11-05-2020, 04:15 AM
Both sides do it:
‘Count Every Vote’: Protests Over Ballot Tallies Sweep Through U.S. Cities
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/us/election-protests-portland-minnesota-arizona.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Calling on election officials to “count every vote,” protesters marched through the streets of several American cities on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s aggressive effort to challenge the vote count in Tuesday’s presidential election.
In Minneapolis, protesters blocked a freeway, prompting arrests. In Portland, hundreds gathered on the waterfront to protest the president’s attempted interventions in the vote count as a separate group protesting the police and urging racial justice surged through downtown, smashing shop windows and confronting police officers and National Guard troops.
Demonstrators Arrested In Minneapolis After Hundreds Walk Onto I-94 In Protest Of Election
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/11/04/demonstrators-taking-to-minneapolis-streets-to-protest-election-pandemic-recession/
Mayerle said the response from law enforcement is one that had been planned for weeks in the lead up to possible unrest stemming from the presidential election — which accounted for the swift response for several agencies.
Earlier this week, organizers said they were going to demonstrate regardless of the outcome of the election, using chants such as, “Don’t let Trump steal the election,” and, “A Biden win will not give the freedom we demand.”
Organizers said they want to see Biden win, but that it won’t immediately change the lives of oppressed people and all the issues they face.
On top of the election, the group said it’s fighting a trifecta of a pandemic, racism and the recession. There is also an underlying aspect of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Organizers said they wanted to channel that energy they have had since late May through Wednesday night and beyond.
NYC demonstrators set fires, clash with police in election protest; arrests reported
The NYPD said it has formed a Looting Task Force in Response to such activities
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-police-election-protests
‘Count Every Vote’: Protests Over Ballot Tallies Sweep Through U.S. Cities
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/05/us/election-protests-portland-minnesota-arizona.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Calling on election officials to “count every vote,” protesters marched through the streets of several American cities on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s aggressive effort to challenge the vote count in Tuesday’s presidential election.
In Minneapolis, protesters blocked a freeway, prompting arrests. In Portland, hundreds gathered on the waterfront to protest the president’s attempted interventions in the vote count as a separate group protesting the police and urging racial justice surged through downtown, smashing shop windows and confronting police officers and National Guard troops.
Demonstrators Arrested In Minneapolis After Hundreds Walk Onto I-94 In Protest Of Election
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/11/04/demonstrators-taking-to-minneapolis-streets-to-protest-election-pandemic-recession/
Mayerle said the response from law enforcement is one that had been planned for weeks in the lead up to possible unrest stemming from the presidential election — which accounted for the swift response for several agencies.
Earlier this week, organizers said they were going to demonstrate regardless of the outcome of the election, using chants such as, “Don’t let Trump steal the election,” and, “A Biden win will not give the freedom we demand.”
Organizers said they want to see Biden win, but that it won’t immediately change the lives of oppressed people and all the issues they face.
On top of the election, the group said it’s fighting a trifecta of a pandemic, racism and the recession. There is also an underlying aspect of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Organizers said they wanted to channel that energy they have had since late May through Wednesday night and beyond.
NYC demonstrators set fires, clash with police in election protest; arrests reported
The NYPD said it has formed a Looting Task Force in Response to such activities
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-police-election-protests
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