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Source: Inquisitr
May 24, 2020
Nathan Francis
The leader of a North Carolina group protesting the states anti-lockdown measures said he is willing to kill people in order to fight back against government restrictions.
Adam Smith, one of the founders of ReOpenNC, said during a Facebook live chat this week that he was willing to resort to violence to push back against restrictions that remain in place in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus. As the News Observer reported, Smith repeatedly said he was prepared to react violently if the government were to push back with force against the protests.
Are we willing to kill people? Are we willing to lay our lives down? We have to say yes, Smith said in the 17-minute video, which was taken down after the first reports emerged of his violent threats.
Adam Smith, one of the founders of ReOpenNC, said during a Facebook live chat this week that he was willing to resort to violence to push back against restrictions that remain in place in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus. As the News Observer reported, Smith repeatedly said he was prepared to react violently if the government were to push back with force against the protests.
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Comments ahead of ReOpen NC march raise concerns of safety
Posted May 24, 2020 5:50 p.m. EDT
Updated May 24, 2020 10:25 p.m. EDT
By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
RALEIGH, N.C. Comments made on social media ahead of tomorrow's ReOpen NC march raised concerns of safety and violence.
Adam Smith, the husband of ReOpen NC's co-founder, said reopening NC to protect businesses and constitutional rights are issues some should be willing to kill over.
"We want to pick up arms? Do we want to kill anybody? Of course not, nobody wants to take lives. We dont want to kill anybody. But are we willing to kill people, are we willing to lay our lives down? Yes. We have to say yes," he said.
Social media has been buzzing about his statement; however, he said his words were taken out of context.
His wife Ashley Smith, co-founder of ReOpen NC, organized protests in five North Carolina locations on Memorial Day, including Raleigh at the Governor's Mansion. She said all protests will be peaceful and does not expect Monday's protest to turn violent. "I doubt very seriously thats going to happen," she said. "We havent seen that, and I of course dont see that happening."
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https://www.wral.com/comments-ahead-of-reopen-nc-march-raise-concerns-of-safety/19112681/
Ashley Smith, the ReOpenNC leader, is arrested outside the North Carolina Executive Mansion during the ReOpenNC protest in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Ethan Hyman EHYMAN@NEWSOBSERVER.COM
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