Subj : Re: Fundamentalists and
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Tue Sep 06 2022 17:44:32

On 06 Sep 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> But, in your words, they were also "widespread."  Which is it?

I misspoke. The protests were widespread.

 MP> >  MP> On the Louisville news, they did a good job of showing some of the
 MP> >  MP> rioting and destruction that happened downtown, but the only time t
 MP> >  MP> covered arrests were when peaceful protesters (in the true sense) w
 MP> >  MP> arrested for tresspassing after congregating on, and refusing to le
 MP> >  MP> private property.
 MP> > Yeah, I don't know why they didn't cover the majority of criminal
 MP> > consequences.
 MP> In this case, I don't think they caught them, so they went unpunished.

Perhaps, perhaps not. Hundreds were punished, and there are cameras
everywhere in big cities nowadays.

 MP> >  MP> To my knowledge, they never made any arrests when it came to the
 MP> >  MP> person(s) who threatened to blow up buildings and cause other harm 
 MP> >  MP> state employees in the Capitol City during 2020, that closed state
 MP> >  MP> government for two days.
 MP> > Our knowledge is often limited.
 MP> Not in a small town like this.  If there was an arrest for it, it would
 MP> be known.

The far-right threatens violence on a daily basis, issuing death threats to
anyone who dares to stand up to them. I don't think very many of them get
arrested, either.

Jeff.

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