Trump Protestor Sucker-Punched at North Carolina Rally Videos Show
Source: Washington Post
Videos at link:
Rouse said as soon as Trumps speech began, someone in the crowd singled out him and his friends, screaming, You need to get the f out of there! Rouse said that his group had not said anything and that the comment was unprovoked. But he said they were almost immediately surrounded by eight Cumberland County sheriff officers, who escorted them out. On the way up the stairs, the attack came.
Rouse, a 32-year-old musician, said he didnt see the punch but saw the aftermath his friend slammed by officers to the ground and handcuffed. Noting that someone in the crowd shouted, Go home ns, he said he was taken aback.
Weve been watching all this stuff happen to everyone else, Rouse said. This isnt Biloxi. This isnt Montgomery. This is Fayetteville.
its a well-cultured area. Noting Fayettevilles proximity to Fort Bragg, he added: I wanted to take my 11-year-old child, to give him a touch of whats happening political-wise. Im glad I didnt. Ive never been more embarrassed to be from here in my life. Its just appalling.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/
There were many protestors at the Trump rally in Fayetteville NC yesterday.
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)Said no one who has ever driven through Fayetteville, ever. Unless your idea of culture is pawn shops, payday loan shacks, and strip bars.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)Yes, there's still a strip of the usual sleezy stuff you find around military bases, but the downtown area has undergone a Renaissance that Fayetteville should be proud of. All sorts of cultural attractions, restaurants, shops, arts festivals.
Fay Today
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)Though I'll admit I haven't been back in a long while, so good for Fayetteville if they've turned it around.
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)from "Fayettenam" days. It's a hip small city with a lot of cultural diversity actually. International festival:
jalan48
(13,870 posts)Trump just needs to stage a big attack on his followers to really whip them into a frenzy and convince them they are the true victims in society.
Hitler hated Jews; Trump hates immigrants, especially Mexican immigrants.
(But, apparently, he has no problem with hiring illegal immigrants & paying them very little)
adigal
(7,581 posts)It said he had a "private" security firm, and it looks like the security knocked down the black guy who was punched in the face after he walked up a few more steps. WTF?? Am I seeing this wrong?
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)thx for link
salinsky
(1,065 posts)... and goes after the assaulter, the security, and Trump himself.
That is seriously f**ked up.
red dog 1
(27,820 posts)I'd love to see a smart, feisty lawyer like Mike Papantonio take the case pro bono.
Also, Pap's radio show, "Ring of Fire" should discuss these frequent attacks on innocent people at Trump rallies.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)red dog 1
(27,820 posts)calguy
(5,315 posts)Will make a nice commercial for our candidate to use against Trump in the fall
It could be entitled "Is THIS the kind of America we want? It's the America Trump wants!"
marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--with clips of tRump talking about punching out people who disagree with him. And saying that he'll pay the legal fees of anyone who does that. Even showed a clip where tRump jokes about killing people on the other side. But when this incident happened in Fayetteville, the tRump campaign now says, "we are not involved."