Posted on 12/23/2015 10:36:16 PM PST by doug from upland
Black Lives Matter spread its Christmas cheer in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoonâone of the busiest travel days of the year-with what it dubbed a "Black XMas" by briefly shutting down the southbound 405 Freeway in Westchester.
The move was part of what activists called "a national day of action" and a national effort to shut down business as usual across America, from shopping malls to airports.
"The message continues to be: There will not be business as usual as long as black lives continue to not matter," Activist Pete White told the Los Angeles Times.
The southbound freeway lanes were reportedly blocked for about 15 minutes shortly before 1:30 p.m.
White told the Times that Wednesday's demonstration in the Bay Area was motivated in part by the L.A. County district attorney's recent decision not to charge a California Highway Patrol officer who was recorded on tape repeatedly punching a woman, Marlene Pinnock, along the 10 Freeway last summer. Pinnock reportedly received a $1.5 million settlement, which included the officer stepping down from his post.
#BlackXmas 405 freeway @ LAX #BlackLivesMatter@BLMLA@BLM_IE@blmpasadena@LACANetwork@stoplapdspyingpic.twitter.com/nMt9Z7QA5c
â BlackLivesMatter LBC (@BLMLBC) December 23, 2015
The activists also painted âBlack Lives Matterâ and what appeared to be the names of victims on the pavement in red spray paint:
Looks like LA activists spray painted #BlackLivesMatter on the 405. Appears highway patrol is on scene. #BlackXmaspic.twitter.com/VLrA64FXHn
â Jamilah King (@jamilahking) December 23, 2015
A Bay Area-based Black Lives Matter account posted on Twitter for bail support and a video of the protesters who were apprehended was also posted to social media from a Black Lives Matter-affiliated account:
Bail support needed. #BlackXmas#Justice4MarioWoodspic.twitter.com/Ai0rhZLb7J
â BLM Bay area (@BLMBAYAREA) December 23, 2015
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
That’s NOT at all what they want or expect.
They just want to to make trouble and get money for doing so.
Holy merde, that article linked to one about the terrorists in San Bernardino. Originally their plan (the two men, before Jihad Barbie was aboard) was to attack a stretch of the worst traffic freeway, where there were no exits and hills to the south for throwing the bombs onto the freeway. They named the freeway as the 91 and of course that is right here, after Weir canyon and before Corona. Creepy.
The pushback on this is going to get VERY ugly. Never start a race war when you are only 13% of the population, and pretty easily identified.
Their “CIC” ( community organizer in chief ) gave them their marching orders and so they march. :-P
they need to massively hike fines for this mass disruption sh1t.
The article says Weschester, and Los Angeles, but then the Bay Area... ?
Black Lives Scatter?
I love it when the left eats its own.
Well, I think the world, though it does a lot (with AA and the like), is going to stop short of making them the utter idols they demand to be. Black Lives “Matter” my foot, they want “Black Lives” to have the world revolving around them no matter what they do.
If they want help to be above and beyond where they are, they need to look to the Man Upstairs who just happens to be color blind. He is an “All Lives Matter” God. Once they start respecting THAT rule, then they’ll find themselves lifting above the pit of lies that they themselves had a part in perpetuating.
A gnat on the a## of society
Where are the freaking DOGS?
Cops don’t have dogs anymore?
*Nothing* scatters them like a bunch of PO-leese dawgs.
Seriously...they have a phobia of these dogs.
Dogs could be better use sniffing out things. How about CS gas and belt-fed backup?
Wishing I Was There,
- Barack -
If it was "across America" then why was the only demonstrations in Minneapolis?
Break out the paddy wagon, cuffs and tasers. I’d direct the police to lock them all up. Hog tie them if you have to.
Anyone with the audacity to try and ruin someone’s Christmas over this nonsense ought to be thrown in jail for a few days. Then, once the outstanding men and women working in law enforcement have had their holiday break (the ones that can), we can talk about letting this garbage back out.
I would put them in a bus, drive them 50-100 miles away from LA, give them each a summons, and then tell them to have fun getting back to LA where they can pick their phones and wallets up at the police station.
That'll take all the fun and martyrdom out of it.
If I was really committed to thinking my life “mattered”, I don’t think I would stand in the middle of a freeway...or...se the need to do it.
Cute Puppies!
...especially Dobies that can call in a gunship for support.
;-)
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