16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally

[livingston]

16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally

undreds of pro-Trump demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed Saturday at a “Patriots Day” rally in Berkeley, the third time the two groups engaged in violent confrontations on city streets in recent months.

Fistfights broke out near Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, where Trump supporters had scheduled a rally. Fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown into the crowd, and a few demonstrators were doused with pepper spray.


Both groups threw rocks and sticks at each other and used a large trash bin as a battering ram as the crowd moved around the perimeter of the park. One bank boarded up its ATM machines before the rally as a precaution.

Sixteen people were arrested, said Officer Jennifer Coats of the Berkeley Police Department. Nine people were injured, with six taken to a hospital for treatment, including one stabbing victim, she said.

16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally

 

[E the massive]

This crap is still going on? Christ get over it. And yes, I don't have TV or listen to news on the radio.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Berkeley protests see pro- and anti-Trump clashes | Daily Mail Online


This looks like a frigging all out melee. Look at the pictures. Are you kidding?

The best quote "as law enforcement watched nearby" wtf are you kidding me????

As time goes by I have less and less confidence for the survival of this union.

 

[Uninformed and Compliant]

Huh. Oath Keepers are now an "alt right" group. Who knew!

 

[livingston]

 

[livingston]

 

[Paxal]

16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally

undreds of pro-Trump demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed Saturday at a “Patriots Day” rally in Berkeley, the third time the two groups engaged in violent confrontations on city streets in recent months.

Fistfights broke out near Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, where Trump supporters had scheduled a rally. Fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown into the crowd, and a few demonstrators were doused with pepper spray.


Both groups threw rocks and sticks at each other and used a large trash bin as a battering ram as the crowd moved around the perimeter of the park. One bank boarded up its ATM machines before the rally as a precaution.

Sixteen people were arrested, said Officer Jennifer Coats of the Berkeley Police Department. Nine people were injured, with six taken to a hospital for treatment, including one stabbing victim, she said.

16 arrested as hundreds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash at Berkeley rally

The thing of it is, is, the Pro Trump rally was scheduled - then the Anitfa demonstration was scheduled just so they could go try to light something off. Both got permits from the city - where does the blame lie you think??? Seems obvious that the city clerks knew what would happen and were good with it.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

This is the shit you see in a communist 3rd world country before a civil war starts.

 

[Celt]

I wish the article said-

When scheduled trump rally was interrupted by a counter protest, trump supporters beat the ever living crap out of the snowflakes.

 

[Darth]

They threw firecrackers and pepper sprayed Lauren Southern.

 

[prambo]

And, another politically motivated "stand down" order from libtard pols? If the reporter-LE conversation is true, it certainly of political origins. Or are Berkeley cops given a leftist "litmus test" before hiring?

VIDEO: Berkeley cops sit in patrol car and watch as Trump supporters attacked - The American Mirror

 

[tirwin1]

I'm sure the left wing assholes are full of tough talk about "resistance" and "blood in the streets." Let's see if they talk so tough when they are confronted with real resistance and their own blood.

I would prefer it if the two sides could march peacefully and be content with insulting each other from a safe distance. But if the local cops just look away when the left wingers attack, then I am perfectly fine with the pro-trump people beating the living hell out of them.

 

[Shadow2]

Police are under no obligation to protect you. I mean we already know this.

Your next March wear a body cam and document your self defense.

 

[spat]

And, another politically motivated "stand down" order from libtard pols? If the reporter-LE conversation is true, it certainly of political origins. Or are Berkeley cops given a leftist "litmus test" before hiring?

VIDEO: Berkeley cops sit in patrol car and watch as Trump supporters attacked - The American Mirror

So, what would happen to an honest officer who bucked orders and arrested someone for felony assault after personally witnessing them commit it ?

I can only imagine the shitstorm the union could raise over any reprisal they attempted to bring.

If the union can't or won't defend an officer in such a situation, then WTF are you guys paying them for ?

 

[Podmonkey]

I'll tell you this, while it has long been a personal policy to fly low under the radar and away from trouble, if confronted with this kind of nonsense I'll not be bothering with sticks. My skills and capabilities improve with each passing month. As does my preparedness. To me ANTIFA are black silhouettes on a range.

 

[livingston]

 

[prambo]

Police are under no obligation to protect you. I mean we already know this.

Your next March wear a body cam and document your self defense.

Not being insulting, and just making a general comment:

Then why the fuck does LE even show up? The "under no obligation to protect", IIRC, is for random incidents when 5-0 isn't even present. If they are there, and do not stop illegal activity, regardless of who does it, they are derelict in their duties, or are on an "official" stand-down.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

More chatter that the far left whackos want to take it up a notch.

There Will Be Blood: Left Prepares For War After Berkeley Beat Down: “Combat Training, Better Equipment, Guns…”

I don't see this de-escalating

 

[Podmonkey]

More chatter that the far left whackos want to take it up a notch.

There Will Be Blood: Left Prepares For War After Berkeley Beat Down: “Combat Training, Better Equipment, Guns…”

I don't see this de-escalating

Those dumb fucks don't know what war means. Not until they are caught in a crossfire of ranged precision fire. Then they will understand that modern warfare means never seeing the one that kills you.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Post WWII China, the anti-fascist were the Communist. Mao rising. They wore red bandannas to identify themselves and were known as rednecks. Now they wear black hoodies and cover their faces with their black bandannas. Their leaders are the Soros and Clinton's of the world.

Addendum:
Many of the followers would blindly run into combat and die based upon the words of their new leaders (and promises.) Those that survived the war and then the revolution ended up on collective farms or ended up working in the state factories. Many died of starvation while their "leaders" lived in lavish state funded housing. These black hoodie, covered face bandanna people are the parties pawns and don't realize it. The little shits aren't even smart enough to raise their own food. The leadership-left has convinced them to fight the right and do their dirty work. They'll be screwed over as soon as the left takes total power.

The black hoodie people call themselves "anti-fascist". I don't see fascist, I see anti-communist and capitalist opposing them.