https://www.facebook.com/Bl0CK/videos/10158075755008964/?d=n

not sure if you will be able to view this but here is what it looked like in Columbus at about 1030 or so 

I guess they are now macing people. We left at just the right time 

posted by justincredible

What'd Roast Beef ever do to you?

Well, it's definitely ROAST beef now.

posted by geeblock

I guess they are now macing people. We left at just the right time 

You're not kidding. Holy shit. How were things going before they started macing?

https://twitter.com/maddiemcgarvey/status/1266786824040693763

that is US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, City council president Shannon Hardin, and Franklin county commissioner Kevin Boyce getting maced  along with a young un identified young white female. From what I understand they were protesting peacefully. Looks like it’s going to be a long night now. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail 

posted by justincredible

You're not kidding. Holy shit. How were things going before they started macing?

https://twitter.com/maddiemcgarvey/status/1266786824040693763

Real calm and peaceful chanting.. if u look up a few posts before I posted my Facebook live.. I left about 20 min after that was taken cause they crowd was getting big and we had my 16 year old niece with us 

I've been scouring twitter looking at everything I can from Columbus, and you're right, everything looked fine. It's like the cops are trying to escalate so they can really start cracking skulls.

posted by geeblock

that is US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, City council president Shannon Hardin, and Franklin county commissioner Kevin Boyce getting maced  along with a young un identified young white female. From what I understand they were protesting peacefully. Looks like it’s going to be a long night now. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail 

This look pretty outrageous.

That cop is going to have a bad time once his identity is made public.

posted by justincredible

This look pretty outrageous.

That cop is going to have a bad time once his identity is made public.

From what I heard from people that were there last night and was reported from 10 tv. That the riots started AFTER police started macing people, although I’m sure it didn’t take much 

posted by justincredible

I've been scouring twitter looking at everything I can from Columbus, and you're right, everything looked fine. It's like the cops are trying to escalate so they can really start cracking skulls.

I mean getting called racist murders for 3 hours straight probably wears on you. 

posted by geeblock

I mean getting called racist murders for 3 hours straight probably wears on you. 

That’s what I was thinking. And I’m not excusing it. But I think everyone reaches their boiling points.

They’re just words. Sit there and take it, and do your job. Don’t fucking mace people for protesting. 

posted by justincredible

I've been scouring twitter looking at everything I can from Columbus, and you're right, everything looked fine. It's like the cops are trying to escalate so they can really start cracking skulls.

SHOCKER!!!

Just got off the phone with my buddy who is still there and he said basically that as the crowd grew bigger it became impossible for everyone to stay on the sidewalk and instead of closing the street the cops started macing anyone not on the sidewalk.. he said the horses were going up and down the sidewalk so really there was nowhere to go. He said both sides then started doing dumb shit.. protesters throwing water bottles and cops throwing tear gas bombs in the middle of crowds where people already couldn’t move. He said he got maced trying to help someone who already got maced. He was happy to be maced orob cause although he is white he has been very active in these type of issues 

posted by geeblock

Every single person I know and everyone who is associated with groups like BLM are extremely upset that this is happening because it is used to discredit the real issue in this country. The real protesters yesterday in Columbus were out from 12-10pm.. the people out at night were rioters not protesters. There are so many people of all colors out there with so many different agendas from those who hate police, to those who just want to see things burn and even thieves. I went out today and walked with the March for 2 hours and it was completely peaceful and inspiring. I have been really upset about this the last week or so because I had my own bad experiences with traffic stops for no reason. This really filled my soul today seeing so many people show up. It was sooo many white people from so many backgrounds standing together with us. There have been a lot of these type of incidents and protests before but to me this one seems different. Hopefully some change will come 

I've read that the governor and a few other notable officials in Minnesota seem pretty convinced that the rioters and people escalating the situation tend to be out-of-state people coming in to start trouble. Including the St. Paul mayor stating that about all the people that have been arrested by his department have been out-of-state. They seem to think it's white supremacists and drug cartels using the protests to sew chaos, while the Trump is yelling about it being Antifa.

posted by Heretic

I've read that the governor and a few other notable officials in Minnesota seem pretty convinced that the rioters and people escalating the situation tend to be out-of-state people coming in to start trouble. Including the St. Paul mayor stating that about all the people that have been arrested by his department have been out-of-state. They seem to think it's white supremacists and drug cartels using the protests to sew chaos, while the Trump is yelling about it being Antifa.

I agree then I see stuff like this 

https://mobile.twitter.com/asiajannelll/status/1266626927885873152

but it’s also hard to know if this is real or fake. Who knows. I know there are plenty of black people who feel like no matter what type of protest they do it gets slammed so they are ready to destroy property but their are so many other groups and races looting and setting fires and BLM gets all the blame  

Chaos agents. I'm seeing white supremacist groups, drug cartels, antifa being named as culprits. Hopefully they're able to figure out who the people are.

posted by Heretic

I've read that the governor and a few other notable officials...

So basically the leftwing version of the "George Soros funded conspiracy"....

posted by geeblock

....and cops throwing tear gas bombs in the middle of crowds where people already couldn’t move.

Fuck them for not practicing social distancing

posted by gut

Fuck them for not practicing social distancing

There are a ton of videos on twitter of there being a ton of shitty white people doing a lot of the destruction. There are definitely Antifa there and a bunch of spoiled white kids wanting to get crazy. I have no doubt there are some white supremacists too but it isn’t like they dress in a particular way like the Antifa folk to be able to identify. I’d take anything the MN officials, who are covering their ass, with a grain of salt.

Thread of white people starting shit, and an interesting comment on someone leaving a pile of bricks there.

https://twitter.com/selena_adera/status/1266707305158017029?s=21

antifa bro getting yelled at for disrupting

https://twitter.com/calebjhull/status/1266570453101031424?s=21

and gee block, a video gif of those people getting maxes in Columbus, they didn’t do anything.

https://twitter.com/krobphoto/status/1266796191469252610?s=21

Respect.

posted by iclfan2

https://twitter.com/krobphoto/status/1266796191469252610?s=21

And then the philistine cast Karen down and slayed her with his magic can of mace...

Also, I don't care who you are there is something hilariously sad about white dudes breaking shit with their skateboards!

I’ve lost count of the number of videos of masked up white dudes with hammers casually smashing in windows with black onlookers trying to stop them.