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Tony_FLADEM

(3,023 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:19 PM Oct 2012

Anti-Democrat Violence in Texas

On Tuesday night, just mere hours after I addressed Democratic supporters at an Early Vote rally in Lubbock County, a local Democrat was assaulted by four men vandalizing Democratic and Obama yard signs.

Lubbock has experienced a high level of recent vandalism targeting Democratic yard signs. Hundreds of Obama yard signs have been stolen from neighborhoods all across Lubbock. Over half a dozen large 4×4 and 4×8 signs have been stolen, vandalized, or shot. And two 4×4 signs were vandalized with the n-word written multiple times and mustard sprayed all over the signs.

On Tuesday night, Leo Flores watched over some signs with a video camera. Just days prior, Lubbock Republican Party County Chair Carl Tepper had said, “I have a weird suspicion that the Democrats might have damaged their own signs. It’s an outlandish story.”

Leo wanted to capture proof that Democrats in Lubbock County were being targeted, and to disprove the absurd Republican talking point that they had caused the vandalism themselves.

At about 2a.m. four men drove up to attack the signs. Leo was there with his camera on, and called 911. The vandals then jumped in their truck and went to where Leo stood. They attempted to take his camera and punched the volunteer in his face. Throughout all of this, Leo kept his camera on.

The Lubbock police have now released that video…




Read more at http://themoderatevoice.com/165698/anti-democrat-violence-in-texas/#JoSLSwEMPgbdDWyE.99
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Anti-Democrat Violence in Texas (Original Post) Tony_FLADEM Oct 2012 OP
great neighbor BainsBane Oct 2012 #1
Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #3
The sad thing is ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2012 #2

BainsBane

(53,034 posts)
1. great neighbor
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:36 PM
Oct 2012

"I'm not the only one who lives in this neighborhood." I can't imagine responding that way if someone had been hurt.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. The sad thing is ...
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:40 PM
Oct 2012

when/if these kids are identified and held to account, like the racist fired from their job for making racist remarks or the sexual harasser fired for sexual harassment, they will spend the rest of their days whining about how wrong the system did them.

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