...Though the Post can’t independently verify what is seen in the video, the cellphone footage appears to show a Mercedes Benz trying to drive through a crowd of protesters at Wednesday night’s Occupy Oakland march. It nudges up to two protesters, one of whom bangs on the hood of the car. The driver then speeds up and plows through the crowd.The San Francsico Chronicle reports that the police questioned the driver and let him leave the scene. The two people who were hit, a man and a woman, suffered leg and ankle injuries that were not life-threatening, but required hospital treatment.
The protest was largely a peaceful march, though there was a small group of protesters that clashed with police and vandalized property...
Rumor has it that in tomorrow's edition of Politico, Jonathan Martin and Ken Vogel will allege that Herman Cain was the driver.
"The protest was largely a peaceful march"
ReplyDeleteThis is boilerplate MSM copy which roughly translates to:
"The protest was entirely comprised of leftist radicals who committed acts of assault on police and acts of vandalism on public and private property. However, we were able to get one or two photos of protesters who weren't doing anything criminal at the time of the photo."
I would be really curious how many times the phrase "largely peaceful" was used when describing the entirely peaceful Tea Party protests. If I were a betting man, I'd put all my chips on zero.
Reminds of a quote from the late Governor George Wallace. Something to do with his being asked what he thought about protestors laying down in front of official vehicles. He replied to the effect that if they tried that in Alabama, "we'll wean them from lying down in front of cars."
ReplyDeleteThat is an interest question - when can a driver escape from rioters? Can he drive through people who deliberately place themselves in his escape path like this bunch did?
ReplyDeleteSeems to me the police made the right call.