Black Lives Matter plans protest to stop marathon runners

WMUR-TV ^ | September 28, 2015

[2ndDivisionVet]

A local chapter of activist group Black Lives Matter is planning on stopping Twin Cities Marathon runners from crossing the finish line.

According to a WCCO report, the protesters will form a physical barrier of people to stop runners in their tracks.

Protesters told the station that the marathon is a good place to cause peaceful disruption.

Some who plan on running the race said on Facebook that they were angered by the planned protest, saying it might lead to violent encounters.

The protest is organized for Oct. 4 at a park about half a mile from the race's finish line.

Marathon officials said they are aware of the planned protest and are working with city officials to ensure everyone's safety at the event, according to a Minnesota Public Radio report.

[trisham]

Absolutely. :)

[trisham]

You might be surprised at how big and athletic some of those marathon runners are. They are tough.

[48th SPS Crusader]

Small bull dozer will solve that problem.

[Fred Hayek]

Knowing how Minneapolis PD operates, they will likely be under orders not to impede the protestors. Most useless big city PD I have dealt with.

Been away from the Twin Cities and I don’t miss it.

[Feckless]

Carrying a Louisville Slugger might hurt your time... and it might not.

[ladyjane]

Security at this year's Boston Marathon (which passes right by my door) was very,*very* tight.The Feds were very visible,very deeply involved.It's obvious that no bullcr*p like that would have been tolerated

That shows you how good security is that says it will tolerate no bullcrp.

BTW - the feds knew there was a bomb. Why else all those bomb sniffing dogs at the starting line? Why else all those blackwater guys along the way and at the finish line?

Oh, right, they said it was a training exercise. Sure.

[JustaCowgirl]

So if they stop the race, does that make them racist?

I think it makes them anti-racist.

[MuttTheHoople]

“RAcism” is a communist term- first coined by Leon Trotsky. Now one can be bigoted. Perhaps one could be considered a “White Supremacist”- THAT is what I call today’s black leadership. They seem to think we white people have boundless wealth, and are somehow so superior to poor helpless black folks that we have to pay to support them. I for one refuse to accept the Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton/Barack Obama view that black people are inferior.

[MuttTheHoople]

Mecca has an idea on how to get the protesters out of the way.

[WayneS]

“RAcism” is a communist term- first coined by Leon Trotsky.

No it isn't.

[WayneS]

“RAcism” is a communist term- first coined by Leon Trotsky.

No it isn't.

[Frank_2001]

The best long-distance runners in the world are blacks from East Africa. Any Ethiopians or Kenyans will just run right through them! ;)

[MuttTheHoople]

Then, it was coined by Leftists as a way to cow Conservatives. There is racial discrimination, and there are white supremacists- who I believe are today's Black leaders...they believe that blacks are so inferior to whites that white people should take care of them, a form of paternalism.

I for one refuse to accept the Jackson/Sharpton/Obama view that blacks are inferior people.

http://penetrate.blogspot.com/2010/01/racist-word-invented-by-ussrs-leon.html

[uglybiker]

I know how to clear 'em out.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Or throw job applications into the crowd.

[Mom MD]

I have a very conservative son and dil running in a different marathon that weekend They have been training for 9 months I’m sure they appreciate the well wishes from nice friendly people like you

[Mears]

Kenyans are usually in the lead.

Will be interesting.

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[WayneS]

The word racism was not coined by leftists.

I agree with rest of what you said.

[WayneS]

PS - where the etymology of a word is concerned, I trust a 20+ year old Oxford Dictionary of the English Language over something called “penetrate blog spot””.

[samtheman]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3342204/posts?page=69#69