A man in Singapore was arrested and charged by authorities on Monday after standing outside a police station holding a sign with a smiley face on it, in violation of the city state’s notoriously strict laws concerning public protest.
Michelle Obama claimed “[o]nly a tiny fraction” of protests were violent, but 48 out of 50 major American cities experienced riots.
A YouTuber filmed himself defecating on the driveway of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco residence, referring to it as a form of “peaceful protest.”
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler criticized a local police officer who tackled a rioter on Monday night, tweeting Tuesday that the officer had been “filmed repeatedly striking an individual at a protest.”
A man who addressed the “Justice for Jacob” rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Saturday declared: “If you kill one of ours, it’s time for us to kill one of yours.”
Fact check – CLAIM: The Democratic National Convention claimed “peaceful protesters were tear-gassed across from the White House.” VERDICT: FALSE. Tear gas was not used to clear the protesters — and many were violent, not peaceful.
Violence continued in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night into Sunday morning as a “peaceful protest” once again became a riot, with activists blockading streets, setting fire to the police union offices, and attacking local police.
Riots have continued in Portland, Oregon, for several nights despite the withdrawal of federal law enforcement officials, as left-wing activists from Black Lives Matter and Antifa have attacked local police and battled them in the city streets.
Portland Police Department Chief Chuck Lovell describes the violent tactics used by “Black Lives Matter” protests since May.
The first signs of worry emerged early Monday as some opponents of Trump, surveying the damage after a weekend of nationwide riots, began to worry openly if supporting “peaceful protests” in Portland, Oregon, would hurt Democrats.
Rioters “peacefully marched” on Saturday evening in Oakland, California, before attacking police, damaging federal buildings, and vandalizing private property, according to media reports.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared a tactical alert on Saturday evening, mobilizing officers in response to attacks on federal buildings downtown by demonstrators who had marched in solidarity with protests in Portland.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany used Friday’s press briefing to air footage of violent protests in Portland, Oregon, in recent days — countering Democrats’ claims that the demonstrations have been “peaceful protests.”
If we abandon Dr. King’s legacy, if we call riots “peaceful protest,” we will stop listening to one another, and settle our differences violently.
If Joe Biden and the Democrats win in November, there will be more riots, not fewer riots, as the radicals learn they can win through violence.
Chicago Police Department officers showed footage Tuesday of last weekend’s attack on a statue of Christopher Columbus in the city, in which rioters armed with projectiles used “peaceful” protests as a cover for attacks on police.
“Peaceful protest” is only truly peaceful when it recognizes that others in the community have equal rights — not when it shuts down a city.
