Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) posted a video to social media on Tuesday showing how he believes drivers should handle far-left protesters who sit in the street and block traffic.
Cotton promoted the video on X just a day after calling for people to confront protesters who block traffic and remove them from the road.
&#8220;I encourage people who get stuck behind the pro-Hamas mobs blocking traffic: take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way,&#8221; Cotton posted on X on Monday. &#8220;It’s time to put an end to this nonsense.&#8221;
Cotton’s remarks came as far-left pro-Palestinian protesters blocked roads across the country on Monday to protest Israel, which just endured an attack from Iran over the weekend.
The most notable examples of protesters blocking roads included Interstate 190 leading into O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Manhattan-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Other examples included protesters shutting down Interstate 5 in Oregon, streets in Philadelphia, and the main road leading to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Cotton then on Tuesday posted a video clip from late 2022 in France that showed a group of drivers getting out of their vehicles and dragging the protesters off the road so motorists could pass.
&#8220;How it should be done,&#8221; Cotton wrote in a post with the video.
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How it should be done:
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— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1780230397252518127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
Cotton also remarked during an interview with Fox News this week that in certain parts of the country, it would not be wise for protesters to block traffic on bridges because motorists might throw them off the side of the bridge.
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“Let’s just say I think there would be a lot of very wet criminals that would have been tossed overboard — not by law enforcement, but by the people whose road they are blocking,” he said. “If they glued their hands to their car or pavement, it’d probably be pretty painful to have their skin ripped off.”
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These pro-Hamas extremists blocking roads across the country are Joe Biden’s base.
I feel for those with health emergencies, kids, and places to be who are stuck in traffic because of these criminals. <a href="https://t.co/CFi8R6xtla">pic.twitter.com/CFi8R6xtla</a>
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1779949705696289080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></blockquote>

Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton Shares Video Of Drivers Removing Protesters From Road: ‘How It Should Be Done’

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Politics

Protesters

Traffic

TikTok celebrity and UFC promoter Hasbulla Magomedov was arrested on Sunday for violating traffic laws after blocking traffic and doing doughnuts on a main road with his entourage of friends after attending a wedding in the republic of Dagestan, Russia.
Hasbulla, 20, and six others were seen obstructing traffic by drifting in the middle of a highway with their vehicles in a video posted by Red Corner MMA. The video also showed him and his friends taken into custody and charged with administrative violations.
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Police in Dagestan arrested Hasbulla and some of his friends for violating traffic laws
According to Dagetan&#39;s Internal Affairs, Hasbulla and others drove out into the street and were interfering with other drivers. 
The entourage was taken into custody and charged with… <a href="https://t.co/3CgB9IRUa3">pic.twitter.com/3CgB9IRUa3</a>
&mdash; Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedCorner_MMA/status/1655661447194484742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dagestan said on <a href="https://t.me/mvd_dagestan/3604" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telegram</a>, &#8220;Unbridled wedding fun in Dagestan is known to many and extends far beyond the borders of the republic.&#8221;
&#8220;In the absence of other types of entertainment, such a primitive option is still extremely popular – blocking roads, burning rubber, smashing cars against each other, and many other features that, in fact, have nothing to do with the celebration and holiday of the young,&#8221; the agency said.
“All participants of ‘wedding emotions,’ as they themselves call it, were taken to the police, and in relation to them, employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan drew up administrative protocols for all violations.&#8221;
Hasbulla, who rose to fame during the pandemic after posting clips of himself driving a motorized scooter and lecturing a kid riding a bicycle about COVID restrictions, stands just over 3 feet tall due to a form of dwarfism caused by a growth hormone deficiency that affected his height and voice.
Hasbulla&#8217;s Instagram account, which has amassed over 8 million followers, apologized for the incident following his arrest.
&#8220;We decided to hype a little bit,&#8221; the post reads. &#8220;That won&#8217;t happen again, people. We apologise. We had to answer for it a little bit. I wasn&#8217;t driving either.&#8221;
Hasbulla&#8217;s official Twitter account has posted: &#8220;#FreeBulla.&#8221;
It was not immediately known if Hasbulla and his entourage would face any time in jail.

UFC 280: Muradov v Borralho

Internet Celeb, UFC Promoter Hasbulla Arrested In Russia Following Wedding Celebration

Internet Celebrity, UFC Promoter Hasbulla Arrested Following Wedding Celebration 

Russia

Sports

A city in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> has unveiled a series of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/christmas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christmas</a> themed messages this week to promote safe driving during the holiday season.
The messages, from the city of Austin, feature Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman meeting untimely ends due to texting and driving, or drinking and driving.
“I saw mommy killing Santa Claus. He disappeared under the truck last night. She didn&#8217;t see him cross the street, now his body’s a red streak. She was reading on her phone the latest Tweet,” <a href="https://twitter.com/austinmobility/status/1605618945339273216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read</a> a tweet from Austin’s department of transportation. “Then I saw EMS putting Santa Claus underneath a sheet so snowy white. Oh, what a sad day it has been with distraction yet again and Mommy killing Santa Claus last night.”
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1/2 🎵 I saw mommy killing Santa Claus He disappeared under the truck last night
She didn&#39;t see him cross the street, now his body’s a red streak She was reading on her phone the latest Tweet. <a href="https://t.co/bPTYIxSVOB">pic.twitter.com/bPTYIxSVOB</a>
&mdash; ATX Transportation (@austinmobility) <a href="https://twitter.com/austinmobility/status/1605618945339273216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Drive safe for the holidays and put distractions away before you drive,” the message concluded. 
The tweet was a parody of the classic 1952 song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” which was written by Tommie Connor.
Apparently not all Austin residents were pleased with the messaging, as City Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly <a href="https://twitter.com/mkelly007/status/1605663777248141322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605663777248141322%7Ctwgr%5Ef8e54bbfb4896191a0fd318f1c8b27fd27b27ab4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Faustin-officials-mommy-killing-santa-claus-christmas-driving-safety-tweets-raise-concerns">announced</a> that she had reached out to city managers over the tweet. Kelly later <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-officials-mommy-killing-santa-claus-christmas-driving-safety-tweets-raise-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News that Austin Transportation Department Director Richard Mendoza had apologized to the city over the messaging.
The city announced on Wednesday that the social media posts were intended to encourage safe driving and warn commuters about the dangers of distracted driving.
&#8220;We hope the social media posts encourage the community to make good choices on the road this holiday season by planning a safe ride home and avoiding distractions,&#8221; a city spokesman said. &#8220;In this series of posts, we are continuing to focus on the prime behaviors that cause severe crashes – speed, distraction, intoxication and failing to yield – and we hope the messaging will raise awareness in the community to travel safely this holiday season.&#8221;
The city had previously put out a series of messages about “Frothy the Snowman,” showing images of a cartoon snowman clasping a bottle of whiskey.
​​“Frothy the snowman was a jolly happy soul. He went out one night with all his bros, after a few drinks he went home. Frothy the snowman is a sad story, we say. He said ‘I’m fine to drive,’ as he left the dive and pulled onto the highway,” the Frothy messaging read.
“Frothy’s car swerved off the road and into a snow drift. It could have been avoided if he would just have called a Lyft. Frothy the snowman was dead as he could be and all his bros say they miss him at the happy hour at three,” the message concluded.
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1/2🎵 Frothy the snowman Was a jolly happy soul He went out one night with all his bros After a few drinks he went home.
Frothy the snowman is a sad story, we say He said ‘I’m fine to drive’ As he left the dive And pulled onto the highway <a href="https://t.co/qqPKUk2WHO">pic.twitter.com/qqPKUk2WHO</a>
&mdash; ATX Transportation (@austinmobility) <a href="https://twitter.com/austinmobility/status/1605322727547891712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Texas City Reveals Unique Driving Safety Campaign: ‘I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus’

Texas City Reveals Unique Driving Safety Campaign: 'I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus'

Christmas

General

Texas

U.S.

A new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california">California</a> law forgave around $50 million of San Francisco’s traffic fine debts, and is expected to forgive around $500 million debts statewide. 
The $50 million accounted for approximately 180,000 traffic tickets, according to a <a href="https://sftreasurer.org/san-francisco-financial-justice-project-announces-50-million-outstanding-debt-eliminated-tens">press release</a> from the San Francisco Treasurer’s Office. Anne Stuhldreher, director for the treasurer’s Financial Justice Project, one of the principal instigators of the legislation, asserted that local courts shouldn’t fund themselves directly from the fees they impose. 
“California should not fund our local courts by asking the courts to impose fees that they benefit from. Courts should be funded separate and apart from these fees,” said Stuhldreher. “Eliminating the debt from this unfair and unnecessary fee and lowering it is a commonsense reform and an important step forward.”
The San Francisco Treasurer’s Office <a href="https://sfgov.org/financialjustice/">established</a> the Financial Justice Project to discover and change fines and fees that adversely or disproportionately impact minority or low-income individuals.
The law — <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB199">Assembly Bill 199</a>, part of the state’s budget bill  — eliminated fees issued before July 1 and provided $10 million in backfill to the courts. It also reduces the civil assessment fee, or late fee, from $300 to $100. Those late fees will now go to California’s general fund rather than the local court.
The bill also expanded eligibility for automatic filing fee waivers to those within 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, those participating in the state’s supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and those receiving unemployment compensation.
According to one of the assembly members that introduced the bill, Phil Tang (D-San Francisco), the main point of the bill was equity. He estimated that late fees were extracting $100 million, which he <a href="https://abc7news.com/assembly-bill-199-california-late-traffic-fees-bay-area-court-remove-fines/12102102/">claimed</a> in an interview with ABC7 News disproportionately impacted low-income families.
&#8220;Unfortunately for too long, our courts have been relying on low-income individuals paying civil assessments to fund many of their operations,” said Ting. 
However, California legislators didn’t come up with the idea for the bill. 
A coalition of activist groups, the Debt Free Justice California (DFJC), pushed the California Assembly and Governor Gavin Newsom to pass the bill. DFJC members include the ACLUs of Northern and Southern California, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, PolicyLink, and San Francisco’s Financial Justice Project.
The debt forgiveness legislation was largely patterned after a March <a href="https://lccrsf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Civil-Assessments-Issue-Brief_v3.pdf">report</a> authored by DFJC and the San Francisco treasurer’s Financial Justice Project claiming that civil assessments, or late fees, were a “poverty penalty” that impacted “Black and brown people” unfairly.
Yet, DFJC said that this latest debt forgiveness law didn’t go far enough. Rio Scharf, a representative of one of the coalition’s member organizations, <a href="https://ebclc.org/cadebtjustice/media/">claimed</a> in a June press release that the state was perpetuating racism and poverty by not eliminating late fees entirely.
“Governor Newsom had the opportunity to eliminate this racist and regressive fee and didn’t step up,” said Scharf. “The continuation of civil assessments will burden many more Californians and undermine the very financial relief the governor seeks to deliver through this year’s budget.”
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📺What are civil assessments? They are a hidden $300 fee charged to people who already cannot afford to pay a ticket. <a href="https://twitter.com/CAgovernor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CAgovernor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a> let&#39;s fully end the civil assessment! <a href="https://t.co/EVAJ0BgaXt">pic.twitter.com/EVAJ0BgaXt</a> <a href="https://t.co/7ASgPJ2CJ7">https://t.co/7ASgPJ2CJ7</a>
&mdash; Lawyers&#39; Committee for Civil Rights Bay Area (@lccrsf) <a href="https://twitter.com/lccrsf/status/1537479369714634754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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New California Law Erasing Traffic Fines Forgives $50 Million Of San Francisco Debt

New California Law Erasing Traffic Fines Forgives $50 Million of San Francisco Debt

California

San Francisco

Fresh off <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-america-had-zero-percent-inflation-in-the-month-of-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring</a> economic success as the nation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-starts-victory-lap-amid-slightly-less-dismal-inflation-reading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">experiences 8.5% inflation</a>, President Joe Biden is heading to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/south-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kiawah Island, South Carolina</a>, for a vacation with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden">the first lady</a>, prompting the town&#8217;s local government to plead with residents to be &#8220;patient&#8221; due to increased heavy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/traffic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traffic</a> over the next week.
On Wednesday, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-heading-south-carolina-beach-vacation-2022-08-10/">reported</a> that a White House source confirmed that Biden would stay on Kiawah Island for the next week but did not offer any more details. Local authorities warned of road delays while the president is in town because of increased security measures.
“All relevant entities have been contacted by the President’s security team to coordinate efforts to minimize the impact of the presidential visit on the community,” officials <a href="https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/kiawah-island-encourages-patience-during-president-bidens-visit/">said</a> in a statement.
“In any case, please be patient during traffic interruptions, as the timing of the President’s movements cannot be announced beforehand for security reasons,&#8221; the statement continued.
According to the island&#8217;s <a href="https://www.kiawahisland.org/">website</a>, Kiawah is an &#8220;oasis of untouched natural beauty and renowned hospitality for those seeking a retreat into adventure and luxury. Enjoy our perfectly preserved maritime forests, sand dunes, and marshes where turtles, whitetail deer, and seabirds abound.&#8221;
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-schedule-is-heavy-on-delaware-light-on-press-interviews-11659963621">reported</a> that in the president&#8217;s first year and a half in office, he has traveled to Delaware 46 times, Camp David 18 times, while playing 15 rounds of golf. He has also conducted 17 formal press conferences and 20 sit-down interviews during that time.
 The Journal also noted that at this point in their presidencies, Biden had spent more days on personal travel than Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Biden&#8217;s August vacation in 2021 at Camp David was cut short after just three days because the Taliban had taken over Afghanistan as U.S. troops withdrew after 20 years in the Middle Eastern nation.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-camp-david/2021/08/16/979c17c8-feaf-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html">reported</a> at the time, &#8220;One close Biden foreign policy ally, who is in regular contact with the White House and the State Department, said the president’s team would never have let him leave for Camp David had they known just how quickly Afghanistan would implode amid his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops by the end of the month.&#8221;
Once Biden was back in the White House, he admitted that the Taliban&#8217;s takeover happened more rapidly than he expected and blamed the calamity on the Afghan army and political leaders.
“I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-camp-david/2021/08/16/979c17c8-feaf-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html">said</a> during an address regarding the withdrawal. “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. forces.&#8221;
“The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated,” Biden continued. “So what’s happened? Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. The Afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight.”
The Bidens previously visited Kiawah Island in 2009, 2013, and 2015.

Joe Biden

Local Government Asks For Patience As Biden Arrives For South Carolina Beach Vacation

South Carolina

Vacation

A desperate parolee tangled with climate protesters blocking the road on July 4th, begging them repeatedly to open up just one lane of traffic so that he could make it to his court-mandated job.
The man walked up and down the line of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/climate-protestors-arrested-for-blocking-rush-hour-traffic-in-nyc/">protesters</a>, who were all wearing bright yellow reflective vests and sitting cross-legged across the highway and blocking all lanes of traffic. Lines of cars stretched into the distance, held up by the protest, but just the one man had gotten out of his vehicle to address the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/dem-senator-dodges-question-about-arresting-protesters-outside-scotus-justices-homes/">protesters</a> directly.
Ford Fischer tweeted a series of videos of the interaction: &#8220;Yesterday, July 4, activists demanding Joe Biden declare a &#8216;Climate Emergency&#8217; blocked traffic on [the] beltway in Maryland, just outside DC. One agitated driver got physical with them while saying that he&#8217;s on parole and could return to prison if late for his job.&#8221;
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VIDEO THREAD: Yesterday, July 4, activists demanding Joe Biden declare a &quot;Climate Emergency&quot; blocked traffic on he beltway in Maryland, just outside DC.
One agitated driver got physical with them while saying that he&#39;s on parole and could return to prison if late for his job. <a href="https://t.co/iWSqTlnlSW">pic.twitter.com/iWSqTlnlSW</a>
&mdash; Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1544404789810929664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Yo,&#8221; he said, grabbing and ripping a banner from the seated protesters and tossing a piece of it aside. &#8220;I&#8217;m about to get locked up for 54 years, I&#8217;m on parole, if I don&#8217;t make my g**d*** job. And y&#8217;all are so inconsiderate.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you think you could open up a lane?&#8221; a woman asked
The man grabbed the rest of the banner and tossed it away. &#8220;One lane! I&#8217;m asking, one lane, or I go to prison, bro! One lane before I go to prison.&#8221;
The protesters remained unmoved, and one repeated calmly that he was demanding President Joe Biden &#8220;declare a Climate Emergency.&#8221;
The man continued to walk the line of protesters, snatching signs and banners and physically shoving one man, also wearing a reflective vest, who tried to give the banners back, at which point the woman intervened and steered him away to prevent the situation from escalating.
&#8220;One lane, one lane,&#8221; he kept saying.
The situation did escalate, however, and the man got in the face of another activist as police began to arrive.
&#8220;As police including Maryland State Troopers arrived, the apparent parolee agitated at the activists blocking traffic got more physical, including with activist @GuidoReichstad1 and even @T_Jones_Media, who filmed this footage for @N2Sreports,&#8221; Fischer tweeted.
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As police including Maryland State Troopers arrived, the apparent parolee agitated at the activists blocking traffic got more physical, including with activist <a href="https://twitter.com/GuidoReichstad1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GuidoReichstad1</a> and even <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Jones_Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@T_Jones_Media</a>, who filmed this footage for <a href="https://twitter.com/N2Sreports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@N2Sreports</a>. <a href="https://t.co/SNHoipWi2v">pic.twitter.com/SNHoipWi2v</a>
&mdash; Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1544404834698272769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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He continued to confront protesters as police prepared to arrest them — prompting them to arrest him first.
&#8220;Police took their time preparing to arrest the activists blocking the highway, but had warned drivers not to assault the protesters. As the shirtless parolee who claimed he could go back to jail for being late continued confronting them, police arrested and carried him away,&#8221; Fischer added.
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Police took their time preparing to arrest the activists blocking the highway, but had warned drivers not to assault the protesters.
As the shirtless parolee who claimed he could go back to jail for being late continued confronting them, police arrested and carried him away. <a href="https://t.co/95u5A5zf9U">pic.twitter.com/95u5A5zf9U</a>
&mdash; Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1544404948858933250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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One of the protesters — Guido Reichstadter, who describes himself as a climate and pro-abortion activist — said that he did not feel threatened when the man approached him, and offered to testify that he didn&#8217;t believe his arrest was necessary.
&#8220;The shirtless man nudging me with his body was not violent with me and I did not feel threatened. I believe his arrest was unnecessary and I&#8217;ll be happy to issue a statement or testify in his favor. The lives of 1000&#8217;s of millions of people depend on emergency climate action now,&#8221; he said.
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The shirtless man nudging me with his body was not violent with me and I did not feel threatened. I believe his arrest was unnecessary and I&#39;ll be happy to issue a statement or testify in his favor. The lives of 1000&#39;s of millions of people depend on emergency climate action now.
&mdash; Guido Reichstadter (@GuidoReichstad1) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuidoReichstad1/status/1544454604804456451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘One Lane, Or I Go To Prison!’: Desperate Man Begs Climate Protesters To Let Him Pass

Desperate Parolee Begs Climate Protesters To Let Him Through Roadblock To Court-Mandated Job

Climate Change

Cowboys and emergency crews had to step in and save the day when a rogue cow caused a bit of a backup on a busy Oklahoma interstate on Monday.
The cow <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-horse-ridden-7-miles-on-a-highway-in-chicago-is-expected-to-live">got loose</a> and managed to make its way onto Interstate 40 near Oklahoma City&#8217;s Pennsylvania Avenue — and the local ABC News affiliate KOCO just happened to have its Sky 5 chopper in the air at the time, capturing the moments that followed on camera.
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COW LOOSE ON OKC HIGHWAY 🐄🤠 Sky 5 was flying over the moments when cowboys and emergency crews wrangled a cow that got loose on a busy Oklahoma City highway. <a href="https://t.co/pgZRNirP9R">https://t.co/pgZRNirP9R</a> <a href="https://t.co/NgnlgqiEEA">pic.twitter.com/NgnlgqiEEA</a>
&mdash; koconews (@koconews) <a href="https://twitter.com/koconews/status/1533819448595038209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In the video, emergency crews driving two trucks could be seen attempting to corral the errant bovine, steering it off the road and onto the grass along the highway. Once they had succeeded in doing that, two cowboys entered the scene on horseback and gave chase.
One quickly rode up alongside the cow and lassoed its neck — and the other rode in from the side, attempting to get control of the animal&#8217;s hind legs. Within a few moments, they had successfully and safely wrangled the cow and gotten it off the road.
The reporter in the KOCO Sky 5 chopper appeared to either have seen just such a chase from his elevated perch in the past — or to have his own experience in similar situations — because he could be heard giving a play-by-play as the scene unfolded on the ground.
&#8220;Get it, get it, get it, get it, stay on him, stay on him &#8230; Yes!&#8221; he cheered as the first cowboy approached the cow, lasso swinging over his head, and successfully tossed the first rope over its neck.
&#8220;Bring it on in, you got it, you got it, woohoo!&#8221; he continued as the cowboy eased the rope back, pulling out the slack and tightening the rope. &#8220;That is awesome.&#8221;
Then the second cowboy rode into the frame, and the commentary picked up again.
&#8220;Now — get the hinds. Get the hinds,&#8221; he encouraged, and once that was done, he admonished the cowboys, &#8220;Get off the horse, get off the horse &#8230;&#8221;
One of the cowboys did dismount at that point, walking over to the cow to make sure it was safely secured before they attempted to get it to its feet and off the road.

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Washington State Patrol (WSP) officials are concerned that citizens are no longer stopping for them, according to a Thursday report.
Between January 1 and May 17 of this year, the state agency logged 934 failure-to-yield instances, according to <a href="https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/2022-05-26/see-ya-washington-police-say-drivers-arent-stopping-for-them-cite-pursuit-restrictions">Northwest News Network</a>. Longtime officers concurred that the phenomenon is unprecedented.
“The patrol and other police agencies around the state say they’ve never seen such blatant disregard for their lights and sirens,” Northwest News Network said. “The change in driver behavior comes after state lawmakers passed strict new rules on when police can engage in pursuits.”
“Something&#8217;s changed. People are not stopping right now,” Sgt. Darren Wright, a WSP spokesperson with three decades of experience, told the outlet. “It&#8217;s happening three to five times a shift on some nights and then a couple times a week on day shift.”
“It used to be sort of unusual and notable to see someone flee or to see someone simply choose not to stop on a traffic stop. Now it&#8217;s becoming incredibly common,” executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Steve Strachan added.
Many of the officers pointed to Washington’s <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1054&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2021#documentSection">HB1054</a> — a piece of legislation enacted last summer that limits police from engaging in vehicular pursuit in many circumstances. The state’s Democratic majority passed the law “in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other high-profile police killings,” according to Northwest News Network. State Rep. Jesse Johnson, a Democrat, said in March that he does not believe “pursuits in a 21st century policing system are needed.”
Strachan referred to a 911 call in which a driver with a suspended license complained that an officer was not permitted to pursue him because of the law. “I’m driving suspended, he’s not going to get me,” the driver said. “It’s a violation of 1054. He’s not allowed to chase me. You need to tell them to call it off.”
The disregard for law enforcement in Washington corresponds with a rise in shoplifting throughout much of California — where state law passed in 2014 dictates that shoplifting merchandise worth less than $950 is only a <a href="https://www.hoover.org/research/why-shoplifting-now-de-facto-legal-california">misdemeanor</a>. In San Francisco, shoplifting has become so rampant that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shoplifting-skyrockets-in-san-francisco-forcing-retailers-to-close-stores">retailers are closing stores</a>.
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said last year, for example, that retail thefts in California locations are provoking employees to quit.
“These are traumatic experiences, and they are happening more and more across the country,” Barry told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/best-buy-ceo-says-rising-theft-is-hitting-profits-could-hurt-employee-retention.html">CNBC</a>. She explained that San Francisco and other California cities represent “hot spots” for the thefts.
“When we talk about why there are so many people looking for other jobs or switching careers, this of course would be something that would play into my concerns for our people because, again, priority one is just human safety,” she said. “And it’s hard to deal with this potentially multiple times in one location.”
Walgreens <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walgreens-now-closing-stores-in-san-francisco-following-retail-theft-spike">shuttered five locations</a> in San Francisco at the end of last year. “Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that,” Walgreens spokesman Phil Caruso said. “Retail theft across our San Francisco stores has continued to increase in the past few months to five times our chain average.”

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On Wednesday morning, protesters in North Carolina decided to demonstrate against racism by slowing down en masse on a North Carolina highway, thus delaying traffic and possibly endangering people by slowing the response of first responders. But after roughly 40 minutes, State Highway Patrol officers started pulling over the demonstrators.
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The demonstration, which ABC 11 reported was titled, &#8220;SlowDown2StopRacism,” commenced on Interstate 40 at 8:46 a.m. and then traveled to I-40. “Drivers were asked to slow the traffic to ‘advance the people&#8217;s movement to end systemic racism,’ ABC 11 stated, adding, “A flier for the event said demonstrations were happening all over North Carolina … Participating drivers were asked to stay in their cars and maintain a safe distance from other vehicles.”
An announcement of the planned protest <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFayettevilleVoice/posts/609717076344678">on Facebook</a> stated, “Join in by slowing down to advance the people’s movement to end systemic racism. At 8:46 a.m. slow down to 10 mph anywhere on I-40. This is the people’s protest.  The slowdown can be individually or a collective effort.” It added, “Maintain safe distances. Stay in your vehicles. End at 9:30 a.m. Spread the word.” The announcement named cities where the protest should take place, writing, “Calling all N.C. cities: Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Asheville, Wilmington. Join in.”
<a href="https://www.wral.com/cars-come-to-a-standstill-on-i-40-in-raleigh-to-protest-george-floyd-s-death/19159312/?fbclid=IwAR0MuFF91q92m0dEsLruT0gXQ2t_TYN5mGhm8r1CCDxbxBbeVdSDyl8YWKU">WRAL</a> reported, “Although the protest was advertised as ‘statewide,&#8221;’ the slowdown appeared to be limited to Raleigh,” adding that the was planned for 8:46 a.m. to commemorate the eight minutes and forty-six seconds a Minnesota police officer knelt on George Floyd’s death before he died.
“Zainab Baloch, a former Raleigh mayoral candidate and Young Americans Protest co-founder, said the slowdown is meant to bring more attention to demands to defund police and hold them accountable. In Raleigh ‘the City Council has yet to do any kind of comprehensive police reform,’ she said. ‘It’s unacceptable,’” the <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243743152.html">News Observer</a>reported.
The Raleigh City Council recently approved a $1.1 million increase for the <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article243542042.html">Raleigh Police Department. </a> “The budget, which the City Council approved unanimously, includes a $1.1 million increase for the Raleigh Police Department but not an additional $5.2 million sought by the police and fire departments … Nearly $3 million of the $5.2 million would have funded 28 new police positions including two specialized units focused on mental health and homelessness and parks and greenways,” the News Observer noted.
Last Friday, two Confederate statues in Raleigh were torn down by protesters, but police ultimately didn&#8217;t stop them. &#8220;A spokeswoman for the State Capitol police said officers were told to stand down not long before protesters toppled monuments on the capitol grounds. She said the chief of State Capitol police made the call to &#8216;protect protesters, bystanders and law enforcement,'&#8221; WRAL <a href="https://www.wral.com/officials-explain-lack-of-police-intervention-during-height-of-friday-s-protest-monuments-removal/19153912/">reported</a>. Initially, officers cut the ropes of protesters and engaged with protesters, injuring several police officers, but State Capitol Police Chief Chip Hawley decided to pull police back after protesters  again tried to attack the monument, according to N.C. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Pam Walker.
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