Mayhem in Oakland: Police car smashed, chopper shot at after violent sideshow
An angry crowd attacked a cop car in Oakland, California after law enforcement responded to a sideshow involving about 700 vehicles. There were reports that a police helicopter was shot at. One person was killed after pointing a replica gun at officers.
On Sunday night, some 700 vehicles took over several highways and streets in Oakland, which was followed by an influx of cars from Fresno and Los Angeles, and motorcycles from nearby San Jose, according to local sources.
Some of the vehicles involved began spinning and performing “donuts,” stopping traffic for all other motorists and causing a backup.
On-the-spot footage posted on YouTube shows how a cheering crowd surrounds the vehicle and start damaging it. A handful of aggressive attendees are seen kicking the car from both sides, with some of them jumping on its roof.
Gunfire was also reported from several spots in the city, while police received reports that at least one of the shots was aimed near one of its observer helicopters.
https://www.rt.com/news/322252-oakland-sideshow-violence-shooting/
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I don't even trust them for news about Russia! 
In fact, they seem to have ripped off this local story:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_29120545/chp-oakland-police-investigate-huge-i-880-sideshow
Normally, about 200 vehicles are associated with sideshow activity on a given night, police said....
Oakland police said the sideshow activity went from about 11:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. in various locations throughout East Oakland. Overnight rain slowed down the activity and started the dispersal process, police said....
Other cars were involved in sideshows in the 400 block of Alameda Way, Coliseum Way, 54th Avenue and International Boulevard, 106th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard, and 90th and Bancroft avenues, according to police.
This clarifies that there were several sideshows, not one gigantic one as putin.com would lead you to believe.
edit: I am, however, salivating over the prospect of how the movement could use sideshow techniques to take over strategic places (think Occupy).
There were several articles, RT had the video of the police car being stomped. LOL
