{"id":41889,"date":"2021-04-20T11:41:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=41889"},"modified":"2021-04-20T11:41:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:41:11","slug":"safety-for-me-but-not-for-thee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=41889","title":{"rendered":"Safety For Me, But Not For Thee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Democrats call for a defunding of the police, they seem very willing to call on the police to insure their own safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/20\/maxine-waters-requested-police-escort-minneapolis-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a> is reporting today that Representative Maxine Waters requested a police escort to attend the riots in Minneapolis over the weekend where she encouraged more rioting. First of all, Minneapolis is a long way from her district. Why was she there? Secondly, exactly what did her presence there do to calm things and bring peace to that troubled city? Thirdly, was she acting as part of the problem or part of the solution?<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Townhall obtained and\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/katiepavlich\/2021\/04\/19\/documents-show-maxine-waters-requested-police-escort-before-screed-advocating-for-violence-n2588144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">published<\/a> the document on Monday appearing to show the request with Waters\u2019 name listed as the primary protectee and \u201cPolice escort In &amp; Out\u201d listed underneath special requests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cWaters flew from Dulles International Airport to Minnesota-St. Paul International Airport on Saturday, April 17, just days ahead of a verdict in the George Floyd, Officer Derek Chauvin trial,\u201d the report said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Video footage showed Waters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/17\/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-must-be-guilty-guilty-guilty-or-we-take-to-the-streets\/\">surrounded<\/a> by protesters and reporters outside the police station in Brooklyn Center where she <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1383635117147451417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a> citizens to hit the streets unless Chauvin was convicted for murder.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re looking for a guilty verdict,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re looking to see if all of the talk that took place and has been taking place after they saw what happened to George Floyd, if nothing does not happen, then we know that we\u2019ve got to not only stay in the street, but we\u2019ve got to fight for justice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>However, Waters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/19\/maxine-waters-claims-she-is-nonviolent-after-urging-protesters-to-get-more-confrontational\/\">claimed<\/a> Monday she is \u201cnonviolent\u201d in response to criticism after her call to protesters to \u201cget more confrontational\u201d if Chauvin is cleared in Floyd\u2019s death, Breitbart News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was she in the courtroom? Has she reviewed all of the evidence? Why in the world was she there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Democrats call for a defunding of the police, they seem very willing to call on the police to insure their own safety. 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