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Black Lives Matter protesters set fire to black owned business in Rochester – owner is “livid”

Black Lives Matter protesters set fire to black owned business in Rochester – owner is “livid” 1

ROCHESTER, NY – Riots continued throughout Rochester on the evening of September 5th and transitioned to the early morning hours of the 6th.

And without fail, damage was done by those carrying the banners and chanting the chants of Black Lives Matter. Of those who had their businesses attacked was a local black business owner who had his U-Haul trucks set on fire.

What’s all the more curious in this crime is that posted outside the man’s business was a sign that reads “Proud to be black owned.”

Jesse Barksdale is the owner of J-Ribs, which carried a U-Haul service. He’s reportedly “livid” at the arson committed against his business.

Video footage from the riot showcases one the trucks on fire and reportedly a total of three were destroyed from the fire spreading.

On July 22nd, Barksdale was actually featured in a piece written by the Democrat & Chronicle that showcased his unique business model of serving up ribs and U-Haul services in one spot.

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According to the article on Barksdale, he ascended from a rough upbringing to being a business owner:

“Jesse grew up in a high-poverty area in northeast Rochester. His aunt raised Jesse and his twin brother, Jerome… His mother died, and his father was not in his life. In 2013, his older brother, Robert, was found hanging in a Monroe County Jail cell and died.”

While having created a unique business model of BBQ and U-Haul rentals, Barksdale was having a tough time due to the pandemic. When COVID began impacting his bottom line in March, he was distraught:

“This can’t be happening to me. It’s one thing if you know what you did to drive your customers away.”

But now, he lost three of his trucks due to the rioters.

According to Barksdale, at least one person has been arrested in connection with the arson.

During the riot that took place, there were an estimated 1,500 people present in Rochester. Reports of fireworks shot at officers and rocks being thrown were also among the obvious arson that took place.

We’ve previously covered the riots ongoing in Rochester and they have been volatile to say the least.

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On the evening of September 4th, Black Lives Matter took to the streets of Rochester in New York for something that cannot be described as some “peaceful protest” – perhaps even a riot is the best way to describe it.

Rather, video evidence from that evening shows something more akin to flat-out terrorism.

Patrons at a restaurant were stormed by the BLM rioters, where you could see chairs being thrown and plates and glasses being smashed as people were seated at a dining area.

All the while, the typical chants were in playing in the background, with the those among the crowd saying “black lives matter.”

One man can be heard chanting the following while numerous people entered the dining area of a restaurant saying:

“If you don’t give us our shit, we’ll shut shit down.”

Thereafter, the man heard leading that chant stands next to another person adorned in black bloc who smashes the dinner plates of a group of six women seated at a table. The look on the women’s faces were that of horror.

Another video shows some of the rioters trying to break into an apartment building.

Despite the inundation Americans have faced from certain media outlets that habitually espouse that these are nothing more than “peaceful protests” – we’re faced yet again with criminal actions so brazen that even calls from the crowd to “not record” crimes still get captured on film.

The violence and rioting from September 4th is undoubtedly linked to the March death of 41-year-old Daniel Prude.

Prude had died seven days after an altercation with Rochester Police where he was restrained and had a “spit mask” placed over his face. The arrest of Prude resulted in him having to be hospitalized due to him losing consciousness during the arrest.

A medical examiner later ruled the death a homicide, predominantly linked to “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint” and also noting that excited delirium and PCP in his system contributed to his death.

The bodycam footage from the March encounter was just recently released, thus being the likely impetus of these riots.

An unidentified man who was driving past the impromptu memorial set up for Prude had the following to say about policing in Rochester:

“We want badges, we want Chief of Police badges. We want it because they swept this under the rug.”

The notion of this being swept “under the rug” is likely a reference to the bodycam footage just now being released nearly six months after the police interaction with Prude.

From there, the man continued:

“We tired of it. Black lives do matter, okay? We tired of these police killing people…We gonna put matters into our own hands if justice don’t come. I’m being honest with you. We got a 100,000 deep, ready. Ya’ll need to know that.”

Which now brings us to the evening of September 4th.

While there aren’t any reports alleging that there were 100,000 people rioting – the presence of however many rioters were in the city was enough to cause chaos and stoke fear.

Video was captured of a bus stop set ablaze in Rochester.

Another video from the riot showcased a formation of police officers that were attacked with a large mortar-style firework.

In the video above, you can see the massive explosion that occurred as a result.

The gaslighting brigade is in full damage control mode online as well since the unflattering videos have surfaced showcasing what went down in Rochester that evening.

People are still trying to paint that what happened on September 4th was “mostly peaceful,” even going so far as to call the actual videos captured as “misinformation”:

“There’s so much misinformation going around about the protest today. Was pretty peaceful for the most part. A small bit of fuckery, but mostly peaceful…then cops showed and pretty much exercised use of pepper bullets and tear gas.”

Although, at this point, anyone who doesn’t subscribe to the mental gymnastics needed to believe that these actions are somehow either justified or being misrepresented can likely see past the façade.

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