"Peaceful" Protests

It’s such a shame how the LAPD acted at MacArthur Park yesterday, isn’t it? Put yourself in their shoes for a moment and you can see how what they did was WAY out of line. First off, there was a huge demonstration going on that included a bunch of people who BROKE THE LAW coming into this country all screaming about how they deserve to be citizens. Next, the demonstrators were supposed to stay confined to the park, but somehow made their way out into the streets. So the police show up in riot gear, and start getting pelted with rocks and bottles. They are outnumbered and have no idea how out of hand this might get. How DARE they exercise force to gain control of the situation! Have you seen the videos on the web? Those poor demonstrators getting shot with rubber bullets or whacked with a baton when they won’t move back…who do these officers think they are? After all, common sense dictates that when the police show up in riot gear and demand people to move that you don’t have to, and if you get hit then it’s not your fault. I find it fitting that this Friday is the anniversary of the Kent State shootings where again a bunch of fascists decided to slaughter innocent people.

How could the National Guard shoot into a crowd at Kent State? After all, the only things that happened leading up to that moment were incidents such as the campus R.O.T.C. building set on fire and the fireman being pelted with rocks as they battled the blaze. And the National Guard had stuff thrown at them as well. They tried to disperse the crowd with teargas, but the peaceful protestors decided to throw the canisters back at them along with other items. Warning after warning was issued…so how DARE the National Guard open fire. Don’t we have a right to peaceful protest? Sure, a building was set on fire and the National Guardsmen were attacked, but that’s no excuse.

Ok, enough sarcasm. Yes, it sucks people had to die at Kent State, and it sucks people had to get beat and shot with rubber bullets in Los Angeles, but oh well. If you don’t want this happening to you, here’s a little tip - don’t support illegal activities. Oh I know, I’m being “judgemental” now. First off, the people in LA were supporting an illegal activity, and I have a gut feeling that a lot of those in attendance broke the law by sneaking into this country. If immigration laws had never been broken, the event in LA yesterday would not have happened. At Kent State, the days leading up to that fateful day saw a building set on fire, police being pelted with items, and the call to “bring the war home”. You don’t think those Guardsmen thought they might be in danger? Honestly, I’m not going to second-guess their decision.

Liberals want actions with NO consequences, and reality says otherwise. You attack police when engaging in an illegal activity or supporting one, then you might get hit. You set an R.O.T.C. building on fire, attack the firemen, and throw stuff at the National Guard? Yeah, you might get shot at. Sure, some might say that we have a right to stand up to the government when they’re wrong, and I completely agree. But those of us with a lick of common sense can look at these two situations and know that the actions by the demonstrators weren’t done out of true patriotism…it was done for a bs and radical left-wing agenda.

I honestly feel bad for the LAPD who are going to be dragged over the coals for this, because they really had no clue how out of hand things might get. So to those who are crying about excessive force being used against you in LA yesterday, maybe next time you’ll think twice about supporting something ILLEGAL.