Management at Mall of America in Minneapolis, the largest mall in the country, attempted to secure a restraining order to prevent a planned #BlackLivesMatter protest from happening. Last year, the agitators forced early closure of the mall, on their busiest shopping day of the season, by flooding the mall with thousands of people, harassing shoppers, and chanting loudly.
A judge did bar three of the organizers from going to the mall for the protest, but said she does not have the power to block the entire event.
So, the protest in the name of 24 year old Jamar Clark who died after being shot by police in Minneapolis last month. In order to prevent the security issues they dealt with last year, Mall of America increased security for the mall in order and now have the mall on lockdown.
The protest was scheduled to take place at 1:30 pm in the east rotunda area. The Mall of America put the following message up on display in that area.
This demonstration is not authorized and is in clear violation of Mall of America policies. All participants must leave Mall of America property immediately, which includes leaving all Mall of America interior roadways and parking ramps. Those who fail to leave the property immediately will be subject to arrests.”
Management contend that the mall is private property and, therefore, they can block the protest from taking place on their premises.
Protesters began flooding the light rail area and, when police attempted to prevent them from leaving the train, the forced their way out. They were also chanting, “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police.”
Protesters flooding light rail
— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) December 23, 2015
On light rail with protesters. They are chanting no justice no peace prosecute the police. #blmatmoa
— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) December 23, 2015
Police won't let us off train protesters forced their way off.
— Karen Scullin FOX9 (@kscullinfox9) December 23, 2015
Light rail service to the Mall of America has been suspended.
https://twitter.com/CrimeWatchMpls/status/679752733923143680
Customers are being asked to shelter in place by finding a safe area inside one of the stores which are all shutting their doors. In addition, light rail service to the mall has been suspended.
The terrorist ‘protesters’ praised themselves for shutting down the mall, a selfish and dangerous move that jeopardizes the livelihood of business owners and workers, in addition to holding everyone hostage with the need for the mall to go in lockdown mode over security issues.
Chanting in stairwell. "Who shut this shit down? We shut this shit down." #BLM pic.twitter.com/Q94ktJV7vk
— John Reinan (@StribGuy) December 23, 2015
The Black Lives Matter terrorists did not stop at the mall. They are also making the airport their next target to terrorize in the name of “justice.”
Protesters leave @mallofamerica for @mspairport on the train #Justice4Jamar #blackxmas2 @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/Go0Wgt6uSO
— Leila Navidi (@LeilaNavidi) December 23, 2015
Police are blocking the protesters from entering the airport. They are getting in the faces of officers while loudly shouting ‘Black Lives Matter.’
The Black Lives Matter group is increasing their terrorism in Minneapolis by now blocking roadways. Riot police have been called to the area.
This story is developing.
Jennifer Burke, co-founder and editor-in-chief for The PolitiStick, is a graduate of Texas A&M University and a certified teacher with 12 years experience in the classroom. She attended what is credited for being the first modern-day Tea Party rally in the country in the Seattle area and from there emerged as a powerful speaker and writer within the movement. While still in Washington State, Jennifer was selected to be a member of the second graduating class of the Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute (JDLI), a program which identified future conservative leaders.
