VIDEO: Tacoma police vehicle plows through crowd, officer placed on leave



A Tacoma Police officer has been temporarily placed on leave after plowing through a crowd in Washington state. The dramatic and graphic scene was captured on video.

Tacoma Police were responding to a "car meet" that allegedly got "out of control." Video shows cars doing "burnouts" and "donuts" in the middle of an intersection. The car meet had "approximately 100 people present blocking the intersection when officers arrived on scene," the Tacoma Police said in a press release.

At one point, one of the vehicles doing donuts appears to hit an onlooker.

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— Kitty UnShackled (AKA Boomhauer) 🍇 (@Kitty UnShackled (AKA Boomhauer) 🍇)1611484467.0

"Tacoma Police officers responding to the location began clearing the intersection of vehicles and people for the safety of those gathered and people trying to use the street," the police department stated.

The Tacoma Police Department statement said the crowd surrounded the vehicle, and people "hit the body of the police vehicle and its windows as the officer was stopped in the street."

"The officer, fearing for his safety, tried to back up, but was unable to do so because of the crowd," the press release said. "The officer had his lights and sirens activated. While trying to extricate himself from an unsafe position, the officer drove forward striking one individual and may have impacted others."

Videos from the scene of the incident show the stopped police SUV and the crowd gathered around it. Then the police vehicle accelerates forward, plowing into the crowd. The vehicle knocks several people to the ground, and one man is seen in the video being run over by the front and rear tires.

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A Tacoma officer drove through a mob surrounding & violently attacking his vehicle, threatening his safety, accordi… https://t.co/a5GMmWa9JU
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@(((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio)1611468115.0


#TacomaUP CLOSE perspective of police vehicle attempting to bypass crowd to pursue illegal stunt drivers. https://t.co/KmnlorrfGm
— Shane B. Murphy (@Shane B. Murphy)1611477817.0


Car meet at 9th and Pacific downtown has gotten out of control. Cops are swarming, reports of Molotov cocktails bei… https://t.co/lHcp5kpctn
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@BLACK LIVES MATTER)1611457354.0


#BREAKING video of the Tacoma police plowing through a crowd of people and running over a person as he speeds away.… https://t.co/6pxqFWlOSQ
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1611466387.0


@KING5Seattle @komonews @TacomaPD just witnessed a tacoma police officer run over a civilian while in pursuit of so… https://t.co/ztAZquvGKh
— ViNTAGE MEME (@ViNTAGE MEME)1611455923.0

One person sustained a laceration from the incident and was transported to a local hospital. The police were unaware of the person's condition.

City Manager Elizabeth Pauli told the News Tribune that the officer driving the vehicle would be placed on leave. The investigation has been turned over to the Pierce County Force Investigation Team.

"I am concerned that our department is experiencing another use of deadly force incident," interim Tacoma Police Chief Mike Ake said. "I send my thoughts to anyone who was injured in tonight's event, and am committed to our Department's full cooperation in the independent investigation and to assess the actions of the department's response during the incident."

Video shows Tacoma police vehicle driving over at least one person on a crowded streetwww.youtube.com

VIDEO: BLM and Antifa brawl with Trump supporters ahead of 'Stop the Steal' rally in DC



There will be a large pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, where supporters will gather in solidarity for the president challenging the results of the 2020 election. Ahead of the Trump rally, there were already violent clashes on Friday night between pro-Trump groups and purported members of Black Lives Matter and Antifa.

Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered in D.C. on Friday, the night before the "Stop the Steal" rally, as seen in footage from videographer Tomas Morales. Video from Raws Media shows pro-Trump groups sing the Star-Spangled Banner, and chanting: "America first!" and "U-S-A! U-S-A!"

Trump supporters carried a massive American flag through the D.C. streets to display their patriotic pride.

The Energy in Washington DC ahead of the march tomorrow. https://t.co/89rqH8EOyV
— Tomas Morales (@Tomas Morales)1607747850.0


DC Tonight. https://t.co/BnEdER3HqB
— Tomas Morales (@Tomas Morales)1607744066.0


Currently patriot and proud boys are Singing Star-Spangled Banner estimating about 300 to 350 maybe more unsure lo… https://t.co/QV8XvcN7li
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1607745263.0


DC: Patriots take over main highways by flying American flags so large they encompass the entire block https://t.co/LbWaDRPrkc
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze)1607749072.0

Meanwhile, a music band was playing a song with anti-Metropolitan Police lyrics: "DC hates you, f*** you MPD." The video was shared by TheBlaze reporter Elijah Schaffer, host of the "Slightly Offens*ve" show.

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“Fuck you MPD”About 100 black bloc Antifa sing at BLM plaza10+ police present About 100 Trump patriots at a l… https://t.co/3haDeapWT4
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1607742176.0

While walking through Black Lives Matter Plaza, Trump supporters were harassed and threatened by Antifa and BLM members. Antifa allegedly maced a Trump supporter in the face.

BLM PLAZA: Antifa and BLM harass every Trump supporter that walks by the Main Street Is this the America you want… https://t.co/CMMSkQDLun
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze)1607741364.0


DC: “I’ll assault anybody, I’ll assault you”BLM/Antifa militant threatening to assault Trump Supporters… https://t.co/VlOEmk9wXS
— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1607753784.0


DC: Antifa maces a Trump Supporter in the face Fellow comrades then mock the man afterwards #tatumreport… https://t.co/B4YlZqdLqd
— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1607751175.0

Then just before midnight, several brawls erupted between a reported coalition of Antifa with BLM versus pro-Trump groups, including Proud Boys, according to investigative reporter Drew Hernandez. Members of the Proud Boys could be heard chanting: "F*** Antifa!" There were reportedly several injuries and arrests because of the fighting.

DC: Multiple brawls break out between patriots and Antifa/BLM on the streets of DC tonight Many BLM and Antifa ha… https://t.co/z9Qrj9l2pg
— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1607749128.0


I was heading to Black Lives Matter plaza and i heard proud boys chanting saying fuck antifa then proud boys blink… https://t.co/oOgeQt37M6
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1607749848.0


NOW IN DC: Proud Boys clash with BLM in DC. Multiple injuries and arrests. https://t.co/ndiaRdEHJ4
— James Klüg (@James Klüg)1607748835.0

Friday's rally happened just three days before the Electoral College formally casts their votes in the 2020 presidential election.

As of 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Trump supporters had begun to assemble at Washington's Freedom Plaza for the "Stop the Steal" rally.

The "Stop the Steal" rally at Washington's Freedom Plaza just before 10:30 am Saturday. (screenshots from Reuters v… https://t.co/b8vL5Us7Oh
— Heather Timmons (@Heather Timmons)1607786728.0

Michael Flynn delivered a speech outside the Supreme Court at the "Stop the Steal" rally on Saturday morning in support of President Donald Trump challenging the election results.

HAPPENING NOW: @GenFlynn speaking in front of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/tr6MAle3Fw
— Bowen Xiao (@Bowen Xiao)1607787789.0

Nearly a month ago, there was a pro-Trump rally dubbed the "Million MAGA March" in Washington, D.C., where supporters of the president were attacked, including the elderly and families.

VIDEO: Black Lives Matter militants march by outdoor diners — who make absolutely sure their fists are raised in solidarity



As Black Lives Matter militants intimidate and bully more and more people, certain messages seem to be getting across — one of them being, "We own you. We'll do what we want to you. Do as we say, and maybe we'll leave you alone — but don't dare stand up for yourself, or you'll be sorry."

What's the background?

Who can forget the outrageous scenes in late August when leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons because they refused to raise their fists in Black Lives Matter solidarity like other patrons seated around them?

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1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights con… https://t.co/kAceaq1yEW
— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@Fredrick Kunkle WaPo)1598384374.0
Protesters says people who don’t raise there fist is a white supremact #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB… https://t.co/fgu4AiBJFj
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1598315410.0

A viral video showed Black Lives Matter militants harassing elderly diners outside a Pittsburgh restaurant over Labor Day weekend, cursing at them and even taking a sip of a drink. Three of the alleged culprits were charged.

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PITTSBURGH PA https://t.co/PxZGxpJIca
— Dr 'This Claim is Disputed'Gator PhD (@Dr 'This Claim is Disputed'Gator PhD)1599432682.0

It got worse in St. Petersburg, Florida, in late September when protesters harassed and threatened two elderly diners. One of the diners, a woman, made the mistake of battling back when a protester sat in a seat at their table — which resulted in the couple being surrounded. One protester was heard asking the other diner, a man, "Why don't you shut up? Who the f*** you think you're talking to?" The activist who stole the seat told the woman, "I'll knock your old-ass boyfriend the f*** out!" and accused her of being a "wild Karen in her natural f***ing habitat!"

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Protestors are now going restaurant by restaurant to chant at diners on Beach Dr. in St. Pete. A lot of diners yell… https://t.co/DKQiws1HXc
— Josh Fiallo (@Josh Fiallo)1600907691.0

Also in September, Black Lives Matter protesters descended upon outdoor diners in Rochester, New York, forcing patrons to leave while smashing up tables and throwing chairs. Amid the terrifying scene, incredibly one of the BLM assailants yelled at retreating patrons, "There's no need to run! Nobody's hurting y'all! We're shutting the party down! Nobody's gonna touch you! Calm down!"

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Rochester, N.Y.: #BLM rioters swarm a restaurant and knock over the dining tables. https://t.co/lxa0b5hHeh
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1599273278.0

Learning their lessons?

Which brings us to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the scene of yet another Black Lives Matter march on Sunday evening. Multiple media outlets had declared former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election against President Donald Trump the day before, but unrest was still in the air apparently.

Video journalist Brendan Gutenschwager recorded a clip of the BLM militants marching down a street — and four diners watching from the sidewalk and obediently raising their fists, apparently without having to be ordered to do so:

Diners put their fists up for Black Lives Matter as a large group of protesters marches by #AnnArborProtests… https://t.co/izxExzrWiX
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1604880550.0

Well, one of diners lifted his palm skyward — but apparently that was good enough for the protesters.

In fairness, another video showed a number of diners who didn't raise their fists and weren't harassed for not doing so; and perhaps the diners who raised their fists actually agreed with the cause of Black Lives Matter and were only too happy to show their solidarity.

But still the Pavlovian response from the four diners indeed demonstrates how quickly bad news travels — and how speedily some learn the Ps and Qs of finding yourself in the middle of a left-wing protest.

VIDEO: Huge rallies in DC to show support for Trump after COVID-19 diagnosis; BLM protesters clash at 'WalkAway' event



Supporters of President Donald Trump flooded the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday. There were multiple pro-Trump rallies in and near the nation's capital, including outside the medical center where the president is recuperating from coronavirus. There was also a clash between Black Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters.

Soon after Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, supporters of the president began appearing outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where the commander in chief was admitted for precautionary care. On Saturday, crowds of people wearing MAGA hats and waving American flags lined the street outside Walter Reed. There was a prayer rally held for President Trump outside the medical facility.

NOW: If @realdonaldtrump looks out his window at Walter Reed @CBSNews https://t.co/BXj5hzJ1Bf
— Catherine Herridge (@Catherine Herridge)1601753155.0


The scene outside Walter Reed has turned into a total circus https://t.co/D3SUQSvTTD
— Josh Lederman (@Josh Lederman)1601753170.0


The scene outside Walter Reed Medical Center tonight #Trump #WalterReed #Trump2020 https://t.co/vJsptL8nPD
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1601767284.0

There was also an "Unsilent Majority" march organized by the #WalkAway Foundation, a campaign that "encourages and supports those on the Left to walk away from the divisive tenets endorsed and mandated by the Democratic Party of today."

"Wow. Washington DC. You don't see this everyday. A TON of Trump supporters," noted Henry Rodgers, senior congressional correspondent for the Daily Caller.

Big crowd rolling into the "Walkaway" event hosted by @BrandonStraka https://t.co/ztXiJsl2xL
— Jorge Ventura Media (@Jorge Ventura Media)1601748234.0


Trump supporters now marching from Freedom Plaza towards the Washington Monument in DC https://t.co/weroNUK9NN
— Jorge Ventura Media (@Jorge Ventura Media)1601747242.0


Another look at the big crowd of Trump supporters marching in DC https://t.co/cWo2vZWNfp
— Jorge Ventura Media (@Jorge Ventura Media)1601748982.0


Big crowd of Trump supporters by the Washington Monument today: https://t.co/W3MhIqJVaL
— Henry Rodgers (@Henry Rodgers)1601742993.0

The WalkAway march went through the streets of Washington, D.C., before ending near the Washington Monument. That is where conservative personalities such as WalkAway founder Brandon Straka, singer Joy Villa, actor Lorenzo Lamas, Maj Toure, Scott Presler, Katie Hopkins, and Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) gave speeches.

Hey all! Don’t forget, tomorrow (Saturday) we meet at Freedom Plaza in DC at 11 AM and March to Sylvan theater for… https://t.co/N4TbjgkTMZ
— Brandon Straka (@Brandon Straka)1601705425.0

There were Black Lives Matter counter-protesters who clashed with the pro-Trump supporters. At one point, there was a physical altercation where U.S. Park Police officers are seen on video shoving people and wrestling one person on the ground.

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About 30 mins ago DC Police park Officers wrestled with BLM Protesters at today’s @RealWalkAway rally. Multiple arr… https://t.co/6Bo9FZgBkd
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1601746905.0


U.S. Park Police arrested #BlackLivesMatter protesters who assaulted officers at the #UnSilentMarch. BLM protesters… https://t.co/pE6Bdz1H8K
— Kevin R Hogan (@Kevin R Hogan)1601745800.0

Earlier on Saturday, the official D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter issued a warning to its supporters to "blur faces before posting" photos.

"If you are protesting the MAGA and white supremacist downtown in #DC right now: -most of them are still maskless," the official Twitter account posted. "Keep your masks on, pass out extras to your comrades - record and take pics of the police, not protestors or your comrades - blur faces before posting."

Why is this important? The state wants all expressions of dissent against it quelled by any and all means necessary… https://t.co/yvT3lQvQUQ
— Black Lives Matter DC (@Black Lives Matter DC)1601761933.0

The #WalkAway Foundation is a multi-racial organization that encourages people to leave the Democratic Party.

We are walking away from the lies, the false narratives, the fake news, the race-baiting, the victim narrative, the violence, the vandalism, the vitriol. We are walking away from a party driven by hate. We are walking toward patriotism and a new, unified America! We are the future of this great nation!

In August, the WalkAway Foundation held a very large rally in Beverly Hills, California.

'At some point, they're gonna sit at the wrong table': Black civil rights official predicts 'violence' against protesters who harass diners



A black civil rights official predicted to "Fox & Friends" Friday that "violence" awaits "intimidators" who've been harassing restaurant diners as part of protests against alleged racial injustice and police brutality.

What are the details?

Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, told the network that protesters who have been harassing easily picked-on diners — many of them elderly — will soon overplay their hand: "It's not gonna end well at some point. At some point, they're gonna sit at the wrong table, and it's gonna have some violence."

Reacting to video of two elderly diners harassed and threatened by protesters in St. Petersburg, Florida, hours after a grand jury on Wednesday decided to not charge police in connection to Breonna Taylor's shooting death, Kirsanow took the bullying leftists to task.

"This type of behavior obviously is unjustified, but it's rationalized by these protesters — and they're not even protesters: They're intimidators, disruptors of the peace, in some cases they engage in overt violence, but it's rationalized by them because of this false narrative of systemic racism and that cops are disproportionately shooting blacks," he told "Fox & Friends."

What happened to the elderly diners?

Video of the St. Petersburg incident shows a mob of protesters repeatedly chanting, "Stand up, fight back!" while facing diners at a restaurant before one apparent activist pulls up a seat at a table occupied by an older man and woman.

The woman at the table quickly stands up and says, "Nope, this is my table" and unsuccessfully attempts to tip the protester out of the chair before he slams it back down — and then two more activists fill the remaining empty seats while flashing signs and joining the chant. Additional activists followed and stood to surround the couple.

One activist can be heard telling the man, "Why don't you shut up? Who the f*** you think you're talking to?" before the first activist who stole a seat told the woman, "I'll knock your old-ass boyfriend the f*** out!" and accused her of being a "wild Karen in her natural f***ing habitat!"

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Protestors are now going restaurant by restaurant to chant at diners on Beach Dr. in St. Pete. A lot of diners yell… https://t.co/DKQiws1HXc
— Josh Fiallo (@Josh Fiallo)1600907691.0

"Fox & Friends" said the video quickly went viral and received more than 1.8 million views on Twitter in under 12 hours.

Not the first time

The St. Pete bullied diners weren't the first victims of this type of left-wing intimidation.

A group of leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons late last month, apparently because they refused to raise their fists in Black Lives Matter solidarity like other patrons seated around them.

Content warning: Language:

1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights con… https://t.co/kAceaq1yEW
— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@Fredrick Kunkle WaPo)1598384374.0
Protesters says people who don’t raise there fist is a white supremact #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB… https://t.co/fgu4AiBJFj
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1598315410.0

After a viral video showed Black Lives Matter militants harassing elderly diners outside a Pittsburgh restaurant over Labor Day weekend, three of the alleged culprits were charged.

No doubt you recall this pathetic display. (Content warning: Language):

PITTSBURGH PA https://t.co/PxZGxpJIca
— Mexicano perdido Dr RollerGator PhD (@Mexicano perdido Dr RollerGator PhD)1599432682.0

Also in early September, Black Lives Matter protesters descended upon outdoor diners in Rochester, New York, forcing patrons to leave while smashing up tables and throwing chairs.

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Rochester, N.Y.: #BLM rioters swarm a restaurant and knock over the dining tables. https://t.co/lxa0b5hHeh
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1599273278.0

Anything else?

Kirsanow also noted in his "Fox & Friends" interview that there's no data showing that black people are disproportionately targeted in police shootings and that media members have handled police shootings of unarmed black people "irresponsibly."

And as for the charge that "systemic racism" is infecting our country, he said that "the evidence, the data, for decades now, has been irrefutable that that is not the case."

"There's a huge cohort of individuals that leap on the initially reported facts and perpetuate them because many of the facts related to George Floyd, for example, Breonna Taylor, began to come out, but the media wasn't reporting them, and this type of hysteria develops because of a false narrative, and it needs to be corrected because something is going to happen soon," Kirsanow added. "We've already seen billions of dollars' worth of property damage, in large part because of the belief in this false narrative."

VIDEO: Leftist militants harass DC restaurant patrons who refuse to raise their fists: 'White silence is violence!'



A group of leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons Monday evening, apparently because they refused to raise their fists in solidarity like other patrons seated around them.

White silence is violence protesters chant #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm #Blacklivesmatter… https://t.co/Gx4kdXKX8S
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321106.0

In the above clip, a crowd of militants descend upon a lone woman seated on a sidewalk in front of what appears to be an eatery of some sort, lean across her table, and scream just inches from her face, "White silence is violence! White silence is violence!" Later they chant, "No justice, no peace!"

Fists are raised skyward all around her; but she does not comply.

In the second clip, leftists harass a couple seated outside another restaurant, presumably for the same reason: The man and woman won't raise their fists like their fellow patrons seated around them.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot, composite, redacted

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But as we can see from the next clip, it's much less problematic when you do what the mob says. Indeed, a young child stands and raises his fist along with the adults with him, and voices can be heard telling him "good job" as he gives them the thumbs up:

Young child raises his fist to support jacobblake #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm #Blacklivesmatter… https://t.co/0r0RJFxYqr
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321183.0

How did observers react?

As you might imagine, a number of Twitter users were disgusted by what they saw on video:

  • "Wow. The left turned into fanatic religious ideologues pretty fast," one user wrote.
  • "She should raise her hand...and give them the finger!" another user suggested.
  • "Only one I raise my hands to and kneel for is God himself. These POS need their asses beat. Leave the innocent ppl alone. This is only fueling the patriots to rise and when ppl start reacting these pansies will cry and ask why is this happening boo hoo. Punk ass bitch cowards," another user noted.
  • "They are going to f*** with the wrong person one day...." another user wrote.

And one Twitter user referred to an iconic moment in history to make his point:

Image source: Twitter

Anything else?

There was violence and unrest in D.C. as well Monday night:

More objects into the street while protesters chant burn it down #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm… https://t.co/8tTEjPCfls
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321404.0

The action in the nation's capital appears to be in response to the police-involved shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, which resulted in rioting and attacks upon law enforcement.