Democrat official violently carjacked in front of her children, had previously supported 'dismantling' the police



The vice chairwoman of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota who was violently carjacked in front of her children had previously called to "dismantle" the police.

Shivanthi Sathanandan posted on Facebook a photograph of her bloodied face and detailed the injuries she sustained in the carjacking incident.

"Yesterday my children and I were violently car jacked in the driveway of our home in Minneapolis," wrote Sathanandan. "Four very young men, all carrying guns, beat me violently down to the ground in front of our kids. The young men held our neighbors up at gunpoint when they ran over and tried to help me. All in broad daylight."

The carjacking occurred at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday in front of Sathanandan's home. She went on to say that she had a broken leg, deep lacerations on her head, and bruising and cuts all over her body.

"Look at my face in the picture. This is the face of a mother who just had the s*** beaten out of her," she added.

She also demanded that criminal penalties be increased in order to deter violent crimes.

“We need to get illegal guns off of our streets, catch these young people who are running wild creating chaos across our city and HOLD THEM IN CUSTODY AND PROSECUTE THEM,” she wrote.

“Look at my face," Sathanandan added. "REMEMBER ME when you are thinking about supporting letting juveniles and young people out of custody to roam our streets instead of HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.”

She garnered many comments of support from her friends and family on Facebook, but others pointed out that she had previously said she wanted to "dismantle" the Minneapolis police.

At the end of her recent post, Sathanandan thanked the Minneapolis police officers who helped her through the "terrifying experience."

The Minneapolis Police Department said that the car was later recovered after the suspects abandoned it, according to KSTP-TV.

Minnesota DFL Chairman Ken Martin released a statement about the incident.

“I am heartbroken at the news of Shivanthi’s attack. It is my sincere hope that the people who assaulted Shivanthi are quickly brought to justice and face punishment commensurate with the severity of their crimes," said Martin.

"My heart goes out to Shivanthi and her family and I hope their recovery from such a horrifying experience is as swift as possible," he added.

A similar incident was reported in 2021 when a Pennsylvania Democrat was carjacked in broad daylight after supporting the "defund the police" movement.

Here's more about the Democrat carjacking:

Minnesota Democrat Who Defunded Police Violently Beaten, Carjacked At Her Home In Minneapolis www.youtube.com

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Democrat congresswoman who voted to defund the police gets carjacked and robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight



A U.S. Congresswoman from Pennsylvania might regret voting for a "defund the police" bill after she was the victim of an armed carjacking incident in Philadelphia.

Police say Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at about 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday after attending a tour with other members of Congress.

Scanlon was walking to her vehicle when two armed men approached her and demanded the keys to her blue 2017 Acura MDX. The robbers also made off with her personal cell phone, her government cell phone, her purse, and her identification.

Scanlon's office released a brief statement about the alarming incident.

"The Congresswoman was physically unharmed. She thanks the Philadelphia Police Department for their swift response, and appreciates the efforts of both the Sergeant at Arms in D.C. and her local police department for coordinating with Philly PD to ensure her continued safety."

According to Fox News, Scanlon was one of the co-sponsors of legislation meant to make it easier for state and local governments to replace police officers and defund the police by employing mental health specialists in their stead.

Many tied the incident to recent comments from the city's District Attorney Larry Krasner in which he denied that there was a crisis of crime in the city.

“We don’t have a crisis of lawlessness," said Krasner, "we don’t have a crisis of crime, we don’t have a crisis of violence.”

He later apologized for the comments after a tsunami of criticism from both sides of the political aisle.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney also release a statement about the carjacking incident.

"It's disheartening, and quite frankly infuriating, that criminals feel emboldened to commit such a reckless crime in the middle of the day in what should be a place of tranquility and peace-one of Philadelphia's beautiful parks," said Kenney. "My thoughts are with her during what I'm sure is a traumatic time.

Here's a local news video about the incident:

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon carjacked at FDR Park in South Philly, spokesperson sayswww.youtube.com