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- Common Sense
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This is not "Freedom" it's criminals on a rampage! Rioting and destruction.
WASHINGTON – Violent and destructive Inauguration Day protests escalated Friday afternoon ahead of the ceremonial parade, as demonstrators smashed window fronts and clashed with police -- who used pepper spray and tear gas to try and control the crowd. Authorities said roughly 90 people have been arrested so far.
At least three officers from the Metropolitan Police Department, the District of Columbia’s agency, suffered non-life-threatening injuries related to demonstrators smashing several storefronts shortly after noon -- damaging a Bank of America, Starbucks and McDonald's about four blocks east of the White House.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Confrontation near parade route escalates, pepper spray used
When some crossed police lines, taunting, “Put the pigs in the ground,” police charged with batons and pepper spray, as well as stun grenades, which are used to shock and disperse crowds. Loud booms echoed through the streets about six blocks from where Trump would soon hold his inaugural parade.
Some protesters picked up bricks and concrete from the sidewalk and hurled them at police lines. Some rolled large, metal trash cans at police. Police said in a statement that the group damaged vehicles, destroyed property and set small fires while armed with crowbars and hammers.
Peter Newsham, the interim police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said the group caused “significant damage” along a number of blocks and that more than 90 people were arrested and charged with rioting.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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The windows on a Starbucks were smashed during a protest in Northwest D.C. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 (ABC7 photo) 
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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D.C. Mayor Bowser condemns violence, vandalism during protests, will hold press conference
Over 95 arrests were made by police during demonstrations around the city following acts of vandalism.
Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement condemning acts of violence and vandalism in a series of tweets stating, in part: "We respect the right of the people to express their first amendment rights but violence and destruction will not be tolerated."
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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In a crazy way, Common, I'm agreeing with your disgust over the vandalism. Luckily it represents a very few of the protestors. But, we need to remember the media isn't going to find a juicy story or photos of a few thousand people protesting peacefully. You know that.
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If you are going to beat Trump, you do it with ideas and activism. Not pointless violence.
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The protests are not going to stop very soon. There are too many groups that Trump pissed off on his way to the Presidency and I don't see so far real efforts to mend those divides.
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
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There are always the fringe people whose way of protest is to cause chaos, throw rocks and destroy things and we've seen this many times in recent years. But don't let those images make you think that's all that is going on in D. C. People are mobilizing as they should have begun months ago. We now have a POTUS who is a bigot, racist, sexist, misogynist and homophobe. The world is watching. Complacency now would be a grave mistake.
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The protests give common a chance to be smug.
He must be on cloud nine
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Hey, the protestors who committed vandalism weren't anti-trump.
They are professional disrupters paid by the Koch brothers. Impersonators.
Anyway, that's what I heard.
I don't know if it's true.
Nobody does.
But people are talking,
People are saying.
Who can prove that it isn't true?
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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