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Minneapolis - and beyond - roundup:
2020-05-31
Barr threatens to bust 'far-left extremist groups' who cross state lines to join festivities

Other 3 fired Minneapolis cops in George Floyd case keep low profile
[NYPOST] As frightening riots spread all over the country Friday night, two of the three Minneapolis coppers present at the fatal arrest of George Floyd last week have left town. The third is keeping a low profile, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.

Details are sketchy about the three since their social media pages have been deleted and their phones turned off or disconnected.

A lawyer for Tou Thao, 34, who was filmed watching as police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on 46-year-old Floyd’s neck while he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe, said he is no longer in Minnesota.

J Alexander Kueng, 26, one of the two first officers at the scene who helped pin down Floyd, who was unarmed and handcuffed, is reportedly staying with family in Minneapolis. Officer Thomas K. Lane, 37, has left the city and didn’t tell anyone where he was going, a relative said Friday, according to the Tribune.

Chauvin, 44, was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, Hennepin County officials said. His bail was set at $500,000. Chauvin was fired this week, along with the other three cops. Charges against Thao, Kueng and Lane are anticipated but Hennepin County District Attorney Mike Freeman declined to speculate what they would be.

Wife of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin reportedly filing for divorce
[NYPOST] The wife of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has reportedly filed for divorce over his role in the case, according to media reports.

Attorneys for Kellie Chauvin said Friday that she is seeking the "dissolution of her marriage" to Chauvin.

"She is devastated by Mr. Floyd’s death," a statement on behalf of Kellie Chauvin and her family read. "Her utmost sympathy lies with his family, his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving."

"She has filed for dissolution of her marriage," the letter continued.

Kellie Chauvin doesn’t have any children from her current marriage, the letter said, and it was not clear how long the couple have been married.

Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged Friday in connection with Floyd’s death, which has prompted nationwide protests that have turned violent in a number of cities. He faces 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter charges.




Atlanta rioters spare beloved Waffle House during George Floyd protest
[NYPOST] Rioters in Atlanta decided to spare a local Waffle House, amid an otherwise uninterrupted rampage through the city Friday evening.

Video uploaded to Twitter shows the rabble-rousers descending on the iconic breakfast chain before an ad hoc group decision was made to leave it alone.

"Not the Waffle House," several protesters cried, with others shouting, "No, no."

Another man said, "Protesters decide to leave Waffle House alone. Atlanta is amazing."

It was a rare bright spot during a night of otherwise consistent chaos and arson, particularly of small and local businesses. The riots were ignited after George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday. Chauvin has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder.

While they spared the Waffle House, the CNN Center wasn’t as lucky, with protesters storming the building, throwing rocks and spray-painting the iconic logo.

Courtesy of Woodrow:
Vid: Minnesota gov. Waltz blames white supremacists for his neglect during riots, looting
[Fox9] Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he is aware of unconfirmed reports that gangs of white supremacists are taking advantage of the anarchy unfolding in Minneapolis to create more chaos.

The comment came during an early morning press conference Saturday in which Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and members of the law enforcement community laid out plans for containing the destruction that has spread through much of the Twin Cities.

When asked by a reporter if Walz was aware of rumors that white supremacists had joined some of the looting he said based on "my suspicions and what I've seen on this, yes."
Not BLM, Antifa? And the winner of POS award is, Walz.
"It gets worse than that," he added. "The cartels, who are wondering if there was a break in their drug transmissions, are trying to take advantage of the chaos. That's why this situation is on a federal level."

Walz added that he is working closely with the federal government to gather intelligence on who is participating in the destruction and whether they belong to organized groups.
Related:
Tim Walz: 2020-05-30 Mayor of Minneapolis imposes curfew between hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Tim Walz: 2020-05-29 National Guard called to Minneapolis amid violent riots over George Floyd‘s death
Tim Walz: 2020-05-16 Covid Modeling by Kegger



Courtesy of Abu Uluque:
Protesters sprayed with tear gas in La Mesa (nextdoor to San Diego) after police vehicle vandalized
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Protesters at La Mesa Police Department headquarters were sprayed with tear gas Saturday evening after hours of protesting at the building and around La Mesa. News 8 video shows windows were broken and words were spray-painted on walls and signage at La Mesa City Hall.

Tear gas was deployed around 6 p.m. after a police armored vehicle was vandalized with rocks being thrown and the BearCat was spray painted.

Earlier in the day, an estimated 1,000 protesters blocked Interstate 8 in both directions near La Mesa in East County San Diego on Saturday to demonstrate against a police officer who detained a black man earlier this week.

About 2:30 p.m., the crowd initially took over the La Mesa Police Department parking lot to protest an officer who detained a man at the Grossmont Transit Center Wednesday. The man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer and the encounter was videotaped and appeared on social media.

The protesters chanted "black lives matter" and carried signs such as "no justice, no peace," as they marched down University Avenue.

At first, the group was stopped when they tried to get on I-8 at the Baltimore Drive entrance by California Highway Patrol officers. But soon after, the protesters broke through the CHP line and continued marching eastbound on the freeway.

The CHP then halted traffic on I-8 eastbound and when protesters began marching on the westbound side, traffic was then halted on that side of the freeway.

About 4:30 p.m., CHP officers wearing face shields stood in a line across the freeway and squared off with protesters, some wearing face shields. A protester with a bullhorn appeared to be asking the crowd to back away from the officers, which they did. The protesters then left one side of the freeway and climbed over the center divider to get on the other side.

Around 5:30 things got violent. The demonstrators started throwing rocks at an armored vehicle and through the windows of La Mesa Police HQ.

At 6:45 police announced the protest as an unlawful assembly and started announcing via helicopter that demonstrators would start being arrested if they do not disperse.

Later in the day, protesters started smashing windows at La Mesa City Hall.

Saturday's protest follows a Memorial Day incident in Minneapolis when a police officer, Derek Chauvin, was videotaped pinning George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck, which eventually led to Floyd's death. Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday.

Outrage over Floyd's death built across the country and many protests have turned into rioting.

La Mesa officials said they are launching an outside investigation into the Wednesday incident.
It all looks a little too well planned and choreographed for my nose. Smells like not just one but a whole lotta rats. A lotta white folks in the crowed and I'd bet dollars to donuts they are NOT from La Mesa. I can tell you that La Mesa is a small city with a police department that might have looked like an easy target for professional trouble makers. There were some very bad boys throwing rocks at the police armored vehicle and they were not black. But, last I heard, the sheriff's department was there to help. This article will most likely be updated by the time it shows up on Rantburg. It was still a volatile situation when I changed the channel.

Courtesy of Lex:
No BS@CBS: Wanker steel-shanked in Burbank by fellow fighters' humpty-dumpster


Minnesota's Lt Gov & "community leaders": Violence was caused by White Supremacists!



Posted by:trailing wife

#25  I wouldn't be surprised if Soros suddenly passed due to some 'accidental' mix of his medicines.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-05-31 20:38  

#24  I've said all along that the constant pressure for violence from the national media would lead to bloodshed. I didn't quite expect this, but it doesn't surprise me. And I also wouldn't be surprised to find China's and Soros' fingerprints all over it.

The next time they set up to block a highway, give them five minutes to disperse, then set up a MA-deuce and take them out. So far, these idiots have never paid a price for their bad behavior. That needs to end. If it does, so will the bad behavior. This kind of crap is what happens when children are never taught limits.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2020-05-31 17:11  

#23  Meanwhile the MN Gov's daughter is giving helpful tips to the "protesters".
Posted by: charger   2020-05-31 14:22  

#22  Minnesota AG Ellison says he has evidence of outsiders contributing to riots while calling out ‘endemic problem’ with Minneapolis police
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-31 12:25  

#21  Maybe other urban shopkeepers can license "Waffle House" and put up new signage?
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-31 11:53  

#20  "Not the Waffle House," several protesters cried, with others shouting, "No, no."

You just can't buy brand loyalty like that. Even the Nike factory store in downtown Portland was trashed.
Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Matt   2020-05-31 11:27  

#19  San Jose State university was being watched by CA State Patrol this whole time? Why? A significant number of their students are of the ethnic backgrounds that support the PLO or Hamas.
Think about that.
Posted by: 3dc   2020-05-31 11:05  

#18  They are rioting in places where they know from past experience that the politicians go easy on rioters.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-05-31 10:56  

#17  know how they have a sex offender database and a sex offender has to speak to all their neighbors when they move to a new place (at least according to Big Lebowski). I'd be happy to have every looter/rioter added to a White Supremisct group database and have them have to explain to any new neighbors for the rest of their lives.

That might even be better than having them serve time.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-05-31 10:53  

#16  Wanna bet that China is funding Antifa?
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance   2020-05-31 10:11  

#15  /\ ...unless it was coordinated nationally?

Yikes! Conspiracy theorist, fails to believe in coincidences.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-31 10:04  

#14  Why would anyone in San Jose riot over this? 60% of the population is Asian or Latino; only 2% is black and they aren't concentrated anywhere. There is no history at all of police brutality vs blacks.

Ditto for Columbus Ohio, Denver, La Mesa etc.

Also, why would Dallas suddenly be seeing mass violence? Dallas doesn't have bad relations between their police and the black population.

How is it possible that these vastly different cities, across the US, suddenly are convulsed with the same degree, type and duration of mass violence -- unless it was coordinated nationally?
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-31 10:01  

#13  they spared the Waffle House

A bit of good news.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-31 09:59  

#12  And a dash of media hype and distortion.
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-31 09:50  

#11  This is most certainly Antifa at work. No way that this particular incident could trigger simultaneous violent actions in dozens of US cities. George Floyd wasn't a national figure like Martin Luther King. He was a local figure whose death would normally have set off local unrest.

Only a national organization capable of spontaneous coordination across state lines could have organized violent action in Oakland NYC Atlanta LA Detroit Denver DC San Jose Indianapolis Dallas La Mesa
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-31 09:38  

#10  Independent autopsy and medial determination please. Meds, drugs, heart, CV-19 breathing issues, pre-existing conditions ?

(No intent to excuse or dismiss the actions of the policeman who improperly detained Floyd)
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-31 09:34  

#9  Trump just got re-elected.

Looks like Minnesota for sure and possibly some other deep blue states are now in play for November. No way that those suburban moms who the Dems thought were a lock are going to vote for the party of mayhem. This Democrat gets it:

Mike Erlandson, a former chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party, said he watched with his 15-year-old daughter in Minnesota this week as a man spray-painted on a wall, “F--k the white people from the suburbs.”

“I do think that, particularly if this continues, the [congressional] districts like Dean Phillips’ district or Angie Craig’s district that right now I would say are relatively safe for the Democratic incumbent, could be very much in play,” he said. “Both of those districts will be decided in large part by suburban women voters, and it would be hard for me to imagine those people aren’t watching this scared, like everybody else, for their family and for their children.”



Posted by: Lex   2020-05-31 09:29  

#8  CV-19 crisis losing airspeed and altitude. Some additional hype and doom was needed for the media in the lead up to Nov.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-31 09:19  

#7  Cute blond reporter from CBS8 got a whiff of tear gas in La Mesa. She tried to get to where the action was but it was too hairy.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-05-31 08:56  

#6  Minnesota's Lt Gov & "community leaders": Violence was caused by White Supremacists!

I'm guessing Antifa is more like it. Those boys that I saw on TV in La Mesa didn't look like KKK to me. I saw a lot of masks but no hoods.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-05-31 08:54  

#5  ^At least he's wearing a mask - his melanin enriched comrades appear to be unaware that CV19 is racissss.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-31 07:56  

#4  1...hmmmm.

2. Isn't big city living wonderful?

3. Point of Order. While under state authority, the National Guard is not subject to Posse Comitatus, only federal uniform personnel are.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-05-31 07:25  

#3  Was Harris smoking a doobie as well?
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-31 06:21  

#2  Sen. Kamala Harris among protesters at White House on Saturday
Posted by: Frank G   2020-05-31 05:48  

#1  I understand that, because of CV19, the prices of recreational drugs went way up.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-31 02:49  

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