[Enlightened1]

Here is a video of it,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojdZu5_DtPU

[Blue Collar Christian]

I don’t blame the deputies, and that old boy was out of line.

[moehoward]

TIme to pull the rap sheet on the BLM goon.

[Lazamataz]

The hell is wrong with this guy????

[Mr. K]

They need to learn the difference between ASSAULT and BATTERY

ASSAULT is what the ‘protester’ did when he showed the people both his IQ indicators.

BATTERY is what happened when the 78-year old man slugged him for it.

A defense for battery is if you are assaulted. The officers were right in their discretion not to arrest him. They should appeal.

He was not in handcuffs at the time, and he stuck his middle finger in the face of the old man and the crowd. Getting slugged for it is a natural response- I would not convict him.

[bigbob]

Maybe they should deputize the old dude...78 and still feisty!

[mountainlion]

So jumping a police baracade and trying to displace Trump in not a crime? Wrestling with the cops is not resisting arrest? Flipping the bird to a house full of republicans is not insighting a riot?

[HotHunt]

Wasn’t this the same NC sheriff who just decided yesterday not to proceed with charges against Donald Trump for inciting to riot? Claimed there was insufficient evidence for any charges to stick.

[Stingray51]

the sheriff is Democrat

[Truth29]

I wonder if there is a police union in this Sheriff’s office? The mass punishment and demotions should generate some push back.

[Amity]

I’m for it. The police were escorting the guy out, and when he got punched, they did nothing to the guy who punched him. The protester was obnoxious, but he was still obeying the law by leaving when the cops told him to. He was assaulted while the cops were right there, and they did nothing.

I could see the cops being reluctant to cause a riot by hauling the older guy in just then, but best I can tell they didn’t even take his name and couldn’t have tracked him down without the media. That’s poor police work and they should have been called on it.

There’s also the fact that, since the cops were escorting him, this protester could haul them into court for failing to follow up after he was assaulted. Now that they’ve been disciplined within the system, if he sues he’s going to look like a money-grubbing loser.

[Bob434]

[[Two deputies were demoted.Seriously?]]

Yup- those officers should have used their super duper psychic powers to predict the man would throw a punch out of the clear blue and arrested the man before he threw the punch-

there’s no excuse for not using your psychic powers to prevent acts of violence!

[Polynikes]

Has anyone thought this maybe staged? ie; the old guy is a plant? These days of dirty tricks makes one extremely cynical. It would not be beyond the realm of possibility that he was a Bernie or Move On.org supporter and saw an opportunity and took it.

BTW he didn’t punch the guy he used his elbow which was smarter. Just my 2¢.