Minneapolis uprising weekend
Note: All pictures are shit quality so small - click to see HD.
Saturday was the day the police and troopers decided that they truly were above all laws. I'm particularly referring to attacks on the media. My protests on Saturday centered on the 5th precinct, where we did a sit-in. At 8:40, they bombed us out with their full arsenal: the staples of flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets with the added fun of mace and high-velocity paintballs.
(this image was pulled from the net)
(this image was pulled from the net but I can spot my sister on the left-hand side. I'm obscured by some lady with a camera.
This beautiful George Floyd flag blocked our view of the oncoming advancement of law enforcement, but it is so amazing.
Sit-in.
Estimates were 75-150 state troopers attacked us where we sat. They attacked the media first, there's tons of raw footage out there. The media were wearing vests and helmets with PRESS on it, huge cameras and boom mics. It was obviously a purposeful decision on whoever's in control of the police's part to violate everyone's rights regardless of the law.
(this image was pulled from the internet)
We escaped to this side because my car was in this direction. Behind us is the highway, so I think they turned most of their focus the other directions first.
That night we left after there were reports of gunshots. We took Lyndale out of the city and took the roundabout way home because of the closed roads and aggression by law enforcement.
I would definitely say it was the scariest night by far.
Sunday, we marched from US Bank stadium, to the Government Center, to Hennepin Ave/1st Ave bridges, to University, and onto 35W. It was amazing how many people came out (estimates are 5-6000), all peaceful, all together. We stopped and took a knee at each big location.
After kneeling we all sat for a bit.
This image was taken by a resident as we walked by. So cool.
Exiting off University onto the bridge.
View of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River from 35W
Kneeling/sitting for George Floyd.
I was on southbound 35W, not northbound where the semi truck plowed into the crowd. How that asshole didn't see that he was the only vehicle on the road for miles (the highways were closed in the city), and that all other remaining vehicles were turned around is beyond me. They also neglected to show on the media that when the cops came, they attacked the entire peaceful crowd (again, with tear gas, flashbangs, and new fun, dropping things from helicopters) and maced the guys who had surrounded the idiot to keep him from being mobbed by scared people who almost got run over by a white guy in the middle of an AMAZING day and protest.
Saturday was the day the police and troopers decided that they truly were above all laws. I'm particularly referring to attacks on the media. My protests on Saturday centered on the 5th precinct, where we did a sit-in. At 8:40, they bombed us out with their full arsenal: the staples of flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets with the added fun of mace and high-velocity paintballs.
(this image was pulled from the net)
(this image was pulled from the net but I can spot my sister on the left-hand side. I'm obscured by some lady with a camera.
This beautiful George Floyd flag blocked our view of the oncoming advancement of law enforcement, but it is so amazing.
Click to view
Sit-in.
Estimates were 75-150 state troopers attacked us where we sat. They attacked the media first, there's tons of raw footage out there. The media were wearing vests and helmets with PRESS on it, huge cameras and boom mics. It was obviously a purposeful decision on whoever's in control of the police's part to violate everyone's rights regardless of the law.
(this image was pulled from the internet)
We escaped to this side because my car was in this direction. Behind us is the highway, so I think they turned most of their focus the other directions first.
That night we left after there were reports of gunshots. We took Lyndale out of the city and took the roundabout way home because of the closed roads and aggression by law enforcement.
I would definitely say it was the scariest night by far.
Sunday, we marched from US Bank stadium, to the Government Center, to Hennepin Ave/1st Ave bridges, to University, and onto 35W. It was amazing how many people came out (estimates are 5-6000), all peaceful, all together. We stopped and took a knee at each big location.
After kneeling we all sat for a bit.
This image was taken by a resident as we walked by. So cool.
Exiting off University onto the bridge.
View of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River from 35W
Kneeling/sitting for George Floyd.
I was on southbound 35W, not northbound where the semi truck plowed into the crowd. How that asshole didn't see that he was the only vehicle on the road for miles (the highways were closed in the city), and that all other remaining vehicles were turned around is beyond me. They also neglected to show on the media that when the cops came, they attacked the entire peaceful crowd (again, with tear gas, flashbangs, and new fun, dropping things from helicopters) and maced the guys who had surrounded the idiot to keep him from being mobbed by scared people who almost got run over by a white guy in the middle of an AMAZING day and protest.