Posted on 12/23/2015 10:36:16 PM PST by doug from upland
Black Lives Matter spread its Christmas cheer in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon–one of the busiest travel days of the year-with what it dubbed a "Black XMas" by briefly shutting down the southbound 405 Freeway in Westchester.
The move was part of what activists called "a national day of action" and a national effort to shut down business as usual across America, from shopping malls to airports.
"The message continues to be: There will not be business as usual as long as black lives continue to not matter," Activist Pete White told the Los Angeles Times.
The southbound freeway lanes were reportedly blocked for about 15 minutes shortly before 1:30 p.m.
White told the Times that Wednesday's demonstration in the Bay Area was motivated in part by the L.A. County district attorney's recent decision not to charge a California Highway Patrol officer who was recorded on tape repeatedly punching a woman, Marlene Pinnock, along the 10 Freeway last summer. Pinnock reportedly received a $1.5 million settlement, which included the officer stepping down from his post.
#BlackXmas 405 freeway @ LAX #BlackLivesMatter@BLMLA@BLM_IE@blmpasadena@LACANetwork@stoplapdspyingpic.twitter.com/nMt9Z7QA5c
— BlackLivesMatter LBC (@BLMLBC) December 23, 2015
The activists also painted “Black Lives Matter†and what appeared to be the names of victims on the pavement in red spray paint:
Looks like LA activists spray painted #BlackLivesMatter on the 405. Appears highway patrol is on scene. #BlackXmaspic.twitter.com/VLrA64FXHn
— Jamilah King (@jamilahking) December 23, 2015
A Bay Area-based Black Lives Matter account posted on Twitter for bail support and a video of the protesters who were apprehended was also posted to social media from a Black Lives Matter-affiliated account:
Bail support needed. #BlackXmas#Justice4MarioWoodspic.twitter.com/Ai0rhZLb7J
— BLM Bay area (@BLMBAYAREA) December 23, 2015
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Hopefully it mostly affected westside liberals.
Only slightly more than $1000 for a nice one-way ticket to Nigeria
a national day of action
thanks to obama, if someone dies in an ambulance cause you encourage these nuts its your fault!!!
Those trained Communist-Racist Domestic Terrorists are about as alien to the people of Nigeria as they are to our mainstream American culture. A one way flight to Cuba, North Korea or Syria and dropping them from a great height would be more appropriate for them.
Rwanda.
Black Lies Matter folk get paid for making trouble.
All that energy could go into improving their communities.
But it’s more empowering to disrupt the lives of working people.
Have not been on the show in a long time. When we re-release the updated HILLARY! UNCENSORED, I hope to be all over talk radio again.
I look at them as one in the same.
So much for that pesky saying “All men created equal”...
I wish they would sit on the road in front of my semi once.
If they think this is going to make any normal person support their cause, they are pissing into the wind. I suggest they work to improve life rather than impede it.
Ah, a sure-fire way to build sympathy for your cause - block traffic on the 405 during the holiday get-away rush.
It’s a racist slogan. It should be, BEHAVIOR MATTERS. Or CHARACTER MATTERS. That works for abusive cops as well as people in the street acting without benefit of civility.
Where are the police?
How about the National Guard?
Spot on and then some!
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