Posted on 06/06/2020 7:30:44 PM PDT by matt04
A protest organized by the group ‘STAND UP! FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES!’ and led by Jasmine Sinclair brought thousands of people to the Northampton Police Station at 4 p.m. on Saturday to protest police brutality.
Northampton Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police erected concrete barriers on Pearl Street that lead to the police station as a safety measure for the protest to highlight police brutality in memory of George Floyd.
The protest planned on Saturday is the second in Northampton. The first was held on Monday and ended when Kasper met with protesters, and in a show of unity, took a knee with the hundreds that had descended upon and surrounded the station.
“Our experience on Monday was different from past protests in our city. Based on that experience, we have had to make adjustments for today’s protest,” said Northampton Police Chief Jody D. Kasper on the police Facebook page. “We want to do everything that we can to ensure that this is a peaceful event.”
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Kasper said during the earlier protest on Monday four police cruisers were damaged. A windshield was smashed, a tire punctured, there was body damage to the hood as well as body damage to the side of a cruiser. There was spray paint on front and side of the building, parking deck and signs. A window at the station was broken and there was damage to a flagpole and an American flag.
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Northampton: Bastion of Marxist college pukes from Amherst, Smith, Mt Holyoke, Hampshire College and UMass. Essentially, the Madison/Berkeley of the East.
Bunch of thought-controlled stupid punks. They can all stuff it.
So sad to see this happening in what was formerly the adopted hometown of President Calvin Coolidge and his family after they moved to Massachusetts from Vermont.
All kneeling officers should be fired.
Brainwashing and propaganda on a scale that is incredible. What have we become? A nation of sheep to the slaughter.
More kooks there than ants at a picnic.
Totally insane area.
Northampton the San Francisco of Western Massachusetts. The town is lovely, but lots of gay flags flying. I forgot what percentage is lesbians, but I think it is 60%.
Black Supremacists Matter!
Who is Jasmine Sinclair, who is she affiliated with, and why should sane people listen to her?
The area especially Amherst is called Happy Valley, happy as in gay.
A woman went to an Amherst selectboard meeting one
Monday night to complain about leaving
American flags up on city streets all
summer as the flag was a symbol of
oppression, tyranny, racism etc. Soon
afterwards the whole nation embraced
patriotism, though; about 12 hours after
the meeting ended, two jets that flew out
of Boston and got hijacked crashed
into the World Trade Ctr in NY.
I work under a black police chief... he is a good man. It is a medium size DEPT of about 159 officers... we had a Silent protest march the other night. The chief reached out tk the organizer and offered to walk with him. At first the organizer agreed. Called back later and said no “sends the wrong message”
back in the 80’s North Hampton was on the cover of the National Enquirer.
The headline read “Strange town where men are not wanted”
Whoops it was 1992
https://www.gazettenet.com/Lesbianville-Lookback-25246526
A pizza joint in Amherst had it hanging on the wall.
“Northampton: Bastion of Marxist college pukes from Amherst, Smith, Mt Holyoke, Hampshire College and UMass. Essentially, the Madison/Berkeley of the East”
That is why I avoid that area like the plague. I could find trouble there real easy just by being myself.
“Police Brutality”
Were the officers involved charged? Yes
Is an investigation underway? Yes
Will there be a prosecution of the officers? Yes
What more do these people want?
George Floyd is getting exactly what would happen if a person (of any skin tone) dies in police custody....an investigation, charges filed, etc.
That is how our system works.
What is their suggested improvement?
Defund the police.
Disband the police.
Disarm citizens.
Release felons from prison.
Open borders for criminals from other nations.
This is not serious thinking or proposals. This is childish tantrums.
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