Posted on 11/27/2015 6:57:48 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Search warrants executed by Minneapolis police in the case of five Black Lives Matter protesters who were shot by white suspects indicate that the confrontation was started by the protesters and that the men may have been accosted, according to documents obtained by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
This came after a Breitbart report in which a protester said on video, “Somebody out the crowd punched one of them and they hit the gate over here. After that, one of them started reaching and backing up.â€
“On Nov. 23, 2015 there were active protests at 1925 Plymouth Ave N. This is the intersection of Morgan Ave N and Plymouth Ave N,†the search warrant stated.
“Roughly 22:30 hours, several white males joined the protests. Numerous protestors confronted the white males and a large altercation ensued. The altercation moved northbound on Morgan Ave N according to VICTIMS and WITNESSES.â€
In addition, one of the warrants confirmed that one of the charged white males contacted police to say that he had shot the victims, which seems unlikely behavior for a hate criminal.
“Shortly after, a Police Officer LEVIN from the MANKATO Police Department contacted Minneapolis Police Department. The Mankato Officer Levin reports that Allen Lance Scarsellathe III DOB: 2/25/1992 contacted him and advised him that he had shot 5 people,†the warrant reads.
“SCARSELLA admitted this confession to Officer LEVIN twice during the five minute conversation. Officer LEVIN and Scarsella went to High School together. Officer LEVIN says that he has person knowledge that Scarsella owns a .45 caliber weapon. Officer LEVIN wrote police report and signed it Officer LEVIN received the call on 11/24 at 1 :02 am. This was prior to news reports widely reporting the number of victims and the event.â€
Full warrant below:
“Officer LEVIN reports that Scarsella sounded very frightened on the phone. He stated that he and an unknown number of friends had gone to the 4th Precinct BLM protest so they could live-stream it,†the warrant also stated.
Three white males have been charged in the incident. None of the protesters had yet been charged or considered suspects.
H/T Breitbart
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PFL
So, these white guys joined the BLM protest and were unwelcome there?
Or what? This is as clear as mud.
Them chillins dindoo nuffin
Well duh no one saw this coming. If you assault enough white people you are eventually going to find one with a gun who knows how to shoot.
I don’t see where “this changes everything”.
Unless you actually believed that white supremacists went to a BLM protest to shoot blacks. Which is what BLM wants you to believe. And what the MSM promotes.
Otherwise....nothing to see here.
You see, BLM can assault anyone they want.
White guys showed up to video the protest and the yutes objected. Never attack a guy with a gun.
That’s what I was wondering. A white BLM protestor doesn’t seem like the type that’d defend himself from the race that has the God-given right to beat on any white boy.
The case being made is that they went to livestream the protest. The protesters didn’t like having Whites show up at their protest and initiated a confrontation that put the whites in fear for their lives.
If there’s a stand your ground law there, or if the whites were in a situation where they couldn’t retreat, they have a good claim for self defense.
Is there self-defense in MN?
Some of the communist states have outlawed it in the interest of occupational saftey for the criminals.
First reported as ‘ white supremacist ‘ shooting blacks....
No wonder the msm is a joke...
No agenda here...
As expected.
of interest.
So, these white guys joined the BLM protest and were unwelcome there?
Or what? This is as clear as mud.
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I think “joined” was the word the police officer used in writing his report. The white guys went there not to “join” the demonstrators but to live-stream it. Livestreaming is a big thing among millennials now.
The white shooter is clearly guilty of the “crime” of self-defense against blacks attacking him (the same crime that George Zimmerman and the Ferguson police officer were guilty of). Apparently, if you are white and attacked by a black you are supposed to meekly allow yourself to be murdered or maimed. Some of us don’t agree with this new convention.
I think they are “duty to retreat”.
So they men will probably have to argue that retreat wasn’t feasible.
“they men” ... I really do hate typos....
With five shot it should be easy to show whether they were retreating or not. If they were not retreating it should be easy to prove the shooter was not able to retreat but was acting in self defense.
I suspected as much as soon as this story disappeared from the headlines.
They took into custody all of Scarcella’s possessions; a long list of property unrelated to the shooting and “all other items from Scarcella’s bedroom”.
1. The larger the hostile crowd, the lower the potential for retreat.
2. If the shooter perceived that even one of his companions was not going to be able to retreat safely he was justified.
I suspect that if it goes to trial, jury composition will be critical.
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Even if it was a good shoot, going there was pretty stupid.
No-one, should voluntarily show up where there is a good potential for a race riot.
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