Chill out dan-o. Nobody's arguing. Just killing time.
Riots in Oakland
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You are wrong! Wrong I say!
But what is wrong, really? Let's operationlize it. If you say I am wrong but in my deepest of hearts and most well meaning-est of intetions I feel that I am right, should I be acused of being wrong. No. No ****ing way you facist.
"I feel like the night is going great," said Nia Sykes, 24, of San Francisco, one of the demonstrators. "I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back. It's for the murder of a black male."
Sykes, who is black, had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
She came from SF to riot...nice. Importing criminals. Go ahead and destroy other blacks businesses and homes, and then blame whitey. That will solve the problem...
Sykes, who is black, had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
She came from SF to riot...nice. Importing criminals. Go ahead and destroy other blacks businesses and homes, and then blame whitey. That will solve the problem...
I just hope Bub Rub's whistlin' car is alright.
I walked by Creative African Braids on my lunch break. There was a broken window, certainly bad, but it didn't look like enough that she would "lose her business". There was also a television interview happening inside, and three more news crews outside waiting.
Was the broken window just big enough to reach into and grab the weave of your choice?
W00t W00t free publicity.
Apparently there is a protest staring now at City Hall (a block away). I am seeing lots of cops moving that way and constant horn blaring. I need to ride BART back to SF and I think I'm going to leave early...
Watch your back
Boy o boy oakland is a fun place to be working right now....not
When that "peacefull" protest march turned into a riot with burning cop cars, teargas, riot cops etc. My partner and I along with our ambulance patient almost got caught up in the middle of it but oakland pd stopped them about a block from us. More crap went on today. We have driven down streets with burned out cars, riot police everywhere. We are staying out of the area tonight
When that "peacefull" protest march turned into a riot with burning cop cars, teargas, riot cops etc. My partner and I along with our ambulance patient almost got caught up in the middle of it but oakland pd stopped them about a block from us. More crap went on today. We have driven down streets with burned out cars, riot police everywhere. We are staying out of the area tonight
I would take a half-day...
That should make it all better:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/09/MNON15696D.DTL
Pretty smooth last night. Apparently a protest was nipped in the bud before anything approaching the other night could get going. When I left work there were a few random groups of young kids running in the street and shouting protest chants. Weirdly most of them looked to be doing for kicks - they were laughing and smiling. Like a lot of people have said, it would be great to them put this much effort into something more positive.
From SF Gate:
"Oakland Police arrested two people tonight and dispersed a crowd of about 100 people at a downtown Oakland demonstration over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a BART police officer.
The demonstration, which began around 6 p.m., was about half the size of Wednesday's, which turned violent as protesters wreaked havoc on downtown.
Tonight, police in riot gear quickly shut down Broadway between 12th and 16th Streets after protesters began stopping cars and buses and threw trash cans into the middle of the street. One woman protested by urinating in the middle of the street. Some protesters carried signs that read, "No justice, no peace." Others carried candles."
From SF Gate:
"Oakland Police arrested two people tonight and dispersed a crowd of about 100 people at a downtown Oakland demonstration over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a BART police officer.
The demonstration, which began around 6 p.m., was about half the size of Wednesday's, which turned violent as protesters wreaked havoc on downtown.
Tonight, police in riot gear quickly shut down Broadway between 12th and 16th Streets after protesters began stopping cars and buses and threw trash cans into the middle of the street. One woman protested by urinating in the middle of the street. Some protesters carried signs that read, "No justice, no peace." Others carried candles."
Fixed!
I'll show you, I'll just squat and pee my name in the street...oh wait..they can't.
Yeah, right. Way to go Evan, Ghandi has nothing on you!
i was happy not to hear the 5 helis and 1 DRONE flying above my around my apt building last night.
kind of a small little riot, i would have hoped for more.
oh well, next time
kind of a small little riot, i would have hoped for more.
oh well, next time
Lets just say this will be the Bay Area's version of the Rodney King Riots if no charges are filed...
ahh young one
I see that you were not culturally aware back then. Things did get ugly in Oakland post verdict.
I drove like I was playing GTA to get the hell out of town that day after the crowds started beating on the side of my truck [homey don't play Reginal Denny]
I was not in California in the last century. I had forgotten that many cities were on riot watch, but I didn't realize Oaktown was on fire.
However, both sides of the Bay will explode this time...
darn, i guess all of the bay area "activists" will have to get back to work now. by "work" i mean, smelling of patchouli and/or doing nothing beneficial for society
I should say, the protest is still on for tonight.darn, i guess all of the bay area "activists" will have to get back to work now. by "work" i mean, smelling of patchouli and/or doing nothing beneficial for society
The riot is postponed until the end of the actual trial and if the officer is found innocent.
oh good...i was hoping more innocent business people could have their property destroyed. nothing says "we're pissed" like looting and burning stuff
it's like a 4 year old saying, "if you don't buy me that new toy i'm gonna break all of my other toys just to show you how mad i am!"
I think a 4 year old has more common sense than a mob.oh good...i was hoping more innocent business people could have their property destroyed. nothing says "we're pissed" like looting and burning stuff
it's like a 4 year old saying, "if you don't buy me that new toy i'm gonna break all of my other toys just to show you how mad i am!"
although your hard on for a mob is amusing.
i have the fever too.
i'm not proud. i blame it on years of gwar
nah, they are to busy getting money from Dad so they can go to DC and witness Hope next week.darn, i guess all of the bay area "activists" will have to get back to work now. by "work" i mean, smelling of patchouli and/or doing nothing beneficial for society
so what were the chants like at the protest?
"hey-hey, ho-ho, rookie cops need trigger control!" ?
I liked the signs which said "DISARM BART COPS". I might have pushed for more training, but there are some clueless folk around the Bay Area, FYI.