Comments on: UPDATED: Visalians join nationwide police protests

By: Dave Adalian

Dave Adalian — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 03:59:04 +0000

In reply to Dave.

I did not make this comment, just to be clear. No offense to the other Dave.

By: Timothy Bianco

Timothy Bianco — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:16:08 +0000

Cops are no more racist than anybody else but there incompetant. There is no reason for people to have guns let alone assault weapons. And gang members are trash and should get the gas chamber 5 seconds after their conviction and druggies & thieves belong in jail. And the homeless should be told there going to a:church, mission or jail. If they did this we wouldn’t have crime. They run the :courts, jails and prisons like the 3 stooges!

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:11:08 +0000

Hilarious! They have sidewalks for a reason. I think this generation doesn’t understand the difference between virtual and actual reality. Sure its cool to run through the street on GTA but not a good idea in real life.

By: Stand Up And Be Counted

Stand Up And Be Counted — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:35:32 +0000

In reply to Still wondering.

Well since you asked I personally wouldn’t have taken any child let alone myself into a situation like a protest march on police brutality or even a KKK Pro Trump march while driving a provocative jeep with a T-Rump flag flying just to either enrage or encourage the marchers. Your hypothesis just isn’t a good one for your justification of the jeep driver’s actions. But I will agree with you on the throwing of a water bottle or yelling “back” in response to the taunts being hurled at them while standing in front of the jeep….that was just stupid and irresponsible behavior as well. Two wrongs don’t make a right. As far as it being a split second decision to drive that jeep into the marchers that hubris decision was deliberate, nothing split about it.

By: Still wondering

Still wondering — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:53:18 +0000

In reply to Stand Up And Be Counted.

The crowd was throwing water bottles at vehicles and yelling at cars. Riots start with simple rage. Again, what would you have done if your baby was strapped in behind and water bottle hit it and it began to cry. You would get out of their without hesitation. Or maybe it was your 12 year old son that was hit or watching you get screamed at by people. None of us except the driver involved know what happened to make that split second decision to drive. I don’t.

By: Len Andrews

Len Andrews — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:52:45 +0000

Well, I’m glad that no one was seriously injured, and I am also glad that the airbag in the Jeep deployed.

By: Dana Roberts

Dana Roberts — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:37:25 +0000

https://www.facebook.com/100004631919156/posts/1688192908011757/

By: Stand Up And Be Counted

Stand Up And Be Counted — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:29:50 +0000

In reply to Still wondering.

I wonder ….. why would you think that the large scale mayhem that happened in Minniapolis, LA, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia and other large cities was about to take place in Visalia? It was a relatively peaceful protest other than the actions of a few bystanders interacting with a few marchers.

By: Still wondering

Still wondering — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:14 +0000

If there was a child or baby in a vehicle being pelted with water bottles I would step on the gas too. Rioters in other cities are slamming cars with crowbars, hammers, etc and even kicking them. No one knows if that’s what was going to happen next to the blue Jeep. People do not have the to stand ona road or highway and block traffic. They are foolishly asking to be run over.

By: Saul Travers

Saul Travers — Sun, 31 May 2020 15:45:58 +0000

In reply to Dorothy Benoy.

I condemn the abusive treatment of George Floyd in Minneapolis. So did the authorities who fired 4 police officers and charged Officer Chauvin with a crime.
I also condemn every criminal who grouped with legitimate protesters and then abused a police officer or the property of a store owner.