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In reply to the discussion: Pro-Palestine protestors storm Democratic holiday party. One woman punched in face [View all]Cha
(298,334 posts)402. Yes I saw the Vid...
At first I thought if was the 91 year old but further searching I found the Vid and it was this woman..
" they badly injured black community activist Ms. Bobbie Avington-Johnson, who remains in the hospital."
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Pro-Palestine protestors storm Democratic holiday party. One woman punched in face [View all]
Takket
Dec 2023
OP
I remember the "mostly peaceful" protests with burning buildings in the background.
SlimJimmy
Dec 2023
#303
I will never side with a Hamas scumbag terrorist nor a piss-soaked Hamas lover.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#415
Don't even get me started on the goddamn shit they pulled at the 9/11 Memorial. Pro Palestine, my bunda.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#423
The one thing you can't seem to comprehend is that it doesn't matter why they were there,
Sal_NV
Dec 2023
#47
While you are doing yeoman's work, I wouldn't waste so much time on that one.
tritsofme
Dec 2023
#165
This is who the pro Palestinian crowd has become. They hate blacks, gays, and Jews.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#393
Me too! But the level of excusing and Hamas loving that these protestors do tear it. A bridge too fucking far.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#398
A poster told me to "watch the video", which I did, again, and promptly saw a woman being blasted in the face.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#401
They claim "we are a movement of peace" then nothing but chaos fucking follows them from event to event.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#404
They've tricked me for the last fucking time. I'm against any group that's anti-gay, anti-Jew, anti-women, anti-black...
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#408
It is VERY obvious to me now what is going on. Thank you for pointing out what should have been obvious to me.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#339
Are police permitted to club protesters, like BLM, who don't follow their orders to disperse?
MichMan
Dec 2023
#87
I wasn't confining my reply to your post on this one specific incident, but applying the same logic elesewhere
MichMan
Dec 2023
#152
The people who pushed them out were not the owners of the establishment, but other patrons
MichMan
Dec 2023
#191
Not according to what the fuck I'm seeing some people post in this thread. hey battered attendees then fucking cry foul.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#364
They asked all of the violent protestors to leave after they battered and assaults old ladies.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#375
What am I attempting to do? I'm not attempting anything. I saw an old lady get punched in the face.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#377
These pro Palestinian racists and violent protestors aren't helping Dems nor their own cause with their bullshittery.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#396
They went around battering many at the party and assaulted others. Pro Palestine groups turned to beating on women.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#391
+1 this is correct. The Pro Palestinian movement is a group of bullies that love to beat on women.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#412
TY. In other words, like Susan Sarandon, only male and willing to put a 90 y.o. woman in the hospital
Hekate
Dec 2023
#225
There's something wrong about defending folks who beat up old black ladies...for any reason.
CincyDem
Dec 2023
#277
Except the types of dipshits that pull this stunt claim we Democrats are also rightwing and just like Republicans.
W_HAMILTON
Dec 2023
#244
One stupid motherfucker Hamas lover punched a poor old lady in the face just for living.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#409
actually by your description they are exactly the people whose minds need changing more than Democrats
ZonkerHarris
Dec 2023
#340
Excuse me. The Civil Rights movement was based on civil disobedience & non-violent resistance...
Hekate
Dec 2023
#227
Yes. And it is a far cry from burning a bra or a draft card to doing what these thugs did...
Hekate
Dec 2023
#232
I know, but I don't express it as well as you. I remember old news films of the Indian resistance to the British Raj...
Hekate
Dec 2023
#283
Thank you. Why the Civil Rights movement had the support of the public -- non-violence.
betsuni
Dec 2023
#251
The Free Palestine movement is anti Israel, anti gay, anti trans and now clearly anti Black.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#322
These Hamas lovers are out of control now to the point of beating up old black women who might "resist".
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#410
But There Is Something You Can Do About Your Overweening Disingenuousness
The Magistrate
Dec 2023
#268
I'm not going to tolerate any of this pro Hamas or Hamas loving bullshit anymore. They are racist terrorist fuckstains.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#394
Once the owner asked those thugs to leave and they didn't, he then asked the guests to remove them
Sal_NV
Dec 2023
#89
Throwing a punch when none was thrown at you is not defending yourself
getagrip_already
Dec 2023
#106
Yes, the violence started when those thugs entered uninvited into a private party on private property.
Sal_NV
Dec 2023
#110
TY.. I couldn't make out what they were saying but thanks to this tweet i got it...
Cha
Dec 2023
#237
Do you tire of being WRONG? These protesters had no right to be at this location
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 2023
#197
Were they or were they not breaking the law once they refused a lawful order to leave?
Sal_NV
Dec 2023
#35
I watched the video and it wasn't obvious they stormed inside the private room
MichMan
Dec 2023
#169
The punch in the face didn't look like it was done in an attempt to eject someone for trespassing.
MichMan
Dec 2023
#180
You are correct, the bar owner is perfectly within their rights to eject disruptive people from their establishment.
MichMan
Dec 2023
#189
So you think the behavior of the protesters is okay but not the others? Wow!
LiberalFighter
Dec 2023
#67
Call whatever you like. They are pro Hamas and pro state terror in general, pro Death to Israel,
TheKentuckian
Dec 2023
#289
I can't believe there are Democrats so eager to take up for violent Hamas lovers and others looking to hurt people.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#387
Screaming the N-word in black people's faces is a standard part of their right to free speech protest and crying that
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#388
Where there is fucking smoke, there's a motherfucking fire. And the Hamas lovers piss on it while fanning the flames.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#363
Wow. Hadn't thought of JPR in awhile. Suppose some scattered back over here for sh*ts & giggles?
Hekate
Dec 2023
#235
These people badly injured black community activist Ms. Bobbie Avington-Johnson, who remains in the hospital.
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 2023
#133
Apparently that quality is lacking. TY for asking the question, as it has to be said by someone.
Hekate
Dec 2023
#234
Might put a wrench in attempts to divide the Black community from Democrats
Sympthsical
Dec 2023
#140
i doubt anyone is paying them. it doesn't take a whole lot of money to get a group together, buy some T-shirts, and
Takket
Dec 2023
#243
They showed up uninvited then proceeded to beat the shit out of an elderly person. Are there enhanced penalties for batt
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#337
When they started beating up & smacking around old people, was crystal clear. Screaming the N-word, the coup de grace.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#390
That's not required once the Free Palestine movement turned into a klan rally
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#323
I saw all of them. Saw an old black lady get the hell knocked out of her, too. Sickening group.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#330
Now you're in here defending the beating of a little old lady with a cane?!? They can't handle that without punching her
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#336
Watched the entire thing 4 times and watched that poor, old black lady get battered & violently assaulted by protestors.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#361
Several old black people were beaten on at the event. This isn't "no big deal" and "ok because I don't see it".
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#365
This was a violent protest that battered numerous people at the event and assaulted others very violently. Disgusting.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#362
Go look at the video again. 1 minute, the woman's yelling at someone, then a fist comes out of camera frame & decks her
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#372
Thank you for saying this. I thought I was losing my mind arguing with someone with an addled noggin.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#386
The Free Palestine movement has always hated black people. Jews, gays, trans, women, and blacks trying to join up with
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#324
This is who the "Free Palestine" movement is. They scream the N-word at black people and knock out old ladies.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#338
Screaming the N-word in the face of black people and knocking out a little old black lady was not on my BINGO card for
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#342
This is sick and disgusting! Why is this being normalized and being treated like it's "alright"? I hate fucking Hamas.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#359
I see they love Hamas, they love dead Israelis, they love dead Americans, they love dead babies. Sick shit!!
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#360
Vandalism and beating up the elderly are now acceptable much like the baby beheadings & rapes were acceptable protests.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#367
"October 7th was one of the proudest days of my life" they said that shit with their whole motherfucking chest.
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#389
Get a load of this shit. They show up to an event, start beating on women, then cry "victim".
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#403
Disgusting spreaders of hate and violence shrouded in some sort of shitty pro Palestine rally. On brand: They beat women
SoFlaBro
Dec 2023
#416