Yep, the other thing that is important but hard to calibrate is what is actually reported when there is coverage. You know you see all these reports where- for example- certain networks covered hunter only ten per cent as much as others or that msnbc covered the kavanaugh hearing every bit as much as fox, blah, blah, blah. But what did they do with that time? Oh, they talked over the kavanaugh hearing with editorial comments trashing him the whole time, and in the limited coverage of the Joe Biden corruprtion scandal all their time was committed to dismissing it as trump conspiracy that has no evidence. etc. etc. Going back to the riots - I saw an article or heard a report the other day that said that AP/associated press had instructed all of its affiliate news sources to not use the terms "riots" and "looters" because those are trump narrative terms. C'MON MAN!!!!!
Yup, and we are informed by "the experts" that you can't get covid at a riot so, once again, Joe is showing Trump how it should be done safely.
Many Seattle protesters arrested are white, from other cities, analysis finds Half of the protesters arrested in Seattle are white and two thirds are from other cities, study finds https://www.king5.com/article/news/...ests/281-908cad06-29be-408a-9093-3f45941bc039 hen violence erupted in downtown Seattle in late May, Ed Little was disturbed by the images of looting and violence he saw on television. “I thought it was crazy. That shouldn’t be happening at all,” said Little, who believed that peaceful protests against police brutality were hijacked by criminals. Weeks later, there was a knock at the door of Little’s Everett apartment when police came to arrest his 25-year-old son and search the family’s apartment. “It’s hard to believe. We don’t know Jake like that. It’s not the kind of boy he is,” Little said. In September, federal prosecutors accused Jacob Little of stealing an M4 rifle from the back of a charred Seattle police vehicle on May 30 during riots that broke out that weekend over the death of George Floyd. In documents charging Little with possession of a stolen firearm, investigators say a tipster led them to Little, an employee at a janitorial service in Mukilteo who worked a second, part-time job at an appliance store to help support his parents. Little has no prior criminal record and has pleaded “not guilty” to the federal charges. “He’s not a troublemaker. Not normally. He doesn’t go out looking for trouble,” said a baffled Ed Little. A KING 5 Investigators analysis of nearly 100 arrest records related to the Seattle protests shows that Jacob Little fits the typical profile of the people accused of veering into criminal activity. The suspects are mostly white men who came into Seattle from communities outside the city to commit their crimes. Of 95 cases obtained from public records requests and through court filings, KING 5 found: 48% of suspects are white 18% of suspects are black 28% of cases race was undetermined or not listed 32% of suspects listed Seattle as hometown Kelly Jackson is another young, white suburbanite who has been charged by federal prosecutors with tossing Molotov cocktails into Seattle police vehicles in late May. Jackson, who was fired from his job as a plumber’s assistant at Jim Dandy Sewer and Plumbing after his arrest, lives in Edmonds. Court records show the 20-year-old was awaiting trial on three burglary cases in Snohomish county court when Seattle police and FBI investigators caught up with him. Since 2018, county prosecutors have accused Jackson of breaking into an Edmonds ferry toll booth, a marijuana shop just outside the city, and a Stanwood animal rescue facility where he’s accused of walking off with a nearly 100-pound Rottweiler in the middle of the night. “I wish I knew. We don’t know,” said Noah Center Executive Director Stacie Ventura, when asked about Jackson’s alleged motive for the canine heist. In federal charging documents, local police recounted their many run-ins with Jackson and described him as “anti-law enforcement.” Jackson pleaded “not guilty” to the charges he’s facing. His father declined to speak to KING 5 when reached at the Edmonds home where Jackson lives with his parents. “He definitely doesn’t seem to have an issue vandalizing and breaking into businesses and destroying other people’s property,” Ventura said. A white, Kirkland teen is charged is one of the most disturbing social media videos of the protests. Jacob Greenburg, 19, is accused of smashing a metal baseball bat into the head of Seattle police officer Jose Jimenez on Capitol Hill on September 23. Investigators say the officer’s bike helmet likely saved his life. Greenburg is the stepson of former Kirkland State Representative Laura Ruderman, who did not respond to a message seeking comment. Greenburg’s attorney said in court that his client is the victim of mistaken identity. When they charged Greenburg a month after the assault, court documents revealed text messages in which Greenburg and a friend allegedly conspired to set fires around SPD’s east precinct and glorified the assault on Jimenez. “Wish he didn’t have a helmet on lol,” Greenburg texted his friend, Danielle McMillan, according to charging documents. McMillan, a 29-year-old real estate agent from Woodinville, is also charged with arson as a co-defendant. Because responses to public records requests have been slowed by the pandemic, KING 5’s compilation of arrest data is far from complete. For instance, the numbers do not include most of the 261 people that the Seattle City Attorney’s Office estimates have been arrested for suspected misdemeanor charges, such as obstruction and failure to disperse. Spokesperson Dan Nolte says city prosecutors have declined to charge 143 suspects and about 110 others are awaiting charging decisions. Of eight cases where charges have been filed, the city attorney’s office dismissed the complaints in six. However, the arrest reports that KING 5 did obtain include Seattle police arrest records from the first week of violence starting in May, 24 cases from felony filings by the King County prosecutor’s office, and eight criminal cases filed by federal prosecutors. The records indicate the common thread among most suspects is their hostility toward government, the police, and corporate America. “You can’t help but want to see the demise of corporate society,” Jeremiah Hilbert told KING 5, days after he pleaded guilty to looting the downtown Seattle Old Navy store. Hilbert said he was mistreated by his landlord and lost stable housing at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. He said police and public service agencies would not help him. When he saw the rioting unfold downtown, he said his anger got the worst of him. “Not that it was right. I would certainly say I would not do it again,” Hilbert said. Records show that people from near and far brought their grievances into Seattle. Teenager Desmond David-Pitts, accused of setting fire to the east police precinct, flew in from Alaska days after he protested Anchorage police who shot and killed his brother. Margaret A. Channon, accused of torching police cars, was reported as a missing person out of Texas and popped up in the middle of the Seattle protests. Al Talaga of Auburn is a felon accused of possessing a handgun as he allegedly burglarized the downtown “Sneaker City” store. Federal charging documents say Talaga justified the looting by telling officers “…I know that my tax dollar that I’m paying, I’m taking it right back.” Hilbert agreed that all he saw as crowds of looters and vandals ran through the downtown core was anger at the police and the corporate world. “To me, it’s just class warfare,” he said.
Just as a follow-up.... Raleigh is no longer putting up with this ANTIFA crap, On Friday police put up barricades all over downtown and showed up in full riot gear. The mayor set a curfew. They also put up barriers on every route into downtown and pulled over every suspicious car (which is every car when everyone else is smartly staying away). They took id information from every person in vehicles after the stops and told them all public parking was closed downtown. If you do not live downtown or have a business there -- then leave. For the several dozen ANTIFA rioters who managed to make it to their meeting point in a downtown pocket park -- dozens of police showed up in force and pointed to the signs that the park closes at sunset. Leave or be arrested for trespassing. Due to all of this the ANTIFA rioters cancelled their riot. Their latest Twitter handle is "Smash Racism Raleigh" sent out tweets that the "march" has been cancelled and police were pulling people out of their cars. The night ended with no arrests and one seat belt violation ticket. The mayor made a speech that evening where the basic summary is "We are not putting up with this shiat anymore". After quiet Friday night, Raleigh Mayor cancels curfew https://www.wral.com/after-quiet-friday-night-raleigh-mayor-cancels-curfew/19361478/ A curfew has been lifted across the city of Raleigh, Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin announced on Saturday morning. Baldwin announced the curfew on Friday afternoon ahead of planned protests in downtown Raleigh. The curfew was scheduled to run from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Saturday. One protest was over the police shooting and killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man in Philadelphia. That protest had been planned from 3 to 6 p.m. on Fayetteville Street but was canceled after the curfew was called and police were deployed downtown. A second protest was set to begin at about 7:30 p.m. at LeVelle Moton Park on East Lane Street was also canceled around 8 p.m., according to the group Smash Racism Raleigh. At around 7:30 p.m., about 50 people gathered at the park. There has been a heavy law enforcement presence in the area Friday night with barricades put up around the courthouse and Capitol building, similar to the ones put up for previous protests. Many downtown businesses also boarded up in anticipation of vandalism during the protests. Raleigh police did not charge or arrest anyone for trespassing, according to officials. One person was cited for a seatbelt violation. "Most people feel empathy toward the whole equality issue and want to do something about it," Baldwin said. "[But] everybody is still remembering May. It's hard to forget – our downtown still is in recovery mode." The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests in May. In Raleigh, some of those protests led to vandalism, looting and arson downtown. To break up the demonstrators, Raleigh Police used foam bullets and tear gas. "Every time we have a protest with vandalism, it angers people," Baldwin said. "What we want to see is peaceful protests. We want to protect your constitutional rights, but we also want to respect others just like you want to be respected." Police have been going door to door downtown this week to warn businesses and nearby neighborhoods about the protests, handing out fliers and encouraging people to enable any security cameras they have, to close and secure doors and to be alert. “It just said that (Friday) night, there’s a protest, and it was a black flier with a pumpkin on it,” said Debra Hison, who lives in the historic Oakwood neighborhood. Hison said police stopped by her house Thursday morning to warn her about protests possibly getting out of hand. She said this was the first time she’s seen Raleigh police approach her for something like this and said she plans on staying home. “I’m going to see what’s going to happen, but I really have no control over what people are doing,” she said. “[It's] just to let us know the details and size, but they just wanted to keep us informed ahead of the curve,” Oakwood resident Tedd Weigele said about the notice. The Raleigh Police Department said it will provide security, crowd control and traffic direction. State Capitol Police placed some 300 gates around the Capital for security. Employees at several downtown businesses said police also warned them about potential protests, but some business owners didn't want to speak publicly for fear of being targeted Friday night. For the fourth time since May, businesses downtown boarded up their windows Friday morning in preparation for the protests. Reliable Jewelry & Loan on Wilmington Street had major damage and looting during protests in late May, and owner Alan Horwitz said he has since installed special glass that won't shatter. Still, his staff was putting up boards. "We've upgraded our security measures, which I never thought I would have to do in downtown Raleigh. But right now, everything is so unpredictable, and I don't want to take any more chances," said Horwitz, whose family has owned the store since the 1930s. "We're just getting tired of having to take these precautions every time something happens in a different city," he said. "None of us have a problem with marching and protesting as long as it's not taken to that other level of affecting business owners who have done nothing wrong." Baldwin called on protesters to demonstrate peacefully. "I am praying for peace and grace. We need that right now," she said. "We need to bring our community together, not tear it apart. Destroying property doesn't do that. It has the opposite effect." Weigele said he’s not too concerned and welcomes the right to protest. "I don't feel like anyone needs to board up or anything but just keeping an eye on everything," he said. "To me it's a beautiful thing ... people able to practice democracy. But there's obviously a lot of tension, so I feel everybody's pain." Downtown Raleigh Alliance officials said they were aware of the possible protests and had sent a memo to many business owners to warn them and provide tips on how to protect themselves and their business if things get out of hand.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-million-kenosha-shooting-charges/6128801002/ 2M bail During a Zoom hearing, Court Commissioner Loren Keating said he considered Rittenhouse a flight risk, given the fact he faces decades or life in prison if convicted, and might have help of thousands of supporters nationwide if he decide not to return to court.
ANTIFA just wants to tear down America. They don't care who won the Presidential election... Antifa Yell 'F*** Trump, F*** Biden' as They March Through Streets of Washington, D.C. on Election Night https://www.newsweek.com/antifa-march-through-washington-dc-1544676 Videos circulating on social media early Wednesday morning showed large numbers of antifa and Black Lives Matter protesters marching in the streets near the White House, chanting "F*** Trump! F*** Biden!" With the outcome of the election between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden still unclear, videos showed the protesters who took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on election night also reportedly chanting "no more presidents." Some videos showed protesters setting off fireworks in the streets of the U.S. capital. Another showed protesters curse at police patrol cars moving through the area. Elijah Schaffer, a Blaze TV reporter, shared a video on Twitter showing people dressed in black marching in the streets chanting "F*** Trump!" And "F*** Biden!" Some carried a large banner that said: "Burn down the American Plantation." "Antifa have mobilized in very large numbers and they are marching to an unknown location," Schaffer wrote in a tweet late Tuesday night, adding that they wore gas masks while some carried weapons and shields. (More at above url)