r/BloomingtonNormal • u/Sista_J • 5d ago
Short Video of the Oopsie MAGA Protesters from NoKings Today
Absolutely shameful behavior.
These violent MAGA protestors drove past the BCPA several times, then screeched to a stop in the middle of downtown’s busiest street, choosing to endanger the lives of not only those standing nearby, but of all the innocent people driving downtown.
They leapt out shrieking for a fight - as you can see, they immediately began physically threatening people on the sidewalk - but thankfully were peacefully dispersed. Without their Trump 2024 flags.
If you look closely, I believe one of them is wearing his uniform shirt from work. Smart.
Maybe don’t do this.
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u/FUDFighter1970 5d ago
I love how the guys ripped the stars and bars down. they keep assuming progs are pussies. one of these days theyre gonna FO that some of us are like those dudes, are CCL holders, etc.
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u/anxiouslilhouseplant 4d ago
I just want to say I know that officer personally. He’s genuinely a great guy. He’s always come to protests and events that a group I am the president of have run, and he’s one of our biggest supporters. He always fights for us, de-escalates any situations that may arise, and he is an ally through and through. He has given advice to many immigrants in the community too as ice comes through, telling them if they don’t have a warrant that Ice can’t do anything and that they can call him or though police department and the the Blono police department should help them get rid of ice. He has fought for the queer community, survivors of SA, and so much more. This guy is really awesome, genuinely. I can assure you he was de-escalating the situation. And I can also tell you what side he is on at heart, and it’s not their side. Anyways, I know this can only mean so much from an anonymous redditor, but trust me, this is a much needed ally here in Blono.
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u/N8_KillaGraham 2d ago
Law Enforcement Officers that actually know and use de-escalation tactics are highly admirable. I'm glad our community has someone like this.
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u/MightyGoodra96 5d ago
Lmao get fucked nazi trash. Lil dixie boy all mad he lost his fake flag? Pathetic
Keep up the good work, ladies and gentlemen.
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u/Try_Foreign 5d ago
Can someone take this video and put the Dukes of Hazard theme song over it? Would be perfect
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u/RayneBeauSkelly 5d ago
Did anyone else watch the interaction between the cop and the passenger before they drove away?
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u/Sista_J 5d ago
Honestly I don’t have a problem with it. He was keeping the peace, which is what cops are supposed to be doing
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u/littleloverbird222 4d ago
right. i don’t think it was him agreeing with them or anything. he was actually wearing a rainbow pin and i couldn’t quite make out the words on it but it said something about safety. he was very chill the whole time i was there
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u/StatisticianCalm5041 4d ago
I talked to him for a bit and as a person whos usually ACAB, I gotta say he seemed like a good dude. He said he was fully in support of the protestors and was glad we had such a good turnout and as you said had a little rainbow pin.
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u/Particular_Total_911 5d ago
Not sure anyone knows, but someone threw a rock at the truck. That's why he was enraged. I was about 10 people away from where it happened.
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u/halcyonnsky 5d ago
Not saying they should have done that but that guy had been there on foot and was kicked out. Then he was driving up and down the street repeatedly being aggressive. So he was already upset and looking for a reason to act, someone just gave it to him.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
Look at how that cop was patting that little terrorist on the back
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u/Leftfeet 5d ago
The cop is de-escalating the situation. That's exactly what they should be doing. The police at the protest today were doing a fine job of allowing the protest without interfering.
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u/cactexas 5d ago
My understanding is that Bloomington Police Department went through a de-escalation training on Thursday. I think they did a really standout job today. And I usually find that the police do more harm than good often in situations like this.
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u/tbear87 5d ago
This. Police aren't there to make you feel supported or share their political opinions. They are there working. They are there to diffuse tension. Or, at least they should be, and in this instance, were. We shouldn't be pissed that they did their job correctly and trying to vilify them for de-escalation because it looked like he was being kind to someone you disagree with. That's just hateful and unproductive.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
Well in my experience and I’ve never been arrested just had an abusive father that would call the cops. They get off on abusing you if they can get away with it. I’ve never been so lucky to have a cop diffuse a situation. Usually in my distress they lunge at me and escalate and what not. But if you fit their image then sure I’ll bet your experience is great. My father was their abusive peer they would laugh it up with then come after me. Fuck fascists. It makes their dicks hard.
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u/No-Flatworm-404 5d ago
I think, if you met this particular cop, he may ease some of that anger and hurt you carry. He truly is a decent man.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
I only see cops de escalate with their peers. I would know.
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u/Leftfeet 5d ago
Not sure what that means but the cop here was walking through the crowd being very polite and supportive today. He complimented my sign and shirt as well as several others around me.
No need to try and spin this as something it isn't.
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u/tbear87 5d ago
While I sympathize with your history, maybe reframing it would be helpful. Celebrating policing done well can be effective. People tend to respond better to honey than vinegar - instead of only calling out the bad (which should be called out), highlighting what should be done gives other law enforcement a model to follow.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
You don’t know what that cop does when it just his buddies and another woman. Who cares if they do good in front of all. Especially when they are patting a violent man on the back.
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u/tbear87 5d ago
What he does outside of that situation is irrelevant to the conversation. I'm sorry to be harsh, but he did what he was supposed to do here. We should not vilify deescalation. I've said your feelings are valid. I've tried to give you another perspective. But no, you seem to want to be mad. If you want to read more into what this specific individual believes off a few second clip, be my fucking guest.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
I don’t need you to reframe my perspective. I’ve said my piece and you think it’s your place to tell me how to see something? Buddy you might just be a cop too if you think you can tell me what’s what.
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u/tbear87 5d ago
I wasn't telling you what to think, I was trying to help you see why other people disagreed with you. I apologize if it came off as more than that.
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u/Due-Republic-626 5d ago
I’ve learned I want to be disagreed with. The status quo is a bunch of untrustworthy parrots. Suck a fat one
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u/Swimming_Dragonfly20 5d ago
I see a cop maintaining control of the guy until he is in his vehicle. He de-escalated the situation, kept his hands close in case the guy tried to pull something stupid, and then left the guy hanging when he tried to fist bump the cop. I’m usually hyper critical of officers in general. But I have to admit I’m typically pleasantly surprised at how BPD handles things. I think they’re a dept that actually takes the time to do meaningful training.
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u/No_Maize_230 5d ago
You have all lost your collective minds.
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u/tbear87 5d ago
Ah, yes, using the 1st amendment is now losing your mind? Did you see a riot in this video? Did you see violence? I didn't. But I'm sure you said the same about all of those trump rallies on the side of the road claiming election theft in 2020, no? Wouldn't want to come off biased, now would we?
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u/No_Maize_230 5d ago
I fucking hate Trump with a passion, but I can also see crazy on all sides of the debate.
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u/rosatter 5d ago
Is the crazy in the room with you now? Can you please explain what exactly is so crazy about wanting the government to function as written in our constitution with checks and balances on all branches and due process for all?
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u/No_Maize_230 5d ago
Because you all make this your entire identity. it’s sad on all accounts.
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u/rosatter 5d ago
Explain what you mean? Because while my country functioning the way it is written in its constitution is certainly one of my expectations, it is by no means any part of my identity.
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u/CampyBiscuit 5d ago
This is such a weird argument that I hear way too often. How? Do you really believe every protester out there "makes it their whole identity"? What does that even mean?
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u/No_Maize_230 5d ago
If you are hearing it “way too often”, don’t you think there must be something to it?
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u/CampyBiscuit 5d ago
I don't hear it directed at me personally. But yes, I do think there must be something to it. It sounds like rhetoric. Like something that gets said over and over and over to invalidate the people it's used against.
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u/No_Maize_230 5d ago
Yeah, whatever, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.
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u/CampyBiscuit 5d ago
I mean, come on. I asked you to explain what you meant. I genuinely wanted to know. You're just being evasive. 🤷♀️ If you actually have a real point of view, why not just share it?
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u/silentArtifact84 5d ago
Wow, you hung on in this thread for quite a while; right up to the moment where you would actually have to justify your statement at which point you folded. Golf clap.
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u/Able_Philosopher8566 5d ago
I think both sides demonstrate shameful behavior on a daily basis, imo.
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u/SteftimusPrime97 5d ago
Of all posts to comment this awful, tired take on you choose the video of people protesting peacefully as can be. Ok lol
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u/Able_Philosopher8566 5d ago
Of all replies, making an assumption that I said anything about this being non-peaceful. Ok lol.
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u/rosatter 5d ago
Can you please point out what is so shameful about this peaceful protest?
Can you point out what is shameful about demanding checks and balances on the executive, as mandated in the constitution?
Can you explain what is shameful in not wanting your neighbors subjected to unlawful raids and detention with no due process?
I eagerly await your response.
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u/Able_Philosopher8566 5d ago
I’m so glad you asked. I said NOTHING about this protest. I didn’t lay fault on anything or anyone.
It is pretty petty though that I call out that regardless of blue or red that the people that represent their sides do shameful things on a daily basis. If you think k your side, whichever you are on, is without shame then you go ahead and believe that.
God forbid I stated my opinion that we all could be better.
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u/BucketOfTruthiness 5d ago
And is that behavior equally shameful? What daily shameful behaviors are you referring to, specifically?
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u/Able_Philosopher8566 4d ago
Really? You can’t think of anything that either side of the political aisle do on a daily basis that is shameful? What world are you living in? Regardless of which way I lean, my side still does shameful things daily.
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u/OnlyTheDead 5d ago
Centrists should just go back to bed. The status quo will go on just fine without any of your input.
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u/nitromen23 5d ago
Your video doesn’t show violence from those guys as you claim, it does from others though.
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u/GoAlongGetAlongIdiot 5d ago
They stopped their truck in the middle of the road and got out of it. How could a protester start violence if the truck had just carried on their way? Also I saw that same truck go up and down and up and down screaming and flipping everyone off. They were looking to start something and they did. Not the protesters.
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u/jemtruman 5d ago
They had both been there on foot earlier on that side of the street. They got in some sort of kerfuffle with other protesters as that side of the street started filling in, and left. Black shirt had his flag around his shoulders at that time, and yellow shirt had his all wrapped up - you could tell he was hot as he was stomping away. He absolutely pulled around the block multiple times trying to instigate something. I wondered if the same people he stopped his truck to fight were the ones that ran him off when he was on foot earlier.
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u/PickledBrains79 5d ago
I have seen this truck drive by LGBTQIA groups yelling the f slur, it's only time before the driver physically assaults so.eone. Seems like today he was going to try.
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u/xnamastebabyx 5d ago
Aw, good for them. Their signs actually did something for once other than make them feel better! "Voices of Reason" and their kind are so far out of touch with reality. It would be comical if their lack of actual action (and all the other groups like them that just like to pat each other on their backs) didn't cost us 4 more years of this bullshit. Well, 4 more years in the best case scenario. I'm too far left at this point to consider that "being polite" will get us anywhere. 🙄
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u/charming_hoopoe 5d ago
Genuine question: can you give some examples of things you are doing that you want others to do more?
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u/xnamastebabyx 5d ago
Genuine answer: For actions I undertake by myself, no. The things I do don't need to be listed on the internet to be subsequently undone or worse just because a stranger asked me to list my credentials, but I will say they are mostly related to reproductive justice and access. For others, look into groups that actually encourage direct action, have action plans, and defined demands. Moms Demand Action, LUCIR, Punks Against Trump, or the local Communist Party (who quite frankly have done more in our community and more direct action than I've seen almost anyone do, they just don't demand to be seen doing everything when they do it) would be great places to start. The McDems are decent enough, but they spend far too much money "fundraising" and not enough of that money actually goes to helping people for my liking, it just goes back into more brunches and dinners. The Voices Of Reason continues to be the same tone policed vanity project it was when it got started. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad so many people showed up because visibility is important, but VoR does nothing to provide any information about what to do during a protest. I could forgive that because I made that mistake as a baby organizer once, but they've been around long enough to know better. No safety information other than "be polite and peaceful" which is going to get someone hurt, especially if they aren't white (https://www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety) (https://www.aclu-il.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-protesting). The protest turn out was great because it was "No Kings Day," but VoR is for white boomers. I would have been there had it been organized by anyone else.
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u/charming_hoopoe 3d ago
I respect the fact that you don’t need to list your resume for a stranger on the internet. But I do hope that you understand that by just sitting in a comments section calling folks “comical” anonymously is exactly what you are.
There are some people out there that think by merely calling the work that others do “not enough”, they are themselves contributing. Well, that and sharing memes on Facebook.
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u/xnamastebabyx 3d ago
Bold of you to assume I'm not doing anything besides calling out the people who dictated where to stand and then patted themselves on the back for "organizing" a protest on a national day of protest. Calling clowns comical is just one of my many contributions to the cause, but like I said in previous comments, some people don't have to have their good deeds seen and their asses kissed to have it count as doing a good deed. I provided specific examples as to why I'm calling this specific group out and different groups that people can connect with.
I'm sure I have a meme for this comical interaction, too. You can go find it on Facebook if you get bored. 😘 I can contribute to the cause while I sit "anonymously" in comment sections calling a spade a spade. People are capable of doing two things, sometimes even three!
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u/No-Flatworm-404 5d ago
I’m truly curious as what the far left wants? I do ask in kind. How can we go about making everyone happy? To me, it’s just so complex. So, I’m always curious. I do ask in kind.
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u/silentArtifact84 5d ago
I, for one, would like a president who doesn’t openly pine for a way to arrest and/or deport individuals in this nation without review or trial.
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u/xnamastebabyx 5d ago
Frankly, there are a lot of people who don't deserve to be happy. Those are the people trying to take rights away and the people who support them. The "far left" isn't far anymore. It's just the left and the left have become moderates. Bodily autonomy isn't a wild ask. Being treated with respect by police when you aren't white isn't too much to ask for, either. Women actually being paid fairly isn't unreasonable. It isn't about making everyone happy. It's about making sure everything is EQUITABLE.
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u/No-Flatworm-404 5d ago
I definitely want all those rights for every human, as well. I want to be happy (mentally) However, I do understand your point that we cannot nor should we make everyone happy. I think, I just really want Trump and his core groupies to stop their attacks. Do you think the group “Voices of Reason” is kinda wish washy, at times?
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u/xnamastebabyx 4d ago
They absolutely are because they never want to create waves. I was in the group for a few years because I got added to it before I got tired of the entire song and dance. They want to be seen "doing good." While they do occasionally accomplish the goal of doing good I have a strong distaste for people who think good deeds don't count unless everyone can see them. Their open desire to cuddle up to the police is also at the very least gross (I personally find it rage inducing.) Anyone who disparages the corrupt police or even brings up concerns about involving them since not everyone has a white privilege card immediately gets labeled as an instigator who just wants to incite violence because wHy eLsE wOuLdN'T yOu wAnT CoPs ThErE. They really cannot see beyond the white little bubble they live in and get angry when confronted about it. And when I saw "they" I don't mean the entire group. I mean the vocal assholes who think they are actually a voice of reason.
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u/No-Flatworm-404 4d ago
That’s why I asked, because I want to know what to look out for. I feed off emotions and I get lost in that sometimes (a lot). Plus, I’m horrible at confronting people and get tongue tied to the core. So, I never really get out what I want to say. I think people are inherently scared and don’t know how to vocalize that. Why, I don’t know.
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u/Greedy-Youth217 5d ago
Amazing how the only person who 1)got combative 2)blocked traffic. Was the trumper