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Masked and angry, rioters cause chaos [Oakland, CA - The Bosom of Progressiveness ]
Oakland Tribune and Mercury News ^ | July 9 2010 | Cecily Burt

Posted on 07/09/2010 12:37:21 AM PDT by NoLibZone

As the verdict reached the streets, hundreds converged in downtown Oakland for mostly peaceful protests before swelling to a crowd of more than a thousand, with a hard-core splinter group of rioters clashing with police and wreaking havoc in downtown.

By late evening, hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the Bay Area had descended downtown to help local police quell the protesters. Wearing black masks, many looted stores, smashed windows and rolled trash bins into the streets while setting them on fire. At one point, protesters began throwing M-1000 fireworks at law enforcement officers and other demonstrators.

Stephen Allen, a 22-year-old protester from West Oakland, got caught near a mob that broke through the gate of the Foot Locker shoe store and looted the store of sneakers and sportswear. Moments later, a masked man, in one swift and violent blow of a long object, broke the window of the Far East National Bank across the street.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: barryofthebungle; california; cokeheadinchief; democrats; inthewoodpile; laotaliban; liberalstupidity; lowiqwh; maumau; mehserle; mesherle; notapeacemovment; oakland; oscargrant; pravdamedia; racialdivision; riot; riots; subhumans; unevolved
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To: NoLibZone

Could you imagine what would happen if Obama was impeached?


121 posted on 07/09/2010 8:37:38 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Cheerio

Well, not really- it’s been like this for quite a while: the restless natives yearning for a reason to riot and act like savages isn’t so new.


122 posted on 07/09/2010 8:40:05 AM PDT by Canedawg (...still not digging this tyranny thing.)
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To: CriticalJ
Why don’t they release these type of verdicts at 3:00 AM on Sunday morning when these idiots are in bed?

WRONG!

At 3 AM most of them are up smoking crack and drinking malt liquor. Release the verdict at 8 AM and the thugs will be sleeping.

123 posted on 07/09/2010 8:45:43 AM PDT by Dengar01 (Go Blackhawks!!! and Go White Sox!!!)
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To: NoLibZone

looters don’t give a damm about someone geeting killed. It turns out many looters are illegal aliens ,you really think they are concerned about about some black boy being killed.


124 posted on 07/09/2010 8:50:08 AM PDT by omegadawn (qualified)
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To: dragnet2
Please Admins this is not intended to be a racist comment...

The Foot Locker looks like what happens when racoons get into my garbage. Trash everywhere and a bitch to clean up.

Anyone remember Hurricane Katrina, where the wonderful prizes of humanity raided a Winn Dixie? Left the food but took all the booze and cigarettes, PRIORITIES!!!

125 posted on 07/09/2010 8:50:22 AM PDT by Dengar01 (Go Blackhawks!!! and Go White Sox!!!)
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To: dragnet2
You're in Georgia? ...Here's an Atlanta Georgia Footlocker store, complete with bars and steel gates.

Yup, Georgia. Not Atlanta. I have always felt that most of Atlanta seems like it has imported some of the worst of the culture of northeast cities. The Georgia that I choose to live in is nothing like that.

126 posted on 07/09/2010 8:58:27 AM PDT by Never on my watch (Just stop it Barry!)
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To: NoLibZone
Does anyone remember when the kid with three strikes killed few police officers with an assault weapon?

They rioted then too.

127 posted on 07/09/2010 9:04:38 AM PDT by Karliner ("Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."DDE)
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To: Karliner
Holder has stated that "black on white crime" will not be pursued however, "white on black crime" will be pursued.

This country is being run by black supremacists. These are the black KKK.

Eric Holder belongs in prison.

128 posted on 07/09/2010 9:08:11 AM PDT by Dengar01 (Go Blackhawks!!! and Go White Sox!!!)
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To: Dengar01
This is getting nasty. Yes, I read and heard too much on the Holder/ Obama beer fest BS. Whtat gets me its NONE of this helps for diversity, it's only drawing lines of hatred and setting back civil rights years, but I'm sure Holder, the czars, and Obama are doing all this crap just to do that because he hates Americans.

And they call TEA Party's racist. Just horrible double standard. keep your powde dry!

129 posted on 07/09/2010 9:13:41 AM PDT by Karliner ("Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."DDE)
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To: NavyCanDo

“...or a black man accidentally killed by police...”

This kid was shot in the head, while laying face-down on a train subway platform. Accidentally?

The cop should be given life in prison as far as I’m concerned. Whatever the kid had done prior, he was face-down and clearly NOT a threat. The cop had NO business pointing the gun at his head; he could have knelt on the kid’s back and secured his wrists, and called for backup.

I saw the video of when it happened. I believe it was actually posted out here at the time.

The Cop said in the courtroom testimony that he confused his Gun with his Taser; well if that’s the case, I don’t want ANY cops like him on the street with life-or-death decision making powers ANYWHERE NEAR ME. If some F***ing moron with a badge can’t tell the difference between a Taser and a firearm, HE/SHE SHOULDN’T BE ALLOWED TO CARRY EITHER ONE, much less make instant life-or-death decisions.

Murder is murder; this was clearly NOT 1st Degree (premeditated), but it was still murder, and not the lesser manslaughter charge.

And as far as the rioting in the inner cities goes, you’re spot on...it doesn’t take much. Just look back at ANY big city...Newark, Camden, Detroit, Watts in LA. Any excuse that can be found and the dregs of society run amok.


130 posted on 07/09/2010 9:14:26 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Never on my watch
My point, complete with images, was there is not a large city in the U.S., including all the large cities in Georgia, without gates/bars on windows.

Even many small towns now have stores with gates over their windows.

This is nothing new or out of the ordinary.

131 posted on 07/09/2010 9:15:39 AM PDT by dragnet2
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To: AppyPappy

Yes, anarchists...but I don’t see them looting...


132 posted on 07/09/2010 9:16:45 AM PDT by y6162
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To: NoLibZone

they are always looking for any reason to loot and rob the stores in Oakland. Nothing new. Why don’t they burn their own homes down in protest instead of destroying tax payer public property??


133 posted on 07/09/2010 9:33:49 AM PDT by IGBT (..it's the Carbon-Con. A green slime license to purge you of all your money.)
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To: for-q-clinton

He should, and I could, and it would not be pretty in all the “diverse” communities across the nation. Unfortunately won’t happen.


134 posted on 07/09/2010 9:39:15 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: NoLibZone
they look more like the far left scruffy smelly lazy anarchists than the average guy who is upset. Another excuse to come out and smash a window and rob a store for them. / these parents are to blame for not getting involved wit their kids at an early age and teaching them respect, hard work and some discipline
135 posted on 07/09/2010 9:55:43 AM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: tal hajus

what was said as it was deleted? Could you tell me please via private message.


136 posted on 07/09/2010 10:01:06 AM PDT by manc (WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
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To: Never on my watch
Where I live stores have doors, not gates

Obviously you don't live in the ghetto, I mean Utopia, of Oakland or Detroit etc

137 posted on 07/09/2010 10:05:57 AM PDT by GeronL (Just say NO to TV, it rots your brain!)
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To: Never on my watch
Where I live stores have doors, not gates

Obviously you don't live in the ghetto, I mean Utopia, of Oakland or Detroit etc

138 posted on 07/09/2010 10:06:07 AM PDT by GeronL (Just say NO to TV, it rots your brain!)
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To: NoLibZone; All

Who wants to bet that the Feds now step in to get an “appropriate” outcome?

This nations “justice” system is now a joke.


139 posted on 07/09/2010 10:11:47 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Anti-Gunners suffer from Factose Intolerance)
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