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    California gunmen, militia members patrol rural Black Lives Matter Protests

    California gunmen, self-proclaimed militia members patrol rural Black Lives Matter protests

    BY ANDREW SHEELER
    JUNE 08, 2020 02:50 PM , UPDATED JUNE 08, 2020 03:32 PM

    No protesters, just counter-protesters and militia show up in Oakdale

    In Oakdale a rumored protest did not materialize, but counter protesters and armed militia were on the street instead.
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    Black Lives Matter protest in Lodi draws large crowd

    From the Central Coast to the north state, Black Lives Matter protesters are taking to the streets in some of California’s smaller cities and encountering armed individuals who say they want to protect property.

    The gunmen have watched protests from rooftops and street corners, in some cases wearing Army-like uniforms with military service patches.

    As more than 200 people marched in Arroyo Grande, armed gunmen took to the roof of a local mixed martial arts gym, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

    The owner of that gym, John Hackleman, later posted a video to Facebook saying that he was worried that protesters might vandalize his business.

    “I did that out of fear. I was scared and I wanted to be prepared. I didn’t want that to happen here. So I’m sorry for anyone that was scared about the visual of a guy on a roof that did have a weapon. It was unloaded and he wasn’t going to shoot anyone ... but it was still a scary visual and I understand that,” he said.

    Some were critical of Hackleman’s gym on Facebook, with one poster writing, “I would think that they could go hand to hand combat against any looters. They are just ‘pathetic posers’ putting our police officers at risk.”

    Elsewhere in San Luis Obispo County, members of motorcycle clubs have showed up at protest marches, stating that they intended to protect local businesses from looting and vandalism. There has been no recorded protest-related vandalism in the county, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

    For the past two weeks, protesters have marched in cities large and small across the country, advocating for law enforcement reforms after the May death of George Floyd, a black man, while he was in the custody of Minneapolis police.

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    SLO County motorcycle clubs guard businesses at protests. But police say they don’t need help

    BY LINDSEY HOLDEN

    JUNE 07, 2020 05:00 AM , UPDATED JUNE 09, 2020 12:05 PM

    San Luis Obispo County has seen nearly a week of anti-racism and police brutality protests — and members of motorcycle clubs have made their presence known at many demonstrations.

    Motorcyclists wearing colors, jackets and vests indicating affiliations with Vagos, Molochs and Gold Coast Wheelers clubs could be spotted lining the streets of Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and Nipomo during recent marches.

    While protesters marched by and chanted the name of George Floyd — a black man who died in Minneapolis on May 25 after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes — some motorcyclists sported large hunting knives on their belts, and some parked their bikes diagonally in front of local businesses.

    The groups claimed they were on hand to protect shops and storefronts from community concerns about vandalism and looting.

    “Our whole goal behind the whole thing is we don’t want people to destroy the shops in our town,” said Byron Posey, a Vagos member.

    But police officials in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles say they don’t need assistance from civilians who haven’t received any law enforcement training.

    “We don’t need untrained folks causing unintended consequences,” said Chief Ty Lewis of the Paso Robles Police Department.

    Members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club were in San Luis Obispo during a Black Lives Matter protest march. Some members reversed their vests to cover their colors. David Middlecamp

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    UNFOUNDED FEARS OF VANDALISM


    San Luis Obispo County has not experienced any vandalism connected to anti-racism protests.

    On Monday night, a group of juveniles broke seven windows at three San Luis Obispo businesses, but the incident was not tied to demonstrations held earlier in the evening, police said.

    Even so, unfounded fears of community destruction have run rampant on social media. Business owners in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and Grover Beach have boarded up their windows in anticipation of protests.
    During an anti-racism march in Arroyo Grande on Friday, men stood on the roof of Pit Martial Arts and Fitness holding guns and wearing tactical vests. The gym owner claimed the men were serving as “a visual deterrent” to protect the business from vandalism and looting.

    Posey said the Vagos members who’ve stood outside county businesses during demonstrations aren’t trying to cause trouble or make people feel uncomfortable.

    He said they would try to prevent vandalism if they see it about to occur, but stopped short of saying they would resort to violence.

    Posey said he hoped “us just being there,” would be enough to deter people from attacking businesses.

    “Unfortunately, it’s the intimidation,” he said.

    “People see motorcycles and tattoos, and they’re intimidated.”

    Even so, he hopes people realize that motorcycle club members “are regular people, too.”

    “We have kids and families, but we’re also in a bike club,” Posey said.

    Motorcyclists, including at least one man wearing a Gold Coast Wheelers vest, stand outside Jocko’s Steakhouse in Nipomo during an anti-racism protest on Thursday.


    WHIP-CRACKING IN DOWNTOWN PASO ROBLES

    In spite of Posey’s message, the motorcyclists’ presence has upset people and made law enforcement feel uneasy.

    One man — a Moloch member, according to Posey — was filmed on Tuesday cracking a whip on Park Street in downtown Paso Robles around the same time as the anti-racist protest.

    As the video pans to show the motorcyclists and their bikes, someone can be heard saying, “Here’s all the real Americans.”

    The video was posted on the Connect the Coast Instagram page, where viewers expressed their concern and outrage.

    “This is the side of the coast that most black people see EVERYDAY!!” the post reads.

    “White people eager to regress to the days of slavery so they can revisit their weapons of oppression while the police anxiously wait in the wings to incite and assist them at every turn! This was at a peaceful protest in Paso Robles. ... They say they were there to protect the businesses so why did they need a whip to do it?”

    Posey said the man is known to carry a whip around, and people asked to see it.

    When asked if he could understand why cracking a whip near an anti-racist protest is offensive, Posey said he understood the situation after the fact. However, the man didn’t mean to make that kind of statement, Posey said.

    But Police Chief Lewis said the man was clearly sending a threatening message with the whip.

    “It was disgusting,” Lewis said. “Had I seen that guy in person, I would’ve arrested him on the spot.”

    LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MOTORCYCLE CLUBS

    Lewis said he understands some of the motorcycle club members guarding businesses are “well-intentioned,” but their presence is a “double-edged sword” because it creates unpredictability for police officers in an already tense situation.

    “We have a purpose,” Lewis said of police. “It’s to build trust in the community and to keep the community safe.”

    After the Paso Robles protest, county Sheriff Ian Parkinson wrote a post on his Facebook page with an update.

    “All is good in Paso,” he wrote. “It ended peacefully. I had 30 deputies, command and supervisors assisting Paso PD. Chief Lewis, PD and our SLOSO did a great job! Thank you to the people in Paso that came out and had our back.”

    Some commenters on Parkinson’s post seemed to think the reference to people “that came out and had our back” was alluding to motorcycle club members.

    “The sheriff did not have contact with the motorcycle groups,” said Tony Cipolla, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman, when asked about the post. “He was referring to citizens that he saw that stated they supported us and said thank you.”

    When asked about the sheriff’s stance on the motorcycle clubs, Cipolla said Parkinson “has already made known what his expectation is for a peaceful protest and hopes every citizen in the county abides by that expectation.”

    San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell said she told motorcycle club members she saw at protests in the city that they have the right to be in public spaces with everyone else.

    “That said, we have good relationships with our community,” Cantrell said. “We are professional and do not need any assistance policing our city or community.”

    Correction: This story has been updated to correct the date of George Floyd’s death and the location of Pit Martial Arts and Fitness.







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    With the liberal state Governors and city councils and Mayors ordering police to stand back and watch 'protesters' riot, loot, and burn... more and more Americans are taking the protection of their lives and property into their own hands.

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    San Luis Obispo, Nipomo, Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, Lompoc, all beautiful areas in Central California. I know the area well.

    Now overrun with illegal aliens, crime, and they destroy the neighborhoods.

    What a mess these damn Democrats have made of all the cities they are elected to. They are like a cancer spreading their destruction across the Nation.

    Complete lawlessness, bankruptcy, and running down the communities due to their FAILED policies. They have empowered the criminal trespassing illegal aliens, BLM, Antifa, and now we have to defend or own properties because the Democrats have FAILED us all and they want to take away our guns...LOL, never!

    Bring back our law and order, our peace and prosperity, and vote these damn Democrats out of office!

    I am going to assume California alone has over seven million illegal aliens to deport along with their offspring. This issue also adds to the powder keg of violence and cultures who do not assimilate together in our country as they wave their Mexican flags and give us the finger

    We have our own hot mess to clean up, we do not need to import more of it, or allow illegals to stay here no matter where they came from. They are coming here from all over the world. Get them all out.

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