Motorist hits crowd members, pulls gun at Central West End protest (in St. Louis)

[excringency]

Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch

A man was arrested during protests Wednesday evening in the Central West End after he drove through the crowd and later waved a gun at protesters. The incident happened during a day of demonstrations that brought protesters to several sites in and around St. Louis. In the incident Wednesday night, a protest leader said four protesters were hit...

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/motorist-hits-crowd-members-pulls-gun-at-central-west-end/article_d9ccebc6-258d-5b58-9f43-a9f45b2ab84e.html

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Here's another story of a white middle aged man out of control, yet he lives to rampage another day. He ran his SUV into protesters who were out in support of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, injuring four. He then got out of his car an waved a Glock pistol around. But don't worry, he is alive and well this evening since it was only attempted murder of brown skinned people and causing mayhem on a public street by a white man. Notice the pictures attached to the story of a vast multitude of police dragging away protesters in front of the federal courthouse, yet nary a cop was to be found when the white guy threatened murder.

[Recursion]

1. Is he white?

[excringency]

3. I believe he is...

...and it appears left handed. Us lefties are usually much better behaved. Maryland Plaza in the Central West End is an area that I would say isn't the most welcoming to people of color. The buildings, condos, shops, and bars are quite varied and on the fashionable side. The residents don't display quite as much variety and some don't respond well to those who do.

[Recursion]

4. If I were asked to describe that person I'd guess he was middle eastern/south Asian

But that's always a crapshoot at best (and largely a culturally constructed fiction to begin with).

[heaven05]

23. what?????

His race/skin color is obvious.

[Recursion]

25. It's also "obvious" to me but we came to different conclusions

So, maybe it's not "obvious".

[snooper2]

28. lefties are better behaved than righties?

[excringency]

30. I love you

for getting that joke.

[ReRe]

5. Are you serious, Recursion?

If that isn't a white man, I'll eat what your smoking. He's ready for action, isn't he, camouflage vest, gun, cell phone and glasses, sweatshirt to keep him warm if he has to run? That right there is a genuine bigot from God knows where. We'll learn more about him tomorrow, maybe. The good news here is that he didn't kill anyone with the GD gun. But how are the people he ran over? That wasn't much of a news story. Either that or my stupid computer wouldn't download it.

[excringency]

6. The article doesn't say

what the condition of those injured was and I can't find any news updates.

[951-Riverside]

7. My guess he's an "Oathkeeper"

Just going by the ballcap, shoes and khaki pants.

[ReRe]

9. Thought those dudes were...

... "on the roof tops of businesses with their long rifles?" Can't wait to hear more about this whole thing later today, especially the welfare of the protesters he ran over.

[Delver Rootnose]

13. Or at least been...

...removed at gunpoint. Not just a warning hand.

[Delver Rootnose]

12. A black person...

..with a gun would have been shot the moment he stepped out of his car.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. No. The black person wouldn't have even been able to step out of the car

alive.

[Gormy Cuss]

29. ^^^This^^^n/t

[okaawhatever]

2. K & R nt

[lib87]

8. The Complexion for Protection

Hit People with a Car, brandish a Gun & he is still alive and uninjured in St. Louis? Wow.

[Live and Learn]

10. Wonder if they will indict him?

Hope he wasn't an off duty or retired cop because I am sure they won't then.

[davidpdx]

14. Charge him?

No, they'll probably charge the people he hit for damaging his car things are so assbackwards.

[Live and Learn]

15. I'd almost gave you a 'LOL' but then I realized your post was too true

to be funny. Sad but true.

[davidpdx]

17. I know...

[tblue37]

27. The white guy who deliberately plowed into the protesters in CA and ran over a 16-year-old girl

was referred to as the victim by the cops and the news article, even though he was the one running over people, so ths is not a far-fetched scenario.

[valerief]

32. He'll probably be given an award from the loKKKal government. nt

[Live and Learn]

11. Will anyone call him a thug? nt

[peacebird]

19. Of course not. he is a concerned citizen who is dealing with thugs. :sarcasm:

[Feral Child]

18. K&R n/t

[Igel]

20. Quotes.

"Protesters chased and then surrounded the minivan, and the driver waved a black handgun at them. At one point, protesters broke out the van’s back window. Police took the man, who appeared to be in his 50s, into custody."

I'd quote where the article says he got out of his car and waved the gun around, but that part must have been later edited out of the article. That appears to be the order of actions there, and might explain why he is looking back.

BTW, if I was in a van and the back window was broken out when the van was surrounded, I'd possibly pull out any gun I had, as well.


No word on why he was taken into custody.

[heaven05]

22. I bet you would have

operative phrase here is, he drove into the crowd, injuring four. Would that have been the reason your minivan would have been surrounded and the back window broken? Those damn protesters, still protesting the shooting of a ...........damn them...

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. "No word"? Unbelievable. I wouldn't expect such stupidity on Discussionist. On DU?

"he drove through the crowd ... four protesters were hit".

There's your clue. For fuck's sake.

[LanternWaste]

26. You're trying very, very hard. I'll allow you that...

You're trying very, very hard. I'll allow you that...

[heaven05]

21. gawd bless amerikkka

Hell no there would be no police worried about this clown. Oh, he was sick of people protesting, was he? Well I really am getting damn sick and tired of this hate and stupidity exhibited by a certain ignorant and despicable segment of the amerikkkan population. How about that?

[frylock]

31. why wasn't his name included in the article?

if this were a black man, we'd know his name, where he lived, and his criminal record, if he had one.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

33. How Convenient!

Leah Freeman, police spokeswoman, said it was unclear whether the protesters jumped onto the motorist’s vehicle or if the motorist drove toward the protesters in an attempt to get through the crowd.

It's "unclear".

[heaven05]

34. typical of benefit of the doubt

privilege afforded a certain segment of this society.

[lark]

35. Just goes to show who the real terrorsits are -

the police and their supporters.

Yes, looting is wrong and is attacking the wrong people, but this asshole was trying to personally hurt people. A police loving terrorist or just a terrorist who found an excuse to show his racism?

[Blue_Tires]

36. Let me guess: one of the oath keepers?