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NBC calls the BLM riots, looting and violence in the streets " unrest "
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:01 pm
The media is so despicable and deplorable. The following report from NBC should be contrasted with their description of the January 6 events at the capitol.
Minnesota man sentenced to 8 years for role in unrest over rumored police shooting
Phil Helsel
Thu, December 30, 2021, 9:30 PM
A man who looted and damaged stores in unrest that followed false rumors of a police shooting in Minneapolis last year was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Victor Devon Edwards, 32, of St. Paul, was convicted by a jury of one count of riot and one count of arson in August and was sentenced Wednesday to 100 months in prison.
Officials said Edwards went to Minneapolis on Aug. 26, 2020, amid unrest after a Black homicide suspect fatally shot himself as officers approached him. Some people believed it had been a police shooting.
It occurred three months after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck. Floyd’s death sparked outrage and protests against police brutality across the country.
Edwards joined in looting stores, including a Saks Off Fifth, and helped fuel a fire at Target headquarters that caused more than $1 million in damage, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said.
Edwards’ attorney argued in court documents before sentencing that while the rumors of the man's fatal shooting by police proved to be false, social media fueled the crowd’s anger and a mob mentality that led to more than 70 businesses’ being damaged.
“Mr. Edwards was swept up in that furor,” his attorney, Sarah R. Weinman, wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Weinman did not immediately reply to a request for comment Thursday evening.
Edwards was also ordered to pay over $940,000 in restitution. Weinman wrote that the restitution amounts to “a financial life sentence.”
Minnesota man sentenced to 8 years for role in unrest over rumored police shooting
Phil Helsel
Thu, December 30, 2021, 9:30 PM
A man who looted and damaged stores in unrest that followed false rumors of a police shooting in Minneapolis last year was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Victor Devon Edwards, 32, of St. Paul, was convicted by a jury of one count of riot and one count of arson in August and was sentenced Wednesday to 100 months in prison.
Officials said Edwards went to Minneapolis on Aug. 26, 2020, amid unrest after a Black homicide suspect fatally shot himself as officers approached him. Some people believed it had been a police shooting.
It occurred three months after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck. Floyd’s death sparked outrage and protests against police brutality across the country.
Edwards joined in looting stores, including a Saks Off Fifth, and helped fuel a fire at Target headquarters that caused more than $1 million in damage, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said.
Edwards’ attorney argued in court documents before sentencing that while the rumors of the man's fatal shooting by police proved to be false, social media fueled the crowd’s anger and a mob mentality that led to more than 70 businesses’ being damaged.
“Mr. Edwards was swept up in that furor,” his attorney, Sarah R. Weinman, wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Weinman did not immediately reply to a request for comment Thursday evening.
Edwards was also ordered to pay over $940,000 in restitution. Weinman wrote that the restitution amounts to “a financial life sentence.”
This post was edited on 1/1/22 at 6:02 pm
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Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:03 pm to tigersbb
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NBC calls the BLM riots, looting and violence in the streets " unrest "
The media licks BLM & Antifa arse just like Biden, moderates & "mean tweet" Republicans do.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:19 pm to tigersbb
Tboy will be along to tell us whitey caused this
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:24 pm to tigersbb
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:25 pm to tigersbb
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Edwards joined in looting stores, including a Saks Off Fifth, and helped fuel a fire at Target headquarters that caused more than $1 million in damage, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said.
Not unrest in the least bit.
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“Mr. Edwards was swept up in that furor,” his attorney, Sarah R. Weinman, wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Democrats sure do have a problem with accepting responsibility for their actions.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:26 pm to tigersbb
Harahanian calls NBC News “propaganda”
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:33 pm to Bulldogblitz
7f you're white it's a crime, black its free Christmas shopping
Posted on 1/1/22 at 6:38 pm to tigersbb
Posted on 1/1/22 at 7:38 pm to Kino74
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quote:
“Mr. Edwards was swept up in that furor,” his attorney, Sarah R. Weinman, wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Democrats sure do have a problem with accepting responsibility for their actions.
This went totally unchallenged. They just report it matter of factly.
Posted on 1/1/22 at 7:55 pm to tigersbb
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NBC calls the BLM riots, looting and violence in the streets " unrest "
This is actually progress over 'mostly peaceful' fwiw
Posted on 1/1/22 at 7:58 pm to tigersbb
Posted on 1/1/22 at 8:00 pm to tigersbb
but they also equated unrest with insurrection
so follow the logic and that means BLM=insurrectionists
Posted on 1/1/22 at 9:14 pm to tigersbb
That shite gets decided on, probably by the DNC, and everybody obediently follows suit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2022_United_States_racial_unrest
For kicks I searched "BLM riots" on wikipedia and got a "this page does not exist".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2022_United_States_racial_unrest
For kicks I searched "BLM riots" on wikipedia and got a "this page does not exist".
Posted on 1/1/22 at 9:17 pm to tigersbb
Burn - Loot - Murder
Posted on 1/1/22 at 9:22 pm to tigersbb
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Edwards was also ordered to pay over $940,000 in restitution. Weinman wrote that the restitution amounts to “a financial life sentence.”
A. This is as useful as asking for the restitution from the trailer trash Alabama fan who poisoned toomers.
B. So it is a financial life sentence to pay back money for what you destroyed? How about simply justice?
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