Posted on 05/30/2020 5:51:36 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
The mayor of Minneapolis told individuals protesting that their anger is “understandable” and “right" but urged them to make sure they are wearing masks and practicing social distancing during their demonstrations.
“The City encourages everyone to exercise caution to stay safe while participating in demonstrations, including wearing masks and physical distancing as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s office wrote in a statement addressed to individuals who took to the streets following the death of George Floyd while in police custody. “The City has made hundreds of masks available to protesters this week.”
On Thursday, Frey expressed empathy by telling protesters their anger was “right.”
“What we’ve seen over the last two days, and the emotion-ridden conflict over last night, is the result of so much built-up anger and sadness, anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community not just because of five minutes of horror but 400 years,” Frey said. “If you’re feeling that sadness and that anger, it’s not only understandable. It’s right.”
Frey continued: “It’s a reflection of the truth that our black community has lived. While not from lived experience, that sadness must also be understood by our non-black communities. To ignore it, to toss it out, would be to ignore the values we all claim to have. That are all the more important during a time of crisis.”
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It’s better to have their masks off so vandals and looters can be identified.
The mayor is a textbook liberal incapable of running a city. As Rush said, liberals ruin everything they touch.
“Protestors” …….. After reading this article I am convinced that we live in a galactic insane asylum.
This is all, in a way, delicious.
The leftists are destroying themselves with themselves. I love this:
Lockdown!!! Everyone watch as your livelihoods are destroyed by lockdowns imposed by your (mostly Dems) governors. But that’s ok because we all know you will agree with us and just blame Trump for our actions.
Wait?!? What?!? You don’t blame Trump?!
Plan B, race war!!! Get those blacks back on the plantation and, most of all, BLAME Trump!!
Wait, you are destroying all the blue states!!!
Wait, lockdown, back to lockdown and social distance. No, riot, no, lockdown, and riot while social distancing by being in close contact!!!
Bingo. You just nailed the total MSM hypocrisy of how they perceive the public. Glorifying the lawbreakers while Dem governors let out criminals at the same time they arrest hard working business owners and citizens for opening their businesses. The very definition of tyranny.
You may call it sarcasm, but Mayor Frey sees it as the 'next great idea.'
We went swimming in Florida and I told the kids not to worry about sharks. Social distancing makes it Pretty hard to be bitten when you’re not allowed within 6 feet
I stayed up and watched the press conference. It was a parade of feckless whining bolstered by cliches. The Gov. bleated that he was shocked rioters didn’t obey the curfew. Basically, it was a huge permission slip for Sat. nite’s rioting.
I have seen a couple pictures of him, reminds me of 0bama’s Pajama Boy.
Practice Social Distancing? Hmmm...
Two looters at an electronic store.
First Looter (to second looter): 'Im practicing social distancing, so you go first.' 😋
“”anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community not just because of five minutes of horror but 400 years,””
People like him and so much of the media just keep harping on “400 years” that does nothing but encourage those who might otherwise be content to sit at home and read a book to go out and riot. Just one second of FOX this morning before Donna Brazil got on and I heard “racial inequality” out of the correspondent’s mouth before Brazil even spoke. The media loves it and keeps poking to get more mileage out of the stories about riots/murder/burning/destruction/looting. Sick people and sick industry!
“Be safe while you destroy the city, and people’s livelihoods!”
Will someone ever talk about the cultural problems that are at the heart of this? Where are the fathers?
Minneapolis mayor urges protesters to wear masks and practice social distancing
What a despicable;e life form pretending to be human. No better then the looters doing their shopping.
he should just pass out Molotov cocktails.,
Translation: hey bros, it’s OK to steal stuff, burn dem stores down and attack old White ladies in wheelchairs. You deserve it. Just put a mask over yo’ mouff, ok? know what I’m sayin’?
Don’t give him any ideas.
Minneapolis mayor urges protesters to wear masks.
No no no because the cameras can’t ID them 4:00 AM visits to ensue.
You have paper work for all this stuff?.
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