Opinion| Lawrence David| U.S. Attorney General William Barr felt compelled to address the deteriorating conditions in Democrat run cities where outside anarchists have been flown and bussed in to take advantage of lax enforcement protocols and instigate property destruction, looting and arson.
During his short speech, Attorney General Barr identified Antifa as the primary organizers behind the chaos we’ve been witnessing.
[Transcript] – “The greatness of our nation comes from our commitment to the rule of law.
The outrage of our national community about what happened to George Floyd in Minneapolis is real and legitimate. Accountability for his death must be addressed, and is being addressed, through the regular process of our criminal justice system, both at the state and at the federal level. That system is working and moving at exceptional speed. Already initial charges have been filed. That process continues to move forward. Justice will be served.
Unfortunately, with the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful protest are being hijacked by violent radical elements.
Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda.
In many places, it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by anarchistic and far left extremists, using Antifa-like tactics, many of whom travel from out of state to promote the violence.
We must have law and order on our streets and in our communities, and it is the responsibility of the local and state leadership, in the first instance, to halt this violence. The Department of Justice (including the FBI, Marshals, ATF, and DEA), and all of our 93 U.S. Attorneys across the country, will support these local efforts and take all action necessary to enforce federal law.
In that regard, it is a federal crime to cross state lines or to use interstate facilities to incite or participate in violent rioting. We will enforce these laws.”
We heard the same charges of outside influencers from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz:
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter: "Every single person we arrested last night, I'm told, was from out of state." pic.twitter.com/VxvZ8ayZRF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 30, 2020
Judging by those aligned against President Trump he must be doing something right…
I told you guys tonight’s Dallas protest was pre-planned
Organizers were directing people to bricks & where police were
Some of you called me a lair
I risked my life for this footage and always go into the front lines
For the doubters here u go 👇🏼
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) May 30, 2020
… because most good people ain’t buying it…
Last night a group of locals created a protective human shield around a policeman who was separated from his unit…
An ARMY of volunteers in Minneapolis helping neighbors clean up business damage. “Bring a broom” they were told. What a sight. pic.twitter.com/OjzXpEXCLk
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) May 30, 2020
The America we know and love is still there … remember, it’s always darkest before the dawn …
