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JI7

(89,250 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 06:33 PM Oct 2018

White Woman Calls 911 on Black Kids Marching against Violence

the video shows nothing about her claims of a "riot".

<Local NewsWATCH: Woman calls 911 on community activist group

By eanne Roberts 

Updated: Oct 18, 2018 03:34 AM EDT

Video

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - A woman that called 911 on a group of adult and child community activists is now being referred to as "Gas Station Gail."

Marching in anti-violence t-shirts, Thrower says during their walk, many children participating got thirsty, so they stopped at the Murphy USA Express gas station in North Charleston off Rivers Avenue to get drinks and snacks.

He said they were there for not even five minutes, before a white woman called the cops on them for allegedly standing in front of the gas station. 

News 2 obtained the 911 calls that the woman made. 

"I mean it's like a riot out here," she said. 

That woman has now been identified Brenda Metz. Metz is the store manager of the Murphy Express. Initially when asked what was taking place, here's what was said to the 911 dispatcher:

911 dispatcher: "What are they doing?"

Brenda Metz: "They are just standing out here, they are guns down, chucktown, something?"

Later in the call she accused the group of destroying the gas station and causing a physical and verbal disturbance. 

"They keep turning the pumps off they're hitting the pumps down," Metz said.

When asked if she felt she was in danger, Metz said, "No, no we just want a police officer to get here.">

 https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/watch-woman-calls-911-on-community-activist-group/1532546702

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White Woman Calls 911 on Black Kids Marching against Violence (Original Post) JI7 Oct 2018 OP
She wants her all-white country back. eom guillaumeb Oct 2018 #1
"Guns down"? dawg day Oct 2018 #2
i think the group had already informed the cops they were going to March JI7 Oct 2018 #11
The child in the stroller did look dangerous. Croney Oct 2018 #3
What does guns down, chucktown mean ..... CatMor Oct 2018 #4
they were black JI7 Oct 2018 #5
In the video at the link provided... GReedDiamond Oct 2018 #6
Now I understand .... CatMor Oct 2018 #8
Yeah, that's what it looks like to me too...nt GReedDiamond Oct 2018 #9
Chucktown customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #7
What convenience store manager would not be terrified if a group of people, who were walking past, struggle4progress Oct 2018 #10

JI7

(89,250 posts)
11. i think the group had already informed the cops they were going to March
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 08:45 PM
Oct 2018

and cops had driven by a few times.

imagine if they didn't know that.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
4. What does guns down, chucktown mean .....
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 06:51 PM
Oct 2018

I'm from the north and don't understand that but she sure does sound stupid. She said she wasn't in danger and they were just standing out there so what was her problem.

GReedDiamond

(5,313 posts)
6. In the video at the link provided...
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 06:55 PM
Oct 2018

...one of the activists (an adult male) is interviewed, and he is wearing a t-shirt which reads "Guns Down, Chucktown."

Don't know the exact meaning of that, but there it is.

struggle4progress

(118,290 posts)
10. What convenience store manager would not be terrified if a group of people, who were walking past,
Tue Oct 23, 2018, 08:43 PM
Oct 2018

decided to come in to buy drinks and snacks?

It's just like something out of a ghost story!

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