Homeland Security contract officer shot and killed amid protests in Oakland
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland police and the FBI in San Francisco are investigating a Friday night shooting at the Ronald V. Dellums federal building downtown on Clay Street, which left one contract security officer dead, and another wounded.
That incident began when a car pulled up to the building at 9:45 p.m. and a person inside the vehicle fired gunshots at the officers. Both were working for the Federal Protective Service of the Department of Homeland Security. The FBI sent investigators and an evidence response team to the crime scene, and said in a statement Saturday that they would work with Oakland police to solve the case.
The federal building was in the area of violent protests Friday night over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Sixty suspected looters were detained in the protest, as demonstrators smashed windows and set fires inside buildings to express their outrage over Floyds death.
Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/22-arrested-60-looters-detained-in-Oakland-15305244.php
ripcord
(5,537 posts)jalan48
(13,883 posts)is really fomenting the violence but Trump will be the ultimate beneficiary of a society perceived to be out of control. Once the rage has subsided he can play the strong leader and will take credit for getting things back under control. Lost in the current violence is the public and media focus on Trump's failure to deal with the current pandemic, an issue that should cost him the election.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)were connected. Kind of hard to believe they wouldn't jump on that, but someone will.
erronis
(15,328 posts)This government is commercializing its horrors.
They would deputize any white male with a gun in order to protect their asses (assets).
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)My brother worked security at buildings before. Often times low paying jobs that have few benefits, but they have fairly low requirements and attract lower income people from all races. These guys did not murder George Floyd.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)That might be nonsense, though. I read it yesterday from a source I don't really trust.
erronis
(15,328 posts)Response to erronis (Reply #4)
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erronis
(15,328 posts)Leaving the post as a note to other who may have also misunderstood.
dware
(12,429 posts)I'll delete my post.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Their nights are spent checking doors, chatting with the cleaning staff, and saying goodnight to people on the way out at the front desk(if anyone is working there right now). They probably make 15 bucks an hour. They may even be a minority. Not everyone is the boogeyman "thug" you cook up in your mind.
You should consider deleting your post. It's pretty shameful.
erronis
(15,328 posts)Thanks for your clarification. I'll leave the post so others may learn from it.
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)Link to tweet
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