Posted on 09/24/2020 8:44:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
Rioters threw rocks, glass bottles, and explosives at police during another night of riots in Seattle
Following Wednesday's decision by a grand jury not to indict police officers on homicide charges in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, cities across the country erupted in protests and violence, including St. Petersburg, Portland, and Louisville, where two police officers were shot. In Seattle, riots erupted that included a vicious baseball bat attack on a police officer.
A shocking video from Wednesday night's riots in Seattle shows a man dressed in all black violently smash a police officer in the back of the head with a metal baseball bat. The police officer was wearing a helmet, which may have saved his life.
The officer was attempting to wrest his bicycle back from a person in the crowd. The masked rioter sneaks up on the officer while he is distracted and steps into a swinging attack with the metal bat that hits the cop in the back of the helmet. The officer was able to keep his footing after being bashed in the head and escaped the violent mob.
The Seattle Police Department issued a press release on Wednesday night's violence in the city. "Multiple officers were injured to include one who was struck in the head with a baseball bat cracking his helmet," the statement said, which included photos of the officer's damaged helmet.
The Seattle Police Department also noted that an individual threw an explosive at law enforcement officers at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday night. The incendiary device "exploded near waiting bike officers."
When cops attempted to arrest the suspect, they were assaulted with glass bottles and rocks from the crowd of rioters. Police said they "deployed pepper spray and blast balls in an attempt to create space between the officers and the protestors."
Agitators also cut wires powering the security cameras to the precinct and set dumpsters on fire, and more explosives were thrown at officers. Seattle Police declared the ongoing protest an unlawful assembly after several fireworks were fired at police.
The Seattle police said they arrested 13 individuals. Charges include property destruction, resisting arrest, failure to disperse, and assault on an officer.
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced that Seattle is one of three U.S. cities declared to be "anarchist jurisdictions," along with Portland and New York City. The designation could cause those cities to lose federal funding.
skip a couple turkey loads off the pavement and they'll back up
If the Seattle City Attorney will not file charges for these actions, do not expect the police to even show up. Not for ‘peaceful protests’ nor court.
And clearly luv Biden and especially Harris.
That is the reason Portland(D) mayor Ted Wheeler(D), got rid of the horse patrol.
“In a world with 110 pound female cops. . .”
Well, we do have Buffy on TV where she kicks butt of those violent 250-300lb bad guys. Must be true, after all, al female cops in movies kick bad-guy butt. . .I taught college political science and I’d say about 97% of all college girls think they can kick bad guy butt. . .they REALLY believe this.
The peaceful protesters are there for a reason, they equivalent of the getaway driver.
Place a couple of turkey loads in center of mass and they will fall down......................
I think I weighed 110 pounds in the 6th grade.
The requirement that local authorities formally warn a group to disperse, or be deemed an unlawful assembly, has been around for over 300 years. It was signed into law by this guy:
It is called "reading the riot act."
Put a wall around it like the Warsaw ghetto and let them fend for themselves - no cops; let them figure out their food/sanitation(hah)/health and water. Let them grow their veggies in the park.
That’s attempted murder.
But what do these cops expect? The cops Democrat political bosses have totally emboldened these rioting anarchist.
So much so their smashing their head with baseball bats. So out of control. They should have been shooting these Communist on the spot and this bull shit would end fast. So simple.
I've thought the same thing. Watching them in action they seem to be used to push back on the crowds. Don't know if that's the purpose. Might be me but I haven't noticed shields being used much.
I’m afraid so.
Jerry Nadler signed the original act?
Yeah, the enemy all have their homemade shields. The cops have few shields.
These riots could be stopped immediately. The city obviously wants them to continue.
The perfect explanation of their role in the protests !
I wonder why. Shields and clubs, can’t use axes, would seem to be a good crowd control device at close quarters.
Even knowing that he has the nuclear football, he still looks like a total wimp.
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