio in his office and we were all listening to a local reporter giving us live coverage. The blacks had formed a caravan of ~100 cars, each with 4-6 armed rioters, and had gotten onto the toll road.
Before they could get off at the last toll booth, Texas Rangers and DPS troopers had the road barricaded and were armed with their long guns. The rioters were forced to use a U-turn and were escorted all the way back to Dallas.
That saved a lot of bloodshed in Fort Worth.
My mother talked of it often. My dad was taking night classes trying to finish his degree and the college was near a neighborhood that was on fire. It’s when he started to carry, a practice he would continue for the rest of his life.
Had to be a terrifying time to be raising children.
Every 50 years, or so....
We may be heading toward the same outcome this year. The media isn’t pretending Biden has anywhere near as wide a lead as they assigned to Lil’ Hil’ in ‘16. I just wonder how much carnage is going to ensue after another Trump win. Imagine the frothing at the mouths if after all their preaching and posturing for four years Trump wins by an even bigger margin than before?
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