Posted on 04/29/2016 7:39:32 AM PDT by mandaladon
Hundreds of demonstrators filled the street outside the Orange County amphitheater where Donald Trump held a rally Thursday night, stomping on cars, hurling rocks at motorists and forcefully declaring their opposition to the Republican presidential candidate.
Traffic came to a halt as a boisterous crowd walked in the roadway, some waving American and Mexican flags. Protesters smashed a window on at least one police cruiser, punctured the tires of a police sport utility vehicle, and at one point tried to flip a police car.
About five police cars were damaged in total, police said, adding that some will require thousands of dollars' worth of repairs.
"Dump the Trump," one sign read. Another protester scrawled anti-Trump messages on Costa Mesa police cars.
"I'm protesting because I want equal rights for everybody, and I want peaceful protest," said 19-year-old Daniel Lujan, one of hundreds in a crowd that appeared to be mostly Latinos in their late teens and 20s.
"I knew this was going to happen," Lujan added. "It was going to be a riot. He deserves what he gets." Video footage showed some anti-Trump demonstrators hurling debris at a passing pickup truck. One group of protesters carried benches and blocked the entrance to the 55 Freeway along Newport Boulevard, with some tossing rocks at motorists near the on-ramp.
By 10:15 p.m., the bedlam had largely subsided and Lt. Mark Stichter of the Orange County sheriff's department said no major injuries were reported.
Costa Mesa police confirmed that a total of 17 people -- 10 males and 7 females -- were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly. Details on the ages and names of those arrested were not released.
The violent demonstration was underway after Trump concluded his speech before a crowd of thousands.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Trump for President.
Yeah...I'd use boisterous as a description...
About five police cars were damaged in total, police said, adding that some will require thousands of dollars' worth of repairs.
"Dump the Trump," one sign read. Another protester scrawled anti-Trump messages on Costa Mesa police cars.
"I'm protesting because I want equal rights for everybody,
and I want peaceful protest," said 19-year-old Daniel Lujan,
one of hundreds in a crowd that appeared to be mostly Latinos in their late teens and 20s.
"I knew this was going to happen," Lujan added...
"It was going to be a riot. He deserves what he gets."
Video footage showed some anti-Trump demonstrators hurling debris at a passing pickup truck. One group of protesters carried benches and blocked the entrance to the 55 Freeway along Newport Boulevard, with some tossing rocks at motorists near the on-ramp.
So...He WANTS a peaceful protest...
BUT...
He knew there was going to be a riot.
Add to that he feels Trump deserves what he gets.
What “boisterous crowd”? What “protestors”?
They’re mostly anarchists and garden-variety thugs. Not worth a moment’s notice except for the chaos they cause.
Go Trump!
Great-great grandpa kicked Santa Ana’s ass all the way back to Sam Houston this month 180 years ago. It’s time to do it again.
Ben Ferguson the radio jock was just on CNN along with former FBI agent Tom Fuentes. Ferguson was trashing Trump badly; blaming him for the violence. When the FBI guy pushed backed, Ferguson doubled down, even blaming Bobby Knight. What a POS!!
Sorta reminds me of the Brown Shirts.
Creating criminal records helps TRUMP determine who needs a fast track deportation. More rallies please.
Ben Furguson sounds like a great useful idiot.
The rioters are violent illegals, various communist groups all funded by the Democrats with traitors like Soros.
Even CNN’s Costello thought he was over the top. Amazing that Trump hate seems to be more contagious among the GOPe.
The day will come for these cowards.
Good for him and agree, time to do it again.....
From the article:
Video footage showed some anti-Trump demonstrators hurling debris
at a passing pickup truck.
One group of
protesters carried benches and blocked the entrance to the 55 Freeway along Newport Boulevard,
with some tossing rocks at motorists near the on-ramp.
How does someone defend this???
These people are being chaotic in the name of protesting
For the sake of being chaotic.
Passing trucks and motorists had nothing to do with Trump or the rally.
Shows people in car surrounded by a mop waving Mexican flags, flipping them off, spitting on the car and putting graffiti all over their car. The girl driving looks terrified as she sit in the car.
A couple of people in the protest group brought them a bit of relief by telling the crowd to tone it down.
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Notice the LA Times does not have a comment section open on the Article. They are to pussy to hear what people are really thinking.
Interesting. The “unintended consequences” lat article posted today still has comments up.
That’s why the other side is winning. Culturally we’re going down the sewer because the other side is willing to take to the streets to fight for what they want, while we choose to sit on our asses and type away.
We have a bad habit of doing that. We won France from the Germans fair and square, then gave it back to the French- TWICE!
Maybe I didn’t see them. A lot of New Outlets lately have been closing their comment sections. CNN one of the biggest perps.
Hillary’s thugs are busy, aren’t they?
The rats are absolutely petrified of him!
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