As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence
Source: Associated Press
President Donald Trump has characterized those clashing with law enforcement after George Floyds death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer as organized, radical-left thugs engaging in domestic terrorism, an assertion repeated by Attorney General William Barr. Some Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, initially tried to blame out-of-state far-right infiltrators for the unrest before walking back those statements.
There is scant evidence either is true.
The Associated Press analyzed court records, employment histories, social media posts and other sources of information for 217 people arrested last weekend in Minneapolis and the District of Columbia, two cities at the epicenter of the protests across the United States.
Rather than outside agitators, more than 85% of those arrested by police were local residents. Of those charged with such offenses as curfew violations, rioting and failure to obey law enforcement, only a handful appeared to have any affiliation with organized groups.
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sakabatou
(42,146 posts)Skid Rogue
(711 posts)Does antifa even exist? If it does, can someone please link to past cases of violence they've been involved with. I've searched for them with no luck. I find quotes of folks saying violence might be needed at some point, but that's it.
I'm starting to feel like antifa is nothing more than people taking Woody Allen at the cocktail party in "Manhattan" seriously. (I know I should hate the man, but I can't hate his movies.)
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