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2022-02-05 Fifth Column
Minnesota governor activates the National Guard 'out of an abundance of caution' amid George Floyd federal trial and in wake of Amir Locke's death
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Hoping to intimidate Black Lives Matters Black Bloc activists into staying home for a change instead of rampaging through the streets?
  • Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is activating the Minnesota National Guard as the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers nears its end in St. Paul

  • The trial of former MPD officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao will enter its third week on Monday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

  • The Guard will also be ready to respond if needed in Minneapolis following Amir Locke police killing, Walz says

  • The move came in response to a request from the City of St. Paul

  • Order would also allow National Guard members to assist police in Minneapolis following the shooting of Amir Locke

  • A Minneapolis police officer on Wednesday fatally shot Locke, 22, as cops executed a no-knock search warrant

  • Locke was seen wrapped in a blanket on a couch when officers entered the apartment, and displayed a handgun as they shouted at him to show his hands

  • The footage was released after more than 36 hours of unanswered questions and calls for transparency over the shooting

  • Minneapolis Police Department said Locke pointed a loaded gun 'in the direction of officers'

  • On Friday, Locke's parents, Andre Locke and Karen Wells said their son was 'executed' by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep
Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-05 03:37|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ]  Top
 File under: Antifa/BLM 

#1 No-knock raids are disasters waiting to happen. Target is stunned and unclear on what is happening and logically assumes it is a break-in with deadly intent; defends himself and gets shot or shoots a cop.
Posted by Glenmore 2022-02-05 10:15||   2022-02-05 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm thinking the Guard is there to protect BLM, not restrain them.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-02-05 10:34||   2022-02-05 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ As a Minnesota resident, that is my thinking too.
Posted by Andy Smiter of the Boskonians1196 2022-02-05 11:29||   2022-02-05 11:29|| Front Page Top

#4 GoFund for BLM protest?
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-05 11:43||   2022-02-05 11:43|| Front Page Top

#5 The George Floyd trial? What did he do this time?
Posted by Crusader 2022-02-05 12:03||   2022-02-05 12:03|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, he still can't breathe
Posted by Frank G 2022-02-05 12:12||   2022-02-05 12:12|| Front Page Top

#7 lol
Posted by Chris 2022-02-05 12:19||   2022-02-05 12:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Pulled some stunt out of his ass.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-05 12:19||   2022-02-05 12:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Show some respect, you heartless bastages! St. George has been drug-free for over 600 days now. Credit where credit is due. OK, some of the credit also goes to the Minneapolis Police. It takes a village, right?
Posted by SteveS 2022-02-05 12:40||   2022-02-05 12:40|| Front Page Top

#10 Not OK to call the National Guard when Trump was president but we don't want any riots while Brandon is in the White House. He has enough bad optics as it is.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-02-05 13:36||   2022-02-05 13:36|| Front Page Top

#11 I've heard that the St. Floyd method of drug rehab has a 100% success rate
Posted by Silentbrick 2022-02-05 14:12||   2022-02-05 14:12|| Front Page Top

#12 So reliable, you could bet a 130-Dollar Bill on it.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-05 14:42||   2022-02-05 14:42|| Front Page Top

#13 And that presumes the cowboys got the right address.
Posted by Richard Aubrey 2022-02-05 14:58||   2022-02-05 14:58|| Front Page Top

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