The Black Lives Matter ‘movement’ was created from a false narrative that the Democrats have cultivated for votes.
Via Twin Cities Pioneer Press:
The untold story at protests on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue was the abuse that officers took from some agitators, the president of the St. Paul police union said Thursday.
“A number of agitators continuously attempted to bait officers into physical confrontations while using vile rhetoric that does not have a place in our public discourse,” said Dave Titus. “Agitators have struck, slapped, spit on and challenged to fight our cops. One agitator antagonized multiple officers while holding a razor blade in his mouth while only a few feet away.”
Titus also said African-American officers were repeatedly called “Uncle Tom” and were sworn at, and female officers were “ridiculed, claiming they were just sex objects for male cops.”
“This is not peaceful,” Titus said. “This is absolutely disgusting. It’s an attempt to ignite a physical confrontation, yet our officers remained calm and peaceful and respectful.”
The protests outside the Governor’s Residence began early July 7, hours after Philando Castile was fatally shot by a St. Anthony police officer, and ended July 26. Police arrested about 70 people on July 26 and July 27.
Corydon Nilsson, an organizer with Black Lives Matter St. Paul, said he was at the Summit Avenue protest every day and never saw or heard about anyone assaulting officers.
“No one was stupid enough to fight officers; people may have expressed their dislike for the police but did not attempt to ignite physical confrontation,” he said in a text message. “These attempts at demonizing the protest community and the supporters who want justice for Philando Castile are nothing but typical police attempts at character defamation.”
The St. Paul Police Department documented at least six instances of officers reporting they were assaulted in some form on Summit Avenue, including being shoved or spit on, said Steve Linders, a department spokesman. The assaults mostly happened on July 26, the day police broke up the demonstration and made most of the arrests, according to Linders.
Police are gathering video and audio from squad car cameras, and are working to identify who was responsible, Linders said.
Overall, Titus said the “vast majority of protesters were not an issue.” But he said the media had characterized the protests as peaceful without reporting on agitators “that put our officers in very unsafe, difficult situations.”