Posted on 06/02/2020 4:04:51 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Agitators behind the rioting that has paralyzed the country over the past week want to move into more suburban areas, a government intelligence source has told Fox News.
Much of the worry stems from the notion that many in well-armed, suburban, and rural neighborhoods won't hesitate to exercise their Second Amendment rights and elevated anxieties could lead to heavy confrontation.
"Antifa knows this," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "Local and state authorities have to get a grip on this because if it moves to the suburbs, more people will die."
Several analysts pointed to places that have served as something of "testbed" locations – including Madison, Wis., which was ransacked Saturday night, along with quiet pockets of Charleston, S.C.
While it remains murky as to who exactly is behind the ongoing turbulence taking place in dozens of cities nationwide, much of the finger-pointing has been directed toward Antifa, a radical left-wing anti-fascist outfit.
But most officials and analysts have surmised that there a number of players and agendas with regards to the rioting, which has overshadowed the peaceful protests calling out racial inequalities and police brutality directed toward African-Americans.
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I’ll bet most of these kids are from suburbia. Riot all night, then they go back to their parents basement and sleep all day.
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They can certainly go for the gentrified neighborhoods though, and they probably will. They’ve always been angry about losing their urban blight.
You’ve got to give rioters a metaphorical whiff o’ the grape to get them to understand the game they’re playing and if a few must die they bring it to themselves. The French police seem to understand this better than US. You have to put THEM on their knees and make them kneel for an hour or be beaten. That’s how you dominate.
But really, shooting a few “pour l’encourager les autres” is “de rigeur” for any riot.
So do you think marching down the middle of a mostly white suburban street screeching black power protests and turning over wheelie bins and vandalizing cars would be reason enough to shoot somebody? No, those inclined must be given room for destruction. Because there are too many people in prison already.
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No, but assault with a deadly weapon (ie. bricks or NFA other explosive devices ) would ...
And as for the other “peaceful protesters”, they should all be locked up for violating the various blue state COVID-19 orders which apply to churches ....
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