08-15-2018, 11:53 AM
FryGuy......the Berkeley protest from a couple of years back obviously did not go down in Charlottesville or DC last weekend and is thus not relevant to what we were actually discussing.
However, it was covered upthread and in the EXERCISING YOUR 1ST AMENDMENT thread. The violence and vandalism, along with the liberal students and others who committed it, were roundly condemned and criticized, not only by me and others here, but also across the media.
As for Charlottesville and DC last weekend.....neither I nor anyone else here claimed that the massive police presence wasn't a factor in preventing significant violence and vandalism from going down. Nor did I or anyone else here claim that there's a direct correlation between the number of arrests and the level of tension / violence at last weekend's protests (or any other protests).
You insist that there weren't scores more justifiable arrests last weekend only because police 'didn't want to arrest people', FryGuy. I haven't heard police make such a declaration. I'd be interested in seeing your source.
However, it was covered upthread and in the EXERCISING YOUR 1ST AMENDMENT thread. The violence and vandalism, along with the liberal students and others who committed it, were roundly condemned and criticized, not only by me and others here, but also across the media.
As for Charlottesville and DC last weekend.....neither I nor anyone else here claimed that the massive police presence wasn't a factor in preventing significant violence and vandalism from going down. Nor did I or anyone else here claim that there's a direct correlation between the number of arrests and the level of tension / violence at last weekend's protests (or any other protests).
You insist that there weren't scores more justifiable arrests last weekend only because police 'didn't want to arrest people', FryGuy. I haven't heard police make such a declaration. I'd be interested in seeing your source.