Woman says she supports vaccine mandates because she 'is not a selfish person'



Many Americans are taking a bold stand against the Biden administration's vaccine mandates. One of the most common questions raised: How many booster shots are people willing to take?

BlazeTV host Savanah Hernandez of "Slightly Offens*ve" was on the ground Sunday morning covering the "Defeat the Mandate" rally in Washington D.C. Savanah spoke to several protesters and counter-protesters to shed light on how the American people feel.

One counter-protester had an interesting take when asked how many shots she was willing to take. "As many as it takes," she said. The woman went on to accuse anyone unwilling to get vaccinated of being selfish and self-righteous.

Background

"Defeat the Mandate" believes:

"We are free.
And we will not surrender our freedoms out of fear.
We are Americans, and we come from every walk of life.
We link arms, Vaccinated and Unvaccinated
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents
Mothers, Fathers, and Grandparents
College Students, Teachers,
Nurses, Doctors, Small business owners
Artists, Tradesmen, and the Retired.
To stop the Covid vaccine mandates.
To say never again to the lockdowns!
We are free people.
No longer taking our freedoms for granted.
The mandated Covid vaccines haven't worked.
Our civil liberties have not returned.
Mandates are a last resort.
They are not the American way.
This is a pivotal moment in our global history.
The time to act is now!
People around the world are rising up,
To protect freedoms that originated here in America.
It is high time we joined them.
We are brothers and sisters
Of every color, creed, and political stripe.
We are not against vaccination.
Many of us are vaccinated.
We are against forcing vaccinations on Americans.
Enough is enough.
We're coming home.
In peace, we March!"

Clearly, those involved are not anti-vaxxers, but the mainstream media insists on calling the event and "anti-vaxxer" rally. Where are the fact-checkers to correct the record?

Watch the clip to see what happened next. Follow @theblaze to watch more videos from Sunday's rally.


. @BlazeTV\u2019s @RapidFire_Pod was at the \u2018Defeat the Mandates\u2019 rally in D.C. this morning, and ran into a few people with an\u2026interesting\u2026outlook on mandates & vaccines.\n\nWATCH:pic.twitter.com/uYNVAJVkGJ
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze) 1642980481

Motorist pulls gun on Black Lives Matter protesters attacking his truck. They were blocking road, and he tossed smoke grenade at them, cops say.



A motorist who was caught on video pulling a gun on protesters in downtown Savannah, Georgia, over the weekend was charged with aggravated assault, WSAV-TV reported.

What are the details?

Police told the station a few dozen protesters angry about the Breonna Taylor case were lying down in an intersection and blocking traffic around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Newsweek described them as "Black Lives Matter protesters" engaged in a "peaceful demonstration."

Video shows a dark pickup truck appearing to begin driving around the protesters — and then police told WSAV the driver tossed a smoke grenade at the group.

Image source: WSAV-TV video screenshot

The protesters immediately got up and began to scatter — but seconds later a few of them began kicking and throwing objects at the truck.

Image source: WSAV-TV video screenshot

At that point, police told the station that 34-year-old Frederick James opened the driver's side door armed with a gun and pointed it at the protesters. All of the remaining protesters except for one ran away.

Image source: WSAV-TV video screenshot

Here's the cellphone video of the incident recorded from what appears to be a resident on the street. After the protesters ran off, the motorist appeared to argue with observers on the sidewalk. A woman in the passenger seat opened her door and appeared to ask the driver to get back in the truck. Eventually he did and drove the truck away from the scene.

Man throws smoke canister and draws weapon on protester. #savannah, GA #SavannahProtest https://t.co/4N5SdwpDz5
— Richard Grune (@Richard Grune)1601836997.0

What happened to the motorist?

James was charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct, WSAV reported.

Image source: Chatham County Detention Center

According to WTGS-TV, James is from Decatur.

Anything else?

District 4 Alderman Nick Palumbo told WSAV the city is working with police to identify protest organizers. Palumbo added to the station that there was not a police presence during the demonstration since city officials didn't know about the protest.

On Sunday, protest organizer Kate Bender told WTOC-TV that she and a fellow organizer led a march after which about 15 people laid down in the intersection with the intention of doing so for eight minutes and 42 seconds, representing how how long former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd's neck.

Georgia Mayors Rage at Gov. Brian Kemp for Ban on Local Mask Mandates

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) effectively stripped local governments across the state from enforcing mask mandates via executive action on Wednesday, drawing ire from mayors across the state, one of whom accused Kemp of trying to "politicize" residents' health.