Sights and Sounds of the BLM Protests and Riots: Days 10–13
Henry Wolff, American Renaissance, June 8, 2020
Protests and riots over George Floyd’s death continue to rage. Here are prominent sights and sounds from the weekend’s festivities:
Portland, Oregon, was true to form:
Last night, violent protesters used lasers on police officers guarding the Justice Center in Portland while also pelting them with rocks, glass bottles, water balloons filled with paint, fireworks and more. #antifa #BlackLivesMatter #portlandriots pic.twitter.com/AX9Cc2eFL0
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 7, 2020
Video of when Portland Police hit a black bloc rioter w/a baton when s/he tried to fight police. There were hundreds of #antifa militants gathered outside the Justice Center attacking police w/projectiles. Police eventually moved in to clear them. pic.twitter.com/13y0RcsYTi
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 7, 2020
Hundreds of antifa and others stand off against police in Portland. They hurl bottles, rock, blades, lit fireworks and more at police. #antifa #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/VJbUecqBjY
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 6, 2020
Seattle police used tear gas after officers were attacked by rioters:
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and police Chief Carmen Best said Friday that tear gas wouldn’t be used during protests for at least 30 days except in life-threatening situations.
Two days later: pic.twitter.com/nJtsfGuSGk
— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) June 8, 2020
A Hispanic man tried to drive his car along a street occupied by protesters. He shot a man who reached into his car:
A man in Seattle drove through a crowd and hit a barricade, injuring one. When he exited his car, he flashed a gun, and everyone ran. No one tried to stop him. Guess who fixed that situation.
The cops fixed that situation. They disarmed and arrested him.pic.twitter.com/tWl41KU1Zt
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 8, 2020
Many protests by day were peaceful:
Okay this is LA’s #BlackLivesMatter protest today.
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 8, 2020
This officer went prostrate in solidarity with the protesters:
In an incredibly powerful moment, Police Chief Michael Shaw, urged by chanting, joins the crowd laying face down on the pavement @telegramdotcom pic.twitter.com/nkuDPeODzo
— Ashley Green (@agreenphotog) June 6, 2020
The Minneapolis mayor debased himself, but the crowd wasn’t satisfied:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey showed up today at the protests. He was asked if he would commit to abolishing/defunding the police. Incredible to witness crowd hold him directly accountable. Man did a literal walk of shame. pic.twitter.com/v645mfIZHt
— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) June 6, 2020
Some whites engaged in Biblical atonement:
Video of whites (including police officers) literally washing the feet of black activists as an act of repentance “on behalf of caucasian people” in Cary, NC pic.twitter.com/kxIe2aNVrz
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) June 8, 2020
Senator Mitt Romney joined a march:
“Mitt Romney is marching with a group of nearly 1,000 Christians to the White House. Here he is on video saying why he’s walking: “… to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter”” — video via https://t.co/WFQIxHhzNr pic.twitter.com/F738FCek85
— Memelord (@dailydigger19) June 7, 2020
The left-libertarian Cato Institute is seemingly concerned that protesters won’t honor its property rights:
Ancapistan has surrendered pic.twitter.com/hhRJl30Jbb
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 8, 2020
A white man speaking at a D.C. protest said he was mourning George Floyd but not his recently deceased grandfather:
A white man takes the mic at the BLM protest at the White House — apologizes for his privilege, says his grandfather died 2 days ago but he is not grieving for him but for George Floyd.
He justifies “burning shit down.” No other protestor has mentioned such a thing today. pic.twitter.com/czKyrH8kfz
— Anna Slatz | အန်နာ (@YesThatAnna) June 8, 2020
A Marxist black nationalist was a hit at a Chicago protest:
Today, congressional Democrats wore kente cloth and knelt in honor of George Floyd:
“I’m not racist, I have black friends” in visual form pic.twitter.com/OK4YWCDZbT
— Barry 🇺🇸 (@TotalToughScene) June 8, 2020
There were protests and riots in Europe as well. Police in the UK were forced to flee:
UK: Police arrive at Whitehall to quell a protest over racist policing, are sent fleeing as protestors chase them. pic.twitter.com/fowomP69zd
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) June 7, 2020
“Churchill was a racist”
(UK) “They’ve defaced Churchill!” — video via https://t.co/ORH94uN3Aq pic.twitter.com/etYp07USNH
— Memelord (@dailydigger19) June 7, 2020
In Bristol, England, a statue of Edward Colston fared even worse:
Meanwhile, in Bristolpic.twitter.com/VXCpoAP3Th
— Old Holborn ✘ (@Holbornlolz) June 7, 2020
UK : Bristol
Statue torn down & thrown into a river. They’re not going to stop at tearing down our statues. pic.twitter.com/EZWyVVVc4C
— Strucker ⚪️ (@BaronStrucker) June 7, 2020
There was rioting and looting in Brussels:
(BRUSSELS) “For half an hour cat and mouse game between young people and the police, windows of shops are smashed at the Porte de Namur, the police carry out charges on groups that are enclosed on 2 sides, young people throw material at the police.” — via https://t.co/YZN5PbGQ1O pic.twitter.com/pLKz7wU5Cp
— Memelord (@dailydigger19) June 7, 2020
Ceci n’est pas les États-Unis, mais bien la Belgique – Bruxelles aujourd’hui.
Libre à vous de commenter…#BlackLivesMattters pic.twitter.com/xp9rFhXWSI— Waleed Al-husseini (@W_Alhusseini) June 7, 2020
BLM à Bruxelles, une horde.
Littéralement une horde.pic.twitter.com/RO6Kp3WTmc
— Odysseus (@Odyseion) June 7, 2020
Police partout. Vuitton nulle part ! #BlackLivesMattters #BLMBelgium #Bruxelles https://t.co/1P0daGOytx
— pierrebxl (@pierrebxl) June 7, 2020