Bugenhagen does not believe ANTIFA is real.
Fortunately Raleigh believes ANTIFA is real. They are closing streets and are planning a curfew before the planned protests.
Planned protests spur several weekend Raleigh road closures, officials say
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-ne...-weekend-raleigh-road-closures-officials-say/
Several roads in the downtown Raleigh area are closing for the weekend ahead of planned protests Saturday, officials say.
The roads will be closed starting Saturday morning and will reopen early Monday, according to Raleigh city officials.
Protests are planned at 3 p.m. at 316 Fayetteville Street and at 7:30 p.m. at Nash Square.
City officials said the planned protests triggered the street closures.
The roads closed are:
- Fayetteville Street from Morgan Street to Davie Street
- Hargett Street from Salisbury Street to Wilmington Street
- Martin Street from Salisbury Street to Wilmington Street
- The 300 block of Salisbury Street
The roads will be closed from 7 a.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Monday.
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I will note the protests are 3pm are from local black religious groups and are expected to be peaceful -- as they have been in the past. Fayetteville Street is being closed at the request of the BLM organizers.
The protests planned for 7:30pm (after dark with sunset around 7pm) in Nash Square is nothing more than an ANTIFA planned riot.
Let's see how the ANTIFA protest riot went in Raleigh last night and what Raleigh's mayor had to say about it.
Just as expected the ANTIFA protest involved burning and destroying stuff. Sadly the police still use de-escalation tactics allowing the damage to proceed to court buildings and businesses rather than actively intervening. Still at least a dozen rioters were arrested.
It is good the see that the media and politicians are finally calling out these ANTIFA groups by name.
Remember that Raleigh had a peaceful protest during the day sponsored by legitimate anti-racist groups which started at 3pm and ended by 5pm --- and then had a violent riot promoted by Durham BURN ANTIFA group starting after sunset at 7:30pm.
Raleigh mayor: Don’t judge peaceful protesters by those who came for ‘destruction
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article246045220.html
Raleigh Mayor May-Ann Baldwin expressed frustration with the way protests in Raleigh ended Saturday night, asking citizens not to judge the peaceful protesters who gathered earlier in the day by the actions of those who she said came downtown “with the goal of destruction.”
The protests, held in response to the announcement that no charges would be filed against police in the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this year, began peacefully, but ended with vandalism and arrests.
“What Raleigh experienced tonight was wrong and had very little to do with any call for justice,” Baldwin said in a statement released Saturday night.
“The City prepared an opportunity for those who wanted to protest peacefully, and once again, vandals — mostly white — used this as an excuse to incite violence and cause destruction of our downtown business community.
“Any message of support for Breonna Taylor was usurped by protesters who do not care about peace; they came here with the goal of destruction.”
The Raleigh Police Department made 12 arrests Saturday night and 11 of those people were charged with Public Disturbance/Unlawful Assembly. Eight additional charges were added for resisting or obstructing an officer, one for assault on a law enforcement officer, one for failure to disperse and one for unsafe movement.
In a Sunday morning press conference, Raleigh Police Chief Sandra Deck-Brown said more arrests are likely, as incidences of vandalism are investigated.
The crowd dispersed prior to Raleigh’s 11 p.m. curfew, according to police.
Baldwin rescinded the curfew order on Sunday morning.
When asked at Sunday’s news conference about calls from the public for the city and the police to be “tougher” on protesters, Baldwin said, “We do not want to incite people, we do not want to escalate the tension. There’s enough tension already.... If people are encouraging us to violate people’s constitutional rights, no, we’re not doing that. But we’re also not going to allow people to vandalize and destruct our community.”
Saturday started with a Rally Against Corruption, organized by a group of social justice organizations. About 100 people gathered outside the Wake County Courthouse to hear speakers, many wearing “Emancipate NC” shirts.
But a second group moved in later in the evening, and began breaking windows and throwing fireworks at police. Around 9:30 p.m., police began to notify the crowd that the gathering had become an unlawful assembly, and they started making arrests shortly after.
Damaged property included smashed windows at Beasley’s on Wilmington Street and Bida Manda restaurant on Blount Street, glass doors at One City Plaza on Fayetteville Street, along with graffiti at Sitti restaurant on Wilmington, and multiple trash can fires.
Some business owners had already gathered downtown by 10:30 p.m. to begin cleaning up broken glass and hang boards on windows.
Late protest organized by Durham group
The later protest began shortly after sunset at Nash Square and was organized by Durham BURN, a group that also held a protest in Durham on Wednesday when more than a dozen buildings were vandalized.
After that rally, Durham Mayor Steve Schewel
told a News & Observer reporter that the vandals were white. “This is an attempt to co-opt a racial justice movement,” he said.
In Raleigh Saturday night, many of the 150 participants gathered at Nash Square were white, and most were dressed in black. Organizers urged people to put their cell phones away and they used umbrellas to block journalists and others from taking photos.
Before the protests, Mayor Baldwin
announced a curfew from 11 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday, saying that would allow protesters the right to assemble while still helping to protect area residents and business owners.
When a series of protests began earlier in the summer over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Baldwin waited before imposing curfews, and downtown businesses reported more than 70 incidents of property damage,
The News & Observer reported.
The remainder of Baldwin’s written statement read:
“We as a Council are seeking understanding and compassion. We want to bring our community together. We commend the groups who gathered to peacefully protest this afternoon. Their message was clear — they are asking for equity and safety for people of color. We want to work together to achieve these goals.”
“I am urging our community not to judge the peaceful protesters by the actions of those who came to Raleigh tonight with an agenda of destruction. The goal was simply to cause chaos. We responded quickly and made several arrests. For those who want peace, we are here to work with you.”
