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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 04:15 AM Nov 2020

Police respond to multiple incidents during 'Trump Train' mobile vehicle rally in Richmond

(CNN)Richmond Police Department officials responded to multiple incidents Sunday afternoon during a "Trump Train" mobile vehicle rally, according to a press release from the police department.

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Police were called after receiving a report of a person being pepper sprayed and gunfire striking a car, according to the release.

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An adult female reported being pepper sprayed by an unknown person in a vehicle, according to the release.

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Officers also responded to a report of an unoccupied vehicle being struck by gunfire, officials said in the release.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/11/02/us/richmond-trump-train/index.html

I was worried about this sort of thing happening after the election but it is starting before the election day.

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Police respond to multiple incidents during 'Trump Train' mobile vehicle rally in Richmond (Original Post) JonLP24 Nov 2020 OP
Trump's egging them on at his rallies every day. octoberlib Nov 2020 #1
Must have learned it from their teenagers doing "street takeovers" Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2020 #2
Many of the Cops ARE AWARE of the tRump* trains... Raster Nov 2020 #3
Pretty much and this in full, unadulterated ignorance of their power's origin..... jaxexpat Nov 2020 #7
They are also akin to the "my 401K looks pretty good" tRump* voter... Raster Nov 2020 #9
Arrest them. Those people are un-American rockfordfile Nov 2020 #4
A Trump Train intimidated voters in Southern California today. SunSeeker Nov 2020 #5
I heard them in Henrico SomedayKindaLove Nov 2020 #6
Distraction Bear Creek Nov 2020 #8
I wonder if tRump would be so enthusiastic if there was a Biden conga line riding around the mitch96 Nov 2020 #10

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
1. Trump's egging them on at his rallies every day.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 04:25 AM
Nov 2020

This doesn’t surprise. He’s calling them patriots.

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,743 posts)
2. Must have learned it from their teenagers doing "street takeovers"
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 04:27 AM
Nov 2020

Where they block off an intersection with their cars and a huge crowd cheers while they do-nuts(With kids hanging out the car window), races, and other stunts, until the cops show up, leaving behind a mess of burned rubber on the road.

The cops now monitor social media, looking for announcements of these gatherings, seems like they could do the same with Trump Trains.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
3. Many of the Cops ARE AWARE of the tRump* trains...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 04:32 AM
Nov 2020

... and refuse to do anything about them, in fact, they seem to offer encouragement.

The so-called pillars of law and order, rush to embrace the most lawless POTUS ever.

It's all about protecting and preserving power and privilege.

jaxexpat

(6,813 posts)
7. Pretty much and this in full, unadulterated ignorance of their power's origin.....
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:53 AM
Nov 2020

or the consequence of their privilege. It's the, "ah wake up ever mornin' an' it's uh goud thang fer me excep' sum wurds is hard to read an' numbers is hard too, uh-huh, ah hate big wurds, uh-huh".

And still, they vote. When they're finally able to rub the sleep crumbs from their eyes, they vote.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
9. They are also akin to the "my 401K looks pretty good" tRump* voter...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 07:36 AM
Nov 2020

...Yes, your 401K may look OK right now, but how about a year from now when tRump*s financial chickens come home to roost? And they will. The tRump* administration, the tRump* economy, the tRump* recovery, the tRump* ANYTHING is just a shell game, a political ponzi scheme, which falls apart if tRump* does not win to keep the con going.

SomedayKindaLove

(529 posts)
6. I heard them in Henrico
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:21 AM
Nov 2020

For a split second I thought of running to the street they were traveling and giving them a mock Heil Hitler, but figured the sarcasm would be lost and didn’t want to encourage them.

Bear Creek

(883 posts)
8. Distraction
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:54 AM
Nov 2020

I don't see how they are not considered parades. Also they are a roadway distraction. I had lights under one of my cars. I got told I couldn't turn them on by a cop because they were a roadway distraction. How could the flags, signs and trailer "floats" not be a distraction?

mitch96

(13,884 posts)
10. I wonder if tRump would be so enthusiastic if there was a Biden conga line riding around the
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:46 AM
Nov 2020

White house. Bumper to bumper around and around... THAT would drive him nutz.....
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