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Damage By Oakland May Day Protesters ‘Worst Seen In Years’
KCBS [radio, CBS SF Bay Area] ^ | May 2, 2015

Posted on 05/02/2015 6:22:43 PM PDT by Lonely Bull

OAKLAND (KCBS) — Glass from shattered windows, graffiti, and debris littered the streets Saturday in the aftermath of Friday’s May Day demonstration in Oakland. As the cleanup effort got underway, the damage was described as the worst seen in years.

Late Friday night, violent protesters broke windows at businesses and damaged dozens of vehicles along Broadway’s Auto Row. They even set cars on fire.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff said it was a very small band within the group of 300 or so demonstrators, who were responsible for the damage.

“They came with rocks in their pockets and malice in their hearts,” said Schaff. “There is a huge difference between cowardly vandalism in the dark of night, masked and cloaked by large crowds and what is an incredibly important conversation that this country is having.”

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; blackkk; california; communists; damage; elijahcummings; libbyschaff; maryland; mayday; oakland; protesters; rioters
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To: Lonely Bull

I say as long as they are burning down thier own communities just sit back and watch


41 posted on 05/03/2015 4:28:39 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (Empty head empty suit = arrogant little bastard)
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To: Lonely Bull

Funny comment.. seeing as Libby was elected and she came with rocks in her head and a torch in her heart.


42 posted on 05/03/2015 9:49:21 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: Lonely Bull

Oaklan, RAT city, deserves to be burnt to the ground....


43 posted on 05/03/2015 9:57:25 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: Lonely Bull

“Give them a whiff of grapeshot.”


44 posted on 05/03/2015 10:02:17 AM PDT by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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To: Lonely Bull

Wait until next year.


45 posted on 05/03/2015 10:03:38 AM PDT by sport
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To: The Antiyuppie

Lol!


46 posted on 05/03/2015 10:59:22 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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