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Remember when the asshats on Fox Entertainment (news) complained about the “exorbitant cost” of policing the Women’s March?

Allow me to systematically call bullshit https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article242675516.html

Anti-shutdown protests at state Capitol have cost CHP nearly $1 million in OT, other costs

The California Highway Patrol has spent nearly $1 million in overtime and meal costs policing a series of of protests against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order at the state Capitol since April...

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article242675516.html

We keep hearing about these armed protests w/12s, MAYBE 100s of attendees, violating local & state rules on social distancing & masks.

As if 12s or even >100 is impressive?

We had 3M -5M attendees, in the US, ALL IN 1 DAY

Bigger than Vietnam protests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/07/this-is-what-we-learned-by-counting-the-womens-marches/

Analysis | This is what we learned by counting the women’s marches

More than 4 million attended the largest one-day protest in the history of the United States — with hundreds of thousands more around the globe.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/02/07/this-is-what-we-learned-by-counting-the-womens-marches/

Now then, let’s look at how the so called “law & order” Republicans:

organized by Betsy DeVos & Charles Koch

armed demonstrators menace started & local officials

AstroTurf protestors show no respect for police

Now then, let’s look at how the so called “law & order” Republicans:organized by Betsy DeVos & Charles Kocharmed demonstrators menace started & local officialsAstroTurf protestors show no respect for police

Now let’s go back to 2017.

REAL grass roots protest

No armed demonstrators terrorizing state or local authorities

no screaming in police faces during a pandemic

This is how real grass-roots protesters behave toward those who protect & serve.

Now let’s go back to 2017. REAL grass roots protestNo armed demonstrators terrorizing state or local authoritiesno screaming in police faces during a pandemicThis is how real grass-roots protesters behave toward those who protect & serve.

Now let’s look at the cost of police personnel for these demonstrations:

Unite The Right, 2017: cost to police=$2.2M; casualties=28; deaths=1

March for our Lives, 2018: cost to police=$153K; casualties=0, deaths=0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-government-might-ask-activists-to-repay-the-costs-of-securing-protests-experts-say-it-could-price-them-out/2019/09/28/66f7785a-e07b-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html

The government might ask activists to repay the costs of securing protests. Experts say it could...

Policing efforts at large demonstrations, like the March for Our Lives and Unite the Right 2 rallies, cost tens of thousands of dollars, documents show.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-government-might-ask-activists-to-repay-the-costs-of-securing-protests-experts-say-it-could-price-them-out/2019/09/28/66f7785a-e07b-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html

Please protest responsibly.

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