90 Miles From Tyranny : Omar: Minneapolis Protesters Were ‘Terrorized’ by National Guard and Police

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Omar: Minneapolis Protesters Were ‘Terrorized’ by National Guard and Police



Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) said Sunday that Minneapolis protesters who defied the governor's curfew orders Friday and Saturday night were "terrorized" by the National Guard and police enforcing the governor's orders.

"There really was also many people who chose to demonstrate and not abide by the curfew, who felt like they also were terrorized by the presence of tanks, by the presence of the National Guard and a militarized police," Omar said on ABC's This Week.

The Minneapolis protests, which started last week in response to the death of a black man held in police custody, took a violent turn Wednesday night when protesters burned and looted cars and businesses. On Thursday night, rioters set the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct on fire.

On Friday, Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.) ordered an 8 p.m. curfew and pleaded with protesters to abide by it, hoping to separate those who wished to incite violence from peaceful protesters. By Saturday morning, after repeated nights of violent clashes between police and protesters, Walz said in a press conference that the protests were pursuing destruction rather than justice.

"Let's be very clear, the situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear, and...



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3 comments:

Matthew Wall said...

Don't give this thing coverage. Just a photo with the note: "This thing married its brother."

Ritchie P said...

What a dumb bitch! I hope the looters are terrified. AND I hope the National Guard start using live ammo. They just might increase the intelligence level of the American gene pool!

Guttersnipe said...

Why is this invader still fucking breathing? Let's start stacking some fucking bodies.