BELLEVUE, WA – The Black Lives Matter and black bloc adorning crowd were at it again, in terms of causing a scene and holding a “protest” in Bellevue, Washington on the evening of October 24th.
With the intent of just being obnoxious when having organized this days prior, the group of “protesters” were there to apparently harass locals due to being envious of it being a nice neighborhood.
The entire debacle was organized by a group that calls themselves “ENDDSeattle,” which the “ENDD” portion is an acronym standing for “Every Night Direct Demonstration.”
Time to stir things up on the eastside and wake the snoozing liberals (and conservatives – over 20% of Bellevue) from their complacency inducing, cozy status quo. Bloc up. #seattleprotests #bellevue #bellevuewa #acab #blm #eattherich #abolishpolice #blamtifa
— ENDD (@ENDDSeattle) October 19, 2020
When promoting the protest, ENDDSeattle wrote the following on Twitter on October 19th:
“For good reason, we’ve spent a lot of time applying pressure in Seattle – it is a hub of capitalist profiteering & inequality, not to mention SPD, amirite? However, in doing so, we’ve been neglecting our equally evil, capitalist cousins to the east! Bellevue, here we come!”
The group followed that tweet up with directions to “bloc up,” which is a direction for people to dress in all black and conceal their identities.
From there, ENDDSeattle proceeded to tag numerous other pro-socialism, BLM and various protest groups in the post in hopes of attaining a large crowd when hitting the city of Bellevue on the 24th.
Boost it up and get in the streets! @SEAProtestNet @morningmarchsea @OccupiedSeattle @D4forBlackLives @seattleBCV @PoliceSatire @WANaziWatch @PugetSoundJBGC @PugetSoundSRA @NikkitaOliver @soultypechild @eyesonthestorm @spekulation @IwriteOK @PNWYLF @PNWResistance @PopMobPDX
— ENDD (@ENDDSeattle) October 19, 2020
Considering that these tweets were publicly available, people tagged the Bellevue Police Department about the planned protest, which the BPD responded to the post noting that they were going to take necessary precautions.
There is a planned protest in Downtown Park tomorrow at 6pm. We are monitoring the situation and staffing appropriately.
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) October 23, 2020
In the interest of playing it safe, Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson declared a civil emergency on the evening of the 24th, which the order prohibited the “possession of items that can be used as weapons, with the intent to harm persons or property, in the downtown area.”
Apparently, Mayor Robinson is quite hip to how some of these “protests” devolve into riots, and the weapons used by miscreants present within them.
So, when the order from the mayor was put into effect, the weapons ban portion noted:
“All persons are prohibited from possessing any weapon (with the exception of firearms), including but not limited to, rocks, bottles, pipes, bats, clubs, chains, sharpened objects, shields, gas, flares, torches, paint balls, light bulbs, any incendiary devices, pry-bars, skateboards, liquid filled balloons, lumber, or any other objects which can be used for infliction of bodily harm or damage to property.”
The antics present during the protest were boisterous in nature, with the BLM flag-waving crowd making incoherent noises and trying to antagonize the pro-police crowd that had gathered outside to support the cops maintaining order.
Antifa and BLM get into a confrontation with @LorenCulp and @realDonaldTrump supporters. #seattleprotests #bellevueprotests pic.twitter.com/2syArmQY0n
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 25, 2020
Videos captured throughout the evening showcased some verbal conflict here and there from the BLM protesters and the pro-police individuals throughout the street.
While there were some insults traded back and forth, there were no reports of anything escalating to severe violence against persons or property.
Bellevue PD called in the @SeattlePD Antifa taskforce to assist which resulted in heavy police presence tonight. Officers trailed Antifa the entire march. pic.twitter.com/qAg4MnAYgd
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 25, 2020
Reportedly, a press member had a hat stolen during the display, while the BLM folks were chanting about gentrification in the streets.
A lot of things happening in this video:
1. Residents in the community show their distaste for Antifa, throw projectiles at them, and start cheering for Police Officers.
2. Antifa assaults press and steals his hat. pic.twitter.com/9VJ8CCelfR
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 25, 2020
Once again, that resulted in some traded insults and general verbal conflict, but it appears the police presence helped keep things under relative control in the area.
When commenting on the circulating video of some intoxicated women randomly joining in on the BLM march, one Twitter user pointed out that this is proof positive that there’s no longer a “coherent purpose or message” to any of these protests:
“This video is demonstrative of how this has evolved. These people no longer have a coherent purpose or message. This has turned into entertainment for the young. They are on the streets each night for no real purpose except for fun.
“This needs to end.”
This video is demonstrative of how this has evolved. These people no longer have a coherent purpose or message. This has turned into entertainment for the young. They are on the streets each night for no real purpose except for fun. This needs to end.
— Greg DeProw (@gregdeprow) October 25, 2020
Just before 11:00 p.m. that evening, Mayor Robinson lifted the order pertaining to the civil emergency after the crowd dispersed.
Reportedly only one person from the demonstration was arrested for driving on a suspended license.
Goodnight all! https://t.co/y9BcbNd3OQ
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) October 25, 2020
However, what happened in San Bernardino, California on October 23rd was not as well contained as the Bellevue display.
Here’s that report.
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SAN BERNARDINO, CA- Dozens of protesters filled the streets on Friday, October 23rd to demonstrate against a recent officer-involved shooting of a black man in Southern California.
SAN BERNARDINO: A White BLM supporter keys a Hispanic man’s car after BLM protesters shut down an intersection (baseline/waterman) pic.twitter.com/mXVGvqQHgx
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) October 24, 2020
Fox News reported that the protesters marched down a street, blocking traffic at an intersection near where the officer-involved shooting incident took place. According to videos circulating social media, they yelled and screamed, shouting, “Abolish the police!” and “F- the police!.”
At one point during the violent protest, a BLM demonstrator punched a female driver in the face while another BLM demonstrator keyed her car.
Here are 4 images taken from the video released clearly showing the thug pulling a gun from his pocket while wrestling with the officer. These “protesters” have no basis and should be dealt with harshly before they destroy the city. Just troublemakers! pic.twitter.com/y8Tv7KzNRT
— Ben Cottman (@BenCottman) October 24, 2020
The officer-involved shooting incident was captured on video by a bystander, showing that the officer discharged his duty weapon on a man who wrestled with the officer, and then drew a gun on him. In response to this shooting, Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioted and shut down an intersection in San Bernardino.
According to authorities, they received a disturbance call at the King Tut Liquor store near the intersection of Baseline Street and Waterman Avenue around 11:30 p.m..
San Bernardino police Sgt. John Echevarria said in a statement:
“There was a man jumping on vehicles in the parking lot location.”
Audio from the 911 call made before officers arrived on scene supports that statement. The female who called mentions a man jumping on top of cars and can be heard saying, “he’s just going crazy.” Within minutes, an officer was on scene and immediately called for backup as he ordered the man down.
Echevarria said:
“The suspect refused to follow those commands and attempted to walk inside the store behind me. The store was occupied by employees and citizens.”
Regarding the last Press Release we just published, here is video of the incident. The images can be graphic, therefore, Viewer Discretion is Advised. Investigation #2020-114893. pic.twitter.com/9VM3oOZNQp
— San Bernardino PD (@SanBernardinoPD) October 23, 2020
The responding officer’s body camera was on and filming as he approached the man. A few moments later, the camera goes black as they wrestled to the ground. The audio kept recording and the officer can be heard saying, “Stop fighting, dude.”
The suspect was later identified as 35-year-old Mark Matthew Bender Jr., of San Bernardino. Bender had previously been arrested for domestic violence, theft, drug possession, DUI, possession of a firearm, and an arrest for attempted murder.
After the incident, police confirmed that Bender had a gun, which was found at the scene. Authorities also confirmed that the gun was not registered. Echevarria said that the officer spotted the gun during the fight.
He said:
“The officer saw the weapon and during the struggle was able to disengage during the fight for control of that suspect and was able to back away and protect himself by discharging his weapon.”
Back in September, violent protests erupted in Lancaster, PA., following an officer-involved shooting. In a statement following the fatal shooting, the Lancaster District Attorney’s office said that the man, who was identified as Ricardo Munoz, was armed with a knife when the officer had discharged his duty weapon.
Protesters out in the intersection of West Chestnut Street and North Prince in Lancaster city in response to police involved shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon. @LancasterOnline pic.twitter.com/sstzzefznf
— Blaine Shahan (@BlaineShahanLNP) September 14, 2020
The encounter was captured on the officer’s body camera and released by the Lancaster Bureau of Police shortly after the incident took place. Hours after the shooting, protesters gathered outside of the police station. Police said that a group in excess of 100 people gathered on the access ramp on the west side of the station.
The statement said:
“A public address system was used to provide several warnings that if the group did not move from the ramp, that chemical munitions would be deployed. The group failed to follow the instructions and chemical agents were used to disperse the crowd.”
In addition, violent protesters damaged a county vehicle that was parked in front of the police station and glass bottles and rocks were thrown at officers. Doors and windows at the police station were shattered and several arrests were made into the early morning hours.
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