Posted on 07/09/2016 11:33:02 AM PDT by BBell
A group of about 45 people participated in a "die-in" protest Friday afternoon (July 8) in front of the New Orleans Police Department headquarters.
The protest, coming at the end of a week that saw two high-profile police shootings and the deaths of five Dallas police officers, was intended to stress the importance of life, said organizer Yamil Rodriquez. Rodriquez is an arts teacher with Community Works, which conducts an after-school program with International School of Louisiana.
"This is a gathering to celebrate life, honor life, and show the stark difference between life and lack of life," Rodriquez said.
With the sound of a clap, to represent a gunshot, those participating fell to the ground and stayed there about about 20 minutes while about a dozen supporters looked on.
Rodriquez encouraged the group to attend a demonstration planned for Lee Circle later in the evening.
"We've got to figure out ways for police to have dialogue with citizens," he said.
Organizers and several participants stressed the need for peace while calling for concrete change in how law enforcement interacts with the communities they police.
"I feel very strongly that that's (peace) the only thing that will help us move forward as humans," Rodriguez told the crowd.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Odds they support Trump?
Ignoring them would end it.
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Well that proved, um, I don’t know what.
Looks like the ratio of reporters to protestors is about 1:1.
No wonder it is so peaceful!! All laying still and quiet.
Maybe it can begin with getting off your sorry arses (and backs), surrender your welfare cheques and get a job with 'law enforcement'. Put your welfare money where your mouth is.
Reminds me of Jim Jones’ koolaid drinkers
More like an episode of laugh in
I wonder how many of these are professional demonstrators who go from city to city and are paid for their time?
I’ll bet most of these protestors are part of Soros’s rent-a-mob contingent and sent to numerous protests, rallies, sit-ins, etc.
It looks like the press is the only ones paying them any mind.
I bet if we start comparing pictures of numerous rallies, sit-ins and protests over the past year we’ll see the same people appearing over and over. I hope someone in the so-called “conservative” media is looking into this.
Well when occupy wall street ended they needed to do something to “occupy” their time.
If they want to be true to the cause instead of doing a “Die In” they should just off themselves..too harsh?
Hurry get the quicklime before they decompose too much...
It’s surprising to me how 99.9% of the BLM “protesters” are little, honky snowflakes. Mom and Pop’s basements around the country have to be lonely places these days with all of this “protesting” going on. LOL!
I’ll agree that they’re dead from the neck up.
Short Bus types
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