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27 arrested, few injured as 40,000 protesters descend on Boston
ABC Noose and Prpopaganda ^ | August 19 2017 | JULIA JACOBO, EMILY SHAPIRO, Blair Shiff

Posted on 08/19/2017 3:15:22 PM PDT by Navy Patriot

One week after violent protests rattled Charlottesville, Virginia, a scheduled free speech rally in Boston today was met with thousands of counterprotesters, but the day went off mostly smoothly, police said, with 27 arrests for assaults on police Officers, but few injuries.

.... After the free speech event has concluded, counterprotesters still swarmed Boston this afternoon, and riot police also responded in the city.

... Amid the confrontations, Boston police tweeted that individuals are asked to "refrain from throwing urine, bottles and other harmful projectiles at our officers."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; bigwinfortrump; blacklivesmatter; blm; boston; bostonrally; communistsonparade; freespeechrally; losers; obamalegacy
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To: Navy Patriot

If one side is having a rally to protect Free Speech, then the counter protester group must be against Free Speech....which we know they are. AntiFA is really anti First Amendment, not anti fascist.


81 posted on 08/19/2017 4:46:09 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever.)
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To: TBP
"It’s not a free speech event. Period."

What evidence do you have that it wasn't?
82 posted on 08/19/2017 4:46:53 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Navy Patriot

The Boston police handled this the way Charlottesville should have. Keep the two groups separated.


83 posted on 08/19/2017 4:49:18 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: txhurl

I defer to you on that, you would know better than I on that. But I believe every state has an element of moonbattery, and like some things of the mind, is contagious.

Coming from a blue state, I hold out hope for all red states. I hope the red states can find it in themselves to hold out some hope for us.


84 posted on 08/19/2017 4:49:47 PM PDT by rlmorel (Those who sit on the picket fence are impaled by it.)
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To: Navy Patriot
I wish DJT hadn't praised them until he got the story straight.

85 posted on 08/19/2017 4:51:09 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, CNN, ESPN, NFL, NPR)
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To: rlmorel

I think with the zero-tolerance of vote fraud some of you guys might find you are actually redder than you know. I trust Kobach to clean it up.


86 posted on 08/19/2017 4:53:53 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Right Wing Assault

His tweet can be read two ways, one of which is NOT supporting the shutdown of the event for free speech.


87 posted on 08/19/2017 4:59:43 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: txhurl

I can’t disagree that it is a reality we are more susceptible in these states.


88 posted on 08/19/2017 5:22:35 PM PDT by rlmorel (Those who sit on the picket fence are impaled by it.)
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To: SgtHooper

No way. The Free Speech coalition didn’t even get to speak. He was referring to the “counter-protestors”. The Antifa.

Look at the comments following his tweet. The predominant sentiment is that they showed up not to protest this group of kids, but to protest Trump himself.

Today’s rally was by a group that is basically unknown. It’s literally a group of kids who formed up after Antifa started shutting down conservative events on the west coast and they wanted to raise their voice in support of free speech.

I couldn’t find anyone anywhere who could point to a single word uttered by anyone in this group that could legitimately be called controversial, much less hateful. They refused several groups who wanted to join them that had some white supremacist leanings. The one thing that was known about them though is it that they are dedicated Trump supporters.

So we have a group of Trump supporters who wish to speak and they’re universally condemned as being racist haters strictly due to their support for Trump. And after they’re pelted, threatened and silenced, having done not a single thing wrong, Trump himself congratulates the group of leftist totalitarians who pelted, threatened and silenced them!

Kinda makes you wonder “why should I support someone if he himself condemns me for supporting him”? I’m getting attacked from all sides because I support Trump and he condemns me for doing it, too?” Causes the enthusiasm to fade a bit to say the least.


89 posted on 08/19/2017 5:23:16 PM PDT by KyCats
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To: Navy Patriot
"Boston police tweeted that individuals are asked to "refrain from throwing urine, bottles and other harmful projectiles at our officers

Anyone remember this:

Americans seem to WANT to forget.

90 posted on 08/19/2017 5:26:12 PM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: raybbr
"Boston police tweeted that individuals are asked to "refrain from throwing urine, bottles and other harmful projectiles at our officers

Otherwise, please don't hurt us, our city guv loves you and we can't fight back without being fired. Typical democrat run city. The protesters are proud they bussed in thousands to harass a group that had a permit for 100 in their rally and a 2hr limit as antifa had no limits of any kind, just pleas by the police of ...don't hurt us...
91 posted on 08/19/2017 5:32:20 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Navy Patriot

Wonder how many Harvard professors stayed home?


92 posted on 08/19/2017 5:53:23 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: ForYourChildren

Nothing will happen, it will be cite and release, charges to be later dropped by a PA afraid of making the perpetually aggrieved class angry and “triggered”.


93 posted on 08/19/2017 6:16:20 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (Kim Jon Un. Entered the world stage Unopposed, led Unapologetically, died Unidentified.)
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To: bray
Wonder how many Harvard professors stayed home?

They wore masks so I can't be sure, but I didn't see any masked home dwellers out in their yards or on porches.

94 posted on 08/19/2017 6:21:07 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: Reno89519

Depends on how many buses Soros can rent.


95 posted on 08/19/2017 6:24:43 PM PDT by ABN 505 (Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
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To: blueplum

In this case, probably Cambridge.


96 posted on 08/19/2017 6:24:44 PM PDT by jimjohn (This battle is over, but the war to rebuild the America has just begun.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
The Boston police handled this the way Charlottesville should have. Keep the two groups separated.

Barely acceptable, the Boston Coppers should have allowed no masks, hoods, backpacks, sticks or poles, or anything that can be thrown.

But the moron cops DID confiscate and arrest for possession of ballistic vests which can only be used defensively.

97 posted on 08/19/2017 6:29:06 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: GOPsterinMA

I bet you can smell the pigs from miles away.


98 posted on 08/19/2017 7:10:09 PM PDT by Impy (Anyone who votes to raise taxes deserves to get rabies.)
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To: txhurl
A neighboring town has a magnificent CW statue. I pray that no one gets any ideas. I would join anyone taking a stand.
99 posted on 08/19/2017 7:18:14 PM PDT by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: gitmo

LOL post of the day


100 posted on 08/19/2017 7:36:57 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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