Posted on 08/29/2017 9:06:12 AM PDT by Hadean
Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin has called for authorities to tackle left-wing violence by classifying members of AntiFa, the loosely organized group of “anti-fascists” who believe that violence is acceptable in countering right-wing extremism, as a gang.
Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin has called for authorities to tackle left-wing violence by classifying members of AntiFa, the loosely organized group of “anti-fascists” who believe that violence is acceptable in countering right-wing extremism, as a gang.
Berkeley police made ten arrests on Sunday, using tear gas to disperse black clad counter-protesters on several occasions, Newsweek reported from the protests Sunday.
Organizers had called off the “No Marxism in America” event earlier after strict police measures were introduced, but hundreds of counter-demonstrators and a small group of right-wing protesters gathered regardless. Mayor Arreguin said that new measures were required to tackle a violent fringe of left-wing demonstrators.
“I think we should classify them as a gang,” said Arreguin, as quoted by CBS. “They come dressed in uniforms. They have weapons, almost like a militia and I think we need to think about that in terms of our law enforcement approach.”
Arreguin said that although he does not support the far-right, tougher measures were required to counter left-wing violence, and called for non-violent protesters to take a stand.
In the wake of Charlottesville and Sunday’s unrest, Arreguin called for UC Berkeley to cancel a follow-up appearance by Yiannopoulos scheduled for September, during an event titled Free Speech Week.
“I believe that is the right thing to do,” said Arreguin. “And if they don’t do that, then they need to work with the city and potentially assist the city through resources to be able to adequately police what we know is going to be a large protest that will spill out onto the city streets.”
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Yup. Just thousands of lone wolf types, coincidentally dressed alike, carrying out a published manifesto under the same flag, funded and bussed into protests together.... very unorganized.
Apparently some on the left get what these guys are doing to their side re public opinion.
Wow that would be great if it happens
A mayor of the state’s most idiotic collection of politicians actually got his one-celled brain to realize what even the most uneducated person already knows?
Wonders will never cease.
What are two big differences between your garbage man and a lib arts Prof at Berkeley?
The world cannot do without the garbage man, and the garbage man is far, far smarter, because he has to do things which produce value for people.
....Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin has called for authorities to tackle left-wing violence by classifying members of AntiFa... as a gang...
He should include himself, the City Council, and the entire democrat party.
They have Facebook pages. Apparently they don’t violate Facebook’s community standards.
Communities should sue them into oblivion.
The far right they reference, are Leftists.
Despite the tens of thousands of articles that are pumped out to say/infer otherwise, Conservatives don’t support racism.
Those that do, are Leftists.
So Trump, once again was right about these thugs.
Sounds like you just described ISIS......................
The tide begins to turn.....
Maybe Jeff Sessions will wake up long enough to read about it.
What is the mayor’s angle? He would only state this if he personally had something to gain.
JoMa
Isn’t this the same mayor who was exposed being a member of By Any Means Necessary, which is essentially antifa under a different name. I don’t believe anything this guy says. He’s just trying to distance himself ahead of the mayhem that antifa will bring to Berkely. He’s already on record of requesting that Free Speech Week be cancelled, trying to get a win for antifa without as mcuh mayhem.
See tagline.
You build the devil, you get to reap the whirlwind. You own Antifa, lefties.
Jokes aside, they easily meet the requirements nec to list them as a gang and, if Antifa becomes an known STG, then a person can be prosecuted just for affiliation. Many states already have anti-gang laws.
I’d rather they be declared a terrorist org though.
...Apparently they don’t violate Facebook’s community standards...
Liberal standards set by lunatic liberals out to change the face of America and destroy it while they’re at it.
The latest ANTIFA mindless crowd chant is
“No Trump, No Wall, No USA at all.”
Wait, what? Berzerkely ‘mare’ said that? How can that be? One would think that a certain doj could use rico statutes to prosecute but that’d be racis’. Or something. Specially considering that most of the Aunt Teefuh types appear to be mostly folks suffering from white guilt.
Jesse Arreguin, doing the work Jeff Sessions refuses to do.
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