BREAKING: "Liberate Michigan" protest tries to force its way into Legislative Chamber

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[SoonerPride]

1. If these had been Black Lives Matter protestors they would have been shot on site.

White privilege is a thing.

[malaise]

18. THIS

is the truth

[marble falls]

29. Only because it is the truth. And it has happened ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-28848692/ferguson-unrest-police-used-tear-gas-on-peaceful-protesters

Ferguson unrest: Police 'used tear gas on peaceful protesters'

The US attorney general is to travel to the riot-hit town of Ferguson, as the federal authorities step up efforts to restore calm after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

Eric Holder will go to the town on Wednesday to meet officials in charge of a federal investigation into the killing of Michael Brown on 9 August.

President Barack Obama urged the local community to "try to unite".

Professor Stefan Bradley of St Louis University witnessed a police stand-off with protesters overnight, and described what he saw to the BBC.

19 Aug 2014

[marble falls]

32. Or this ...

A prayer vigil in honour of Keith Lamont Scott, who was shot by the police on Tuesday, turned into a violent protest in Charlotte, North Carolina, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency, as riot gear-wearing police fired tear gas at demonstrators who threw bottles at police, blocked the interstate, threw objects at passing cars, jumped on vehicles, looted, vandalized a Hyatt hotel and attacked its employees.


IMAGE: Two women embrace while looking at a police officer in uptown Charlotte, NC during a protest of the police shooting of Keith Scott. Photograph: Jason Miczek/Reuters

One of the protesters was in critical condition and on life support after being shot by another civilian.
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“Governor Pat McCrory has declared a State of Emergency upon the request Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney,” read a statement from the governor’s office. “The governor has also initiated efforts to deploy the North Carolina National Guard and the State Highway Patrol to assist local law enforcement.”

Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney initially reported that a person shot during the protest had died, but city officials later posted a Twitter message saying the individual had been hospitalized in critical condition on life support.

The city also said the gunshot was fired by one civilian at another, not by police. A police officer was also being treated for injuries suffered during Wednesday’s protests, it said.

The flashpoint for Charlotte’s unrest was Tuesday’s fatal police shooting of Keith Scott, 43, who according to police was armed with a handgun and refused officers’ orders to drop the weapon. His family and a witness to the shooting said Scott was holding a book, not a firearm.

The latest trouble began with a peaceful rally that turned violent after several hundred chanting demonstrators marched through downtown with brief stops at a black church, police headquarters and a large entertainment venue called the EpiCentre.

[ismnotwasm]

28. Yup

[Bettie]

31. Truth

but these are white dude bros with guns, so they get to do what they want...

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Were these people armed?

The police need to clear that space if they are. Funny the governor of Michigan is more popular in the polls than their beloved president.

[CottonBear]

3. This is scary. I hope the police can protect the legislators.

No one has on a mask.

[Alacritous Crier]

4. Let me get this straight...

Armed vigilantes take over a government building and not are not shot at or arrested??

Boy, that white privilege is something else...

[gibraltar72]

5. Imagine if Muslim terrorists were spreading a deadly virus.

[Mister Ed]

8. Heavily-armed Muslim terrorists, spreading a deadly virus and threatening legislators in the capitol

Imagine.

[Hoyt]

6. Time they start incarcerating these armed white wing terrorists.

[still_one]

13. exactly

[idziak4ever1234]

7. Arrest them and hold them in custody until November 4

[Dawson Leery]

9. If they were Muslims, there would be no tolerance for this.

[LakeArenal]

10. Remember peaceful protesters getting maced directly in their eyes.

It’s white RW privilege. Peaceful protester run down by a RW driver and killed.

Talk about two America’s.

[Jake Stern]

11. Declare it a rebellion

Call out the National Guard!

[58Sunliner]

12. I count about 100-150 of them. Why can't they be arrested??

Why the fuck do they allow this????

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

14. Because its legal

Michigan is an open carry state. Its legal in the Capitol building. Armed protesters in the building has been a regular thing for at least 10 years now.

[Demsrule86]

16. Well it should end when the Democrats get the legislature which they will.

[58Sunliner]

19. There must be a law about unruly/nuisance in public, no permit, or something.

If they were black, they'd find a way.

[still_one]

15. They should be, but I am wondering if they want to be arrested, and viewed as

"heros"

This is possibly a prelude to an insurrection from a minority, and I sure hope we are prepared for it

[qazplm135]

23. of course they do

best thing to do is not report on this stuff and deny them the oxygen they crave.

[still_one]

25. You might not be able to, especially if they start comitting violence and hurting people

[qazplm135]

30. If they do that then you arrest them

and you throw the book at them.

[Progressive Jones]

17. Why are the lowest always the noisiest? nt

[superpatriotman]

20. Larper phonies

Putin’s little flag-humping useful idiots

[ITower68]

21. This same brand of rightwing brats tried this in Virginia

Those armed militias tried to intimidate our legislators into not passing common sense gun control. Guess what. We weren't afraid of those Fake Patriots with their guns and confederate traitor flags. We passed it anyway. Governor of Michigan will stay strong against these fools too

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. Good Lord. nt

[marble falls]

27. A Texan here that supports 'that woman'.

[marble falls]

26. I can't stand it anymore. I hope they all get coughed on by one of their own.

[fishwax]

33. I'm old enough to remember an African-American knelt in protest at

a football gane and the right-wing noise machine lost its lottle hive mind. And here we have armed protestors searmong a state capitol building because they can't wander the gardening aisle while shopping for food at wal mart in the middle of the largets global health crisis in 100 years. Seems kinda disproportionate.

[Vinca]

35. Why are some of them wearing masks if it's safe enough to reopen?