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2 banks burn to ground in San Diego suburb as protests turn to violence, looting

The violent unrest gripping the nation spread Saturday night to a suburb of San Diego, where rioters burned two banks to the ground and looted and destroyed many other businesses.

Peaceful protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis turned into riots as night fell on La Mesa, a suburb of about 60,000 people east of San Diego, leaving a trail of destruction.

They torched the Chase and Union banks next door to each other, Fox 5 reported. Images showed the fire engulfing one bank, leaving behind a gutted skeleton of lumber and twisted metal by morning.

Windows were smashed at many businesses, including a Goodwill store, a real-estate office and a popular bar. Daniel Buxton, the owner of Play It Again Sports, said he returned to his establishment to find “complete destruction.”

“Took what they could, destroyed what they could and got out,” he told local station KPBS. He added that looters used bats to destroy the inside and lit a fire which the sprinklers had doused.

Video of looters busting through glass windows and raiding a Walmart after midnight at the Grossmont Center in La Mesa was captured by KNSD.

San Diego police officers, aided by other law enforcement agencies, walked shoulder-to-shoulder through the streets after 2 a.m. Sunday, telling hundreds of protesters and observers that they would be arrested for unlawful assembly if they didn’t disperse.

“I think people are hurting and they’re angry and they’re trying to be heard because there’s no other way to get anyone’s attention,” Ally Kaiahua, a white woman, told The Associated Press about the property damage in La Mesa. “It’s unfortunate but this has been part of our history and how things get done because they don’t listen any other way.”

After the curfew lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, volunteers began coming out to help clean up the destruction in La Mesa. Many carried trash bags and brooms, while others painted vandalized property, local news outlets reported.

"It was overwhelming to see this community come together,” Aaron Henderson, owner of a looted coffee shop, told KNSD.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/la-mesa-california-george-floyd-banks-burned-protests-riots-violence-looting

Tanker truck drives into protesters as U.S. cities fear another night of violent protests

A tanker truck drove into a throng of protesters on a closed interstate near Minneapolis on Sunday, with the driver pulled from his rig and beaten, as major U.S. cities imposed curfews in fear of another night of demonstrations against police brutality descending into violence.

It did not appear that any marchers were struck by the truck as it moved through the crowd on the westbound lanes of Interstate 35, honking. The freeway was closed to traffic at the time.

A Reuters witness said the truck driver was dragged out of the cab of his tractor-trailer rig and beaten by protesters before he was taken into custody by Minneapolis police. A Reuters photo showed him shirtless and covering his face as he stood next to a police officer.

“Very disturbing actions by a truck driver on I-35W, inciting a crowd of peaceful demonstrators,” the Minneapolis Department of Public Safety said on Twitter. “The truck driver was injured & taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is under arrest. It doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck.”

Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/tanker-truck-drives-into-protesters-on-m-idUSRTS39TBV

Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/tanker-truck-drives-into-protesters-on-m-idUSRTS39TBV

Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/tanker-truck-drives-into-protesters-on-m-idUSRTS39TBV

This is sad

Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/tanker-truck-drives-into-protesters-on-m-idUSRTS39TBV

Source: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/tanker-truck-drives-into-protesters-on-m-idUSRTS39TBV

This is no longer funny. To what end? If Trump go military way now, we start criticizing him.

Seriously ehn, Most nairalanders are a bunch of clout chasing hypocrites with their misplaced priorities.. How many ppl are killed, harassed, molested daily in dis country with little or no reaction from anyone. D same Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas who dont see eye to eye are the ones calling a white man racist. What is worse than the hatred a black man has for his fellow black man?

If the looting starts, the shooting starts.. I no longer support those protesters, they have derailed.

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It's getting crazy

But I don't know why systems understand change only by force

the protesters can not be peaceful anymore because they want to send a strong message to US police. for long they have being protesting peaceful and nothing has changed.

... until the dude with the funny hair orders the police to shoot protesters...

The killer Cop..........how is he feeling now
If only he knew the long term repercussions of his actions, he would have stayed home on that day.

Hmm

This is becoming way too serious. The message had been passed, can the stop this now?

See how a little unthought action by someone has brought a nation to it knees.
And on the other hand, when will Nigerian take their on destiny in their hands against the brutality of our men in government.?

Obviously the white folks are the ones burning and destroying.

God help America. A surge in coronavirus cases and deaths likely. The people are out of control. And a real fight awaits Trump in the Nov elections

#ICantBreathe

These are citizens that cherish themselves to the fullest.
They cherish every lives.

But in our darling country, some stupid dumb heads will first check the name of the person that died to confirm if he is from their region before they can know if to protest the police brutality or not.
Religion and ethnic bigots have taken over our land!

But see blacks and white coming together to fight for a just cause (A black man was killed by a white policeman) and you see that the numbers of white People fighting for justice almost outnumbered the back folks!
That even THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA has no choice but to tell the FBI to make sure they act IMMEDIATELY on the investigation to this sad and emotional case.

One day, we will get there as a nation.
Maybe after some evil terrible things take out all the tribalistic idiots and animals from our darling nation.

....Baba 70 lives on......


* Singing *

La la la la

My people self they fear too much
We fear for the thing we no see
We fear for the air around us
We fear to fight for freedom
We fear to fight for liberty
We fear to fight for justice
We fear to fight for happiness
We always get reason to fear:
We no wan die
We no wan wound
We no wan quench
We no wan go
I get one child
Mama dey for house
Papa dey for house
I wan build house
I don build house
I no want quench
I want enjoy
I no wan go
Ah!
So policeman go slap your face
You no go talk
Army man go whip your yansh
You go they look like donkey
Rhodesia they do them own
Our leaders they yab for nothing
South Africa they do them own

Jakemedg:
on point

Gbamsolutely!

We support the protest, but we say NO TO STEALING and LOOTING.

ccollins:
Permission to copy this your song

Lol
Oga Collins, U dey whine us ni?!
Our song bawo ?!

Baba 70 belongs to everybody abeg, just like our Darling Daddy .

Baba 70 says 'Carry go' from yonder......
As it is written BOLDLY on our wall @ [color=#006600][/color] : Water no get ENEMY

Cc : Ihammer
This is how you riot.
Not sitting at home and typing #EndSARS.
Lazy Nigerian youths. Violent protests get quick and better result.......Ihammer says so!

seems like this Floyd check scammer has finally cured COVID 19 in USA

Thankfully the driver was beaten up

He should be classified as a terrorist and mass murderer he attempted mass killing

Crazy country with a crazy president.

They shall all pay in the end.......

Stupidity is trending American issues leaving your own country

JEmma1:
Obviously the white folks are the ones burning and destroying.

Yup but they would still find a way of blaming it on African-Americans.

America is on FIRE.

Where are the "this can't happen in a SANE CLIME" crew?

I guess America is now becoming a failed State.

I have always known that race wars are just waiting to happen just like volcanoe waiting to explode.
Trump has only made it worse with his narcissistic and delusional leaderless rants. Threatening to shoot protesters in the land of the free and brave? What a complete dotard this lying SOB Trump is.

This should also show all these naive kids on NL that all countries have their own issues and problems. No country on Earth is devoid of major problem. It might look pristine from afar but no country is devoid of issues and problems. They just differ from one country to another.

Damn I never expected it to get this serious!! That tanker driver should get the beating of his life, they kkk probably sent him

burning businesses is not the solution the owners are also affected and maybe on the protesters side low-key,
as for the tanker driver them beat werey comot from him body next time when he sees protesters if he nor get leaf to put for front of his truck he will respect himself and not try to run people over

And the coward inciting violence is chilling in a bunker.

It's game-over for Trump.

Heavens and Hell already in agreement