Cops face off with protesters at California's Capitol as they demand end to stay-at-home order
Source: Sacramento Bee
Demonstrators scuffled with uniformed law enforcement officers in a vivid and tense protest at Californias state Capitol on Friday. At least one person was arrested just before 1 p.m. as protesters lurched toward California Highway Patrol officers that had lined across the west steps of the building to prevent them from entering.
Defying Gov. Gavin Newsoms stay-at-home order and a CHP ban on protests on state properties, hundreds of demonstrators descended on the landmark downtown Sacramento building to demand the reopening of schools, businesses and churches despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The demonstration started peacefully. By noon, at least 500 cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs and vans were circling the Capitol, honking horns, waving flags American flags, banners for Trump and the Gadsden flag that reads Dont Tread on Me in a procession so clogged it was taking nearly an hour to circle the complex.
At least 400 people were gathered together on the steps and lawn, and dozens of CHP officers formed a line as the crowd chanted U.S.A. and edged toward them. Just before 12:30 p.m., the CHPs Capitol Detail ordered the demonstrators to disperse from the steps of the building or face arrest, citing health and safety codes.
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Squinch
(51,053 posts)No telling what those morons are carrying.
Maraya1969
(22,507 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Those covidiots and infectriots are really acting like drunk monkeys, lab monkeys that is. Monkey see, monkey do.
They should roll out some nice AstroTurf to protest on.
They loves them that virus. Go COVID! I mean, USA! USA! USA! Utterly Stupid Americans.
I keep hearing that these demonstrations are tiny. 500 not tiny.
Mr.Bill
(24,334 posts)it's microscopic.
Lulu KC
(2,574 posts)Thank you. I needed that.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)Or, Native American's protesting the invasion of their sacred lands, shoot them with water cannons and sound weapons.
Arrest these fucking dangerous idiots with guns and no brains!!!!
turbinetree
(24,726 posts)SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)and put down these rabid dogs.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)Only fools who think COVID a hoax will go blithely onward
Squinch
(51,053 posts)bluestarone
(17,067 posts)A CIVIL WAR!
SunSeeker
(51,745 posts)PSPS
(13,621 posts)In other words, millions counter-protested by staying at home as they should and trump got his campaign rally and free advertising from the media.
SunSeeker
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Disobey a peace officer and see what happens to you if you're black or brown.
Alacritous Crier
(3,820 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)The same wish as my sister and half the people I know...come on, you KNOW what I wish for the Covidiots. And we don't feel badly for wishing it either.
Bengus81
(6,936 posts)Watch those Trump loving MAGOTS scatter and laugh all the while.
Bengus81
(6,936 posts)Kick their asses and then LOCK THEM UP!
TheFourthMind
(343 posts)eissa
(4,238 posts)"you shitty ass fucking Nazis!"
niyad
(113,628 posts)csziggy
(34,139 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)As they're being put in the back seat...
Let trump pay for their defense.
ancianita
(36,160 posts)Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)They are so outnumbered here that if they really tried anything they would get steamrolled. They're loud and noisy, but at the end of the day, they are nothing.
ancianita
(36,160 posts)traction for bloody donnie. Firing up the right wing of CA doesn't take much.
Newsom needs to shut them down if they're "nothing."
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)And get the rest of them fired up too.
reACTIONary
(5,789 posts)meow2u3
(24,774 posts)Those Trumpist terrorists endangered the lives of the troopers, especially if it turns out that one or more of the insurrectionists are COVID-19 positive. They were warned to disperse or face arrest (thank God IOKIYAR didn't apply here). So those entitled brats should be treated as peaceful protesters, but rather trespassers at best and terrorist at worst.
alp227
(32,065 posts)their protest prompted the state legislature to send to Governor Ronald Reagan's desk the Mulford Act that restricted open carry.
noneof_theabove
(410 posts)the anti-MAGAT Dispersal Unit
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When that bad boy gets in view the will crap the titty-whities looking for a place to hide.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)intimidation done right!