Is the Left Prepared for the Right's Terrorism?

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/33923-is-the-left-prepared-for-the-rights-terrorism

In the U.S., three key events have taken place in the last two weeks. The day my plane landed in Chicago, Monday, November 23, five Black Lives Matter protestors were gunned down while protesting the police shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis, Minnesota. So far, the Minneapolis Police have arrested three suspects, all of whom are white males in their twenties.

The next day, on November 24, Chicago Police released video footage of police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald sixteen times, instantly killing the seventeen year old. Laquan's murder took place over a year ago, yet the video was just released to the public. Audio recordings from police dash cameras were also missing. According to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the missing audio can be attributed to "technical difficulties." Additional reports have concluded that Chicago Police officers entered a nearby Burger King and tampered with the restaurant's security footage, deleting almost 86 minutes of video.

A few days later, on November 27, a lone gunman opened fire and began shooting police officers and civilians at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Three people were killed and nine injured during the madness. Subsequent reports indicate the shooter "mentioned 'baby parts' to investigators and in later interviews expressed anti-abortion and anti-government views." According to a report from the Guardian, "Since 1995, there have been a total of 5,147 violent incidents recorded at US abortion clinics, not including 2015."

Fortunately, activists and organizers have responded to all three events with protests and acts of civil disobedience. In Minnesota, hundreds of protestors took to the streets the day after white supremacists shot members from their encampment. In Chicago, protestors halted traffic and blocked stores on the historic Magnificent Mile during Black Friday (the largest shopping day in the U.S.).

[apnu]

1. The killing of Laquan McDonald was not politically motivated.

Anybody stating it was misunderstands the issue and #BlackLivesMatter.

Laquan McDonald was killed because of a culture of thugary and murder that has taken root in almost every police department in the United States.

The shooting of the #BlackLivesMatter protestors, the shooting in Colorado Springs were politically motivated.

[eridani]

2. The coverup was sure the hell politically motivated n/t

[apnu]

3. Yes. The cover up was cover-your-ass politically motivated (nt)

[moondust]

4. Two CAIR offices evacuated today.

Council on American-Islamic Relations

D.C. and Santa Clara