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elleng

(139,192 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2013, 11:59 PM Jul 2013

*BREAKING, MSNBC, [View all]

'Protestors' in L.A. Crenshaw district taking bikes from WalMart, may have been part of earlier peaceful protest for Trayvon.

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*BREAKING, MSNBC, [View all] elleng Jul 2013 OP

doing "burn outs" on motorcycles too it seems VanillaRhapsody Jul 2013 #1

Some dude got wrecked in the LA video inwiththenew Jul 2013 #2

Protesters or provacateurs? n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #3

police reporting mostly younger... astonamous Jul 2013 #9

Were they like those little turds who loved to fuck with the "Occupy" demonstrations? MADem Jul 2013 #31

I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me. n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #35

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 #36

Memories of the riots flamingdem Jul 2013 #4

Probably provacateurs. NOLALady Jul 2013 #5

Looks like out of control, foolish kids. elleng Jul 2013 #7

Wouldn't they be white if that's what they were? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #25

you think black people can't be agents provocateur? jesus. read the history of cointelpro & HiPointDem Jul 2013 #37

Hundreds of young black kids in the Crenshaw District? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #39

provocateurs are always only a few in the larger crowd; they're the ones who incite & set the HiPointDem Jul 2013 #41

Not necessarily. NOLALady Jul 2013 #40

Sometimes an asshole is just an asshole. nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #27

I just turned my local scanner. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #6

Idiot kids, looks like, to me. elleng Jul 2013 #8

Well, my scanner is very quiet. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #11

Good elleng Jul 2013 #13

Sorry to disppoint.. HipChick Jul 2013 #20

Missed the pointy hats; elleng Jul 2013 #22

Just looks like a bunch of rabble rousers to me.. HipChick Jul 2013 #23

The LAPD locked it down with skirmish lines flamingdem Jul 2013 #30

whatever, I have no sympathy for WAL-Mart quinnox Jul 2013 #10

LOL Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #12

The next destination appears to be flamingdem Jul 2013 #15

McDonalds I have more sympathy for quinnox Jul 2013 #17

Everybody in LA wants to be famous for something it seems nolabels Jul 2013 #14

Maybe those ChinaMart bikes will break apart. muntrv Jul 2013 #16

They're in Leimert Park and blocking traffic flamingdem Jul 2013 #18

All together? elleng Jul 2013 #19

Yes, they just take off running, jump on cars and surround them flamingdem Jul 2013 #21

Sounds weird. elleng Jul 2013 #24

They're not that hard core flamingdem Jul 2013 #28

The peaceful protesters at Leimert Park tried to reach out to them flamingdem Jul 2013 #26

Agents provocateurs mahina Jul 2013 #29

Good place to discuss nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #32

Props to LAPD for keeping their response low key and not fanning the flames kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #33

Yes, they're staying low key but about to declare "unlawful assembly" flamingdem Jul 2013 #34

A better thing to do would be to stop SHOPPING at Walmart SoCalDem Jul 2013 #38