Posted on 06/30/2021 5:27:09 AM PDT by Red Badger
A local camera crew endured an attempted robbery on Monday afternoon, which is not the most outrageous thing to have ever happened, but given the setting and context? It may say more about the current spike in crime that the nation is seeing than anything else.
Oakland, California’s Department of Violence Prevention Chief Guillermo Cespedes was being interviewed on the steps of Oakland City Hall by a news crew with the Bay Area’s NBC affiliate KNTV. But the interview was interrupted by an attempted armed robbery... [SNIP]
Writing for East Bay Times, George Kelly reports:
Just after 6 p.m., police said in a statement that two suspects approached a cameraperson filming during an interview at 3:09 p.m. before trying to take the camera at gunpoint.
After a scuffle ensued, “the armed security officer pulled his firearm out, and directed the suspects to leave. The suspects immediately left the area without the camera,” and were still outstanding, police said.
Officers, including a police spokesperson, responded to the scene during an investigation. There were no injuries, police said.
“Please be advised that the suspects are still outstanding,” police said. “We encourage everyone to be vigilant of their surroundings and report all crimes. Please stay safe.”
In a statement, an Oakland city spokesperson confirmed that Department of Violence Prevention Chief Guillermo Cespedes was the person being interviewed outside City Hall.
To add insult to injury, the interview with Cespedes followed a press conference led by Oakland police Chief LeRonne Armstrong to lament a City Council decision to divert $18 million in funding for the police that had been sought for violence-prevention efforts proposed by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.
“Defund the Police” has become a political wedge issue used by both progressives and conservatives but for very different reasons, and there is no denying the spike in crime that has followed the introduction of that particular political phrase. However, the debate over causality or correlation will surely rage on cable news opinion programming for months to come.
Watch above via KNTV.
Hey Red...glad the guard is ok
The revolution is eating its own.
The video has been taken down, even at the TV station site.
It seems like a setup....................
Thw woke elite have provided good well paying jobs for ex military and ex law enforcement employed as armed security. The executives in Silicon Valley and Hollywood are particularly paranoid.
Let me guess....the robbers were Black?
“the armed security officer pulled his firearm out”
Where can I get one of those armed security officers? They apparently make it possible for you to defend yourself, without legal hazard.
The police only act to protect the elite.
Is it even possible in Oakland?.........Why, Yes! Yes it is!..................
At this stage in the game, it’s no longer a “guess.”
Good guy with a gun stops bad guys with guns.
I’ve heard John Lott say that before.
THANK YOU!..............👍🐱💻
“Two suspects”
How old does one have to be to no longer be “two teens”
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