‘Pay up’: Arrested protester’s mom demands ‘reparations’ from businesses who haven’t supported BLM

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The saga of Tianna
Arata, the woman arrested for organizing and being part and parcel
of a violent protest that took place in July in San Luis Obispo,
continues.

Although, the latest development in matters revolving around
Arata stems from her own mother, Michelle Arata, who is
demanding “reparations” from local businesses who haven’t
supported Black Lives Matter.

You need to read this. This
isn’t about protesting any more this is extortion
Protesters demand money from San Luis Obispo business owners –
https://t.co/AlHAdbyQaS

— Spiritinmyshadow🇬🇧 (@Spiritinmyshad1)
August 18, 2020

The businesses in question were targeted specifically after
Michelle Arata “compiled a list” – her own words – of
businesses that were “slandering” Black Lives Matter by
“boarding up their shop.” She’s demanding “reparations”
in an amount “equivalent to the amount of money and time they
spent … boarding up shops.”

Basically, Michelle Arata thinks that business owners trying to
protect their investment by boarding up their windows while
miscreants run wild under the guise of a protest are perpetuating
“fear and hate” and thus these businesses need to pay up.

So, while it doesn’t exactly quite fit the confines of
extortion, it certainly bears a striking resemblance to the
tactics.

The businesses were said to have had either letters sent
directly to them, or people claiming ties to the BLM movement
showed up in person demanding money to be directed toward either
the Black Lives Matter foundation or to R.A.C.E. Matters SLO.

All the protests that have transpired in San Luis Obispo have
revolved around George Floyd, typically demanding justice for
him.

And yet … the San Luis Obispo Police had zero to do with
George Floyd, and all four officers in Minneapolis involved in the
case were fired, arrested and charged, and are thus going through
the legal process. Looking at that with an honest perspective, one
really couldn’t ask for more than just that regarding the
case.

Several local business owners told the news outlet Cal Coast
News about the harassment they’ve endured for not paying money to
Black Lives Matter. According to the outlet, non-paying businesses
endured the following:

“A handful of business owners, many afraid to have
their names disclosed because of fears of retaliation, said the
message was followed by a phone call that included name-calling,
another request for money and a personal visit.”

Numerous business owners stated that both Tianna and Michelle
Arata were among those who showed up in person to demand money in
certain instances.

Furthermore, the attorney working with Arata in her criminal
case is actually threatening to send protesters to the home of San
Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow:

“[Dan Dow], you have a very small window of time to
drop these charges before your county, city and home are bombarded
by activist[s] from all over the country. Find out of this is an
idle threat if you want to.”

This is the attorney that got
on TV w/ BLM leader Tianna Arata to defend her. Now he’s
threatening the local DA. Asshole needs to be reported to the state
bar.
#LawAndOrder @X22Report
@elenochle
@RealJamesWoods
@realDonaldTrump
pic.twitter.com/6dbOOhF3QG

— Lady Solidarity 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸 (@ladysolidarity)

August 20, 2020

Attorney S. Lee Merritt is one of the vocal supporters who are
acting as though Tianna Arata is something akin to a political
prisoner rather than someone arrested for enabling and
participating in a violent riot.

While reports have circulated about “freeing” Tianna Arata,
the District Attorney’s Office released a statement saying that
was released from custody roughly two hours after her arrest.

To all following
#FreeTianna: Ms. Tianna Arata is NOT in custody now and has not
been in custody since she was released within 2 hours of her arrest
by
#SLOPD. The case is under careful review by this office. A
decision will be made after fully reviewing all available
evidence.

— SLO County Dist Atty (@SLOCounty_DA)
August 19, 2020

We’ve been tracking the case of Tianna Arata for some time on
Law Enforcement Today, here’s our previous report on her arrest
and actions that led up to it.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – A New Jersey woman is
facing years behind bars after organizing an unlawful protest that
resulted in a child being hurt.

That woman is TiannaArata,
a so-called leader of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

The 20-year-old, barely-legal adult decided it was time to stage
a protest against the big bad police for “targeting people of
color unjustly.† If only she had spent any amount of time in her
so-called education to research for herself if there really is a
problem in policing before she decided to mount a
“protest.†

LOL hilarious –>
California BLM Leader Tianna Arata Charged With Five Felonies After
Arrest At July Demonstration https://t.co/h6ntjzKpRK

— FREEDOMfry1776 🇺🇸 (@SeanDoStuff)
August 12, 2020

Arata would have found, if she had only spent the time, that
police officers kill, unjustifiably or not, far more white people
each year than they do people of any other race. 

Before we dive into the details of the protest … some facts
are important here.

Sure, there are people who will argue that minorities make up a
smaller portion of America so the rate would be less, but, given
the demographics, if there were truly systemic racial issues with
policing, regardless of race, the majority of people killed by
police would show black people far more than white. 

However, the truth cannot be disputed, white people make up a
majority of the population in the United States and, in fact, they
make up a majority of those
killed by police.

Let us focus on that point for the moment. In 2019, 998 people
were killed by police. 998 people out of the entire population of
the United States, roughly
328.4 million people. 998 people killed, not mentioning the
reasoning behind why they were killed, regardless of race, at the
hands of police.

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Of those people killed, justifiably or not, per the Washington
Post, an extremely left-leaning publication, 403 of those
people were white, 250 were black, and so on. 

What the liberal media will not tell you is that those numbers
perfectly match up to the makeup of the nation. Therefore, if there
truly were systemic racism in policing, the numbers would
predominately show black people, or at least people of color, as
being the majority of those killed by police.

Since that obviously is not the case (look for breakdown by
race), then systemic racism in policing cannot be true. It is like
the errant O.J. Simpson trial, only this time true, if the glove
doesn’t fit, you must acquit.

In this case, Tianna Arata decided that she needed to stage a
protest over what she errantly believes is racial inequality with
policing. She spoke to members of the San Luis Obispo Police
Department and ensured them that the protest would be civil and
peaceful. It turns out that she was wrong.

Whether or not Arata meant for the protest to remain civil does
not matter. It would be like you serving alcohol to someone that
dies or goes out and kills someone because they are drunk. 

Regardless if you actually were the one who killed someone or
not, you are responsible for providing the environment for that
specific crime to occur. In other words, if Arata had not planned
that protest, no crime would have been committed.

she should NOT be facing 15
years in PRISON FOR ORGANIZING A PROTEST. REPLY TO THIS TWEET WITH

#FREETIANNA !!!!!! pic.twitter.com/BXHcHNMUFi

— Sarah Baska (@SarahBaska)
August 10, 2020

In this case, the young and naïve Arata staged a protest in
which people got hurt. In this specific case, a very young
child.

The protest, whether planned this way or not, found almost 300
people in attendance. People got out of hand and turned the
peaceful nature into chaos. Demonstrators entered the roadway while
people were trying to drive down it. 

People in the crowd began throwing some type of objects which
caused damage to a vehicle and shattered a window, causing injury
to a four-year-old child inside. Imagine, for a moment, regardless
of race, you are driving anywhere with your four-year-old child
inside, and people start doing damage to your car. What would the
normal response be for that parent?

She deserves what she gets
https://t.co/CluaLNUK0q

— Redneck Azn (@LMFireSystems1)
August 15, 2020

Any sane person would not indiscriminately attack a vehicle –
let alone carry on their attacks on at least two separate vehicles
in the area. 

With common sense apparently lacking, Arata and her friends do
not believe that she should be held accountable for the actions she
caused when she decided to do the protest. 

However, if the evidence shows that a police officer does not
intend for someone to get hurt, Arata and her supporters
nonetheless believe that the officer should be held responsible.
Where is the common sense in that mindset?

Tianna Arata is a terrorist
and so are her ilk. Arrest them all, lock them up for the maximum
sentence, no chance of parole. https://t.co/g8mSgyWmj4

— Christina (@SparklingOak)
August 12, 2020

Apparently, the County District Attorney in San Luis Obispo
agrees that Arata should be held accountable for the actions she
caused. The DA filed charges on her for five felony charges,
including four counts of felony false imprisonment and one count of
conspiracy.

Her so-called intelligent friends believe that Arata should not
have been arrested. A person who claims to be her best friend calls
the arrest a kidnapping, which could not be further from the
truth.

A very simplified explanation of an arrest is this: when
officers have determined there is probable cause (roughly at least
51%) that the person did the alleged crime, it is a lawful arrest.
A kidnapping would be someone unlawfully grabbing someone and
holding them against their will with no lawful reason. There is
more to kidnapping but that is a basic explanation. 

In this case, Arata was lawfully arrested with the least amount
of force necessary. 

Video which shows her arrest shows that she is not willing to
walk with officers to their cars, but, she does not actively resist
their efforts. This is what police refer to as passive resistance.
People in the crowd are heard saying Arata was not resisting, but,
she in fact was by not walking to the police vehicle. 

Arata told the Tribune:

“I just turned 20 last month, there’s so much that I
want to accomplish. And I’ve been through so much struggle in my
life that dealing with this, it’s just, like, I want to be able
to overcome it and to go on to the new steps in my
life.â€

Perhaps Arata should consider what the facts are that she is
marching against prior to staging a march.  Even if she does not in
the future, maybe, just maybe, she should ensure that what she is
organizing will not bring crime. 

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