| | Communists pulled down the statue of Col. Christian Heg, an [[abolitionist]] who fell in the [[Battle of Chickamauga]].<ref>https://wkow.com/2020/06/23/protesters-pull-down-forward-statue-outside-state-capitol/</ref> Tim Carpenter, a [[gay]] [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] state senator, was punched in the eye, kicked in the head, neck, and ribs, left with a possible concussion by a group of 8-10 Black Lives Matter "protesters". Sen. Carpenter tried to tell [[white]] Black Lives Matter protesters, "I'm on your side.".<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/violent-protesters-beat-up-state-senator</ref> Four weeks into the nationwide riots, not a single Democrat at the federal, state, or local level condemned the violence and attacks on innocent people.<ref>https://youtu.be/JWzbCxlCPbw</ref> | | Communists pulled down the statue of Col. Christian Heg, an [[abolitionist]] who fell in the [[Battle of Chickamauga]].<ref>https://wkow.com/2020/06/23/protesters-pull-down-forward-statue-outside-state-capitol/</ref> Tim Carpenter, a [[gay]] [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] state senator, was punched in the eye, kicked in the head, neck, and ribs, left with a possible concussion by a group of 8-10 Black Lives Matter "protesters". Sen. Carpenter tried to tell [[white]] Black Lives Matter protesters, "I'm on your side.".<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/violent-protesters-beat-up-state-senator</ref> Four weeks into the nationwide riots, not a single Democrat at the federal, state, or local level condemned the violence and attacks on innocent people.<ref>https://youtu.be/JWzbCxlCPbw</ref> |
| | + | Steven Lopez, a Black Lives Matter protester, was arrested for inciting a [[riot]], disorderly conduct, harassment and possession of drug paraphernalia. His citation noted he was in possession of a handgun "with two full mags of ammo" at the time of the arrest. He was released. Ten days later Lopez was arrested again for [[murder]] and first-degree wanton endangerment. The murder victim was another Black Lives Matter protester. Lopez fired into an encampment of protesters wanting to [[defund the police]]. Bystanders returned fire, wounding the accused killer in the leg. Lopez participated in many protests, which rocked the streets of Louisville for a month. Media accounts referred to the [[BLM]] protester as a [[Hispanic]] [[white supremacist]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-we-know-about-steven-lopez-the-suspect-in-the-fatal-louisville-protest-shooting/ar-BB166xfs</ref> |