Black Lives Matter Behind the Facade
At this point, the scenes of pampered white college kids with purple and green hair shouting at black police officers about how “BLACK LIVES MATTER” have become something of a joke among sensible Americans — and within the law-enforcement community. However, the Marxist organization calling itself “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) is no laughing matter. In fact, this organization poses an extreme threat not just to blue lives, but to the communities they protect as well.
Among the most significant threats posed by BLM is the violence its members and leaders have unleashed in cities and towns across America — especially against police and those who seek to protect life and property. Amid BLM unrest and rioting in St. Louis, for instance, a 24-year-old involved in the chaos has been charged with murder for shooting and killing retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn, a black man who was helping to defend his community. As BLM protests swept America in 2016, a “black power” activist shot 12 police officers, killing five, after a BLM rally in Dallas, Texas.
Civilians are in the cross hairs, too. During a BLM protest in Provo, Utah, in June, BLM activist Jesse Taggart, 33, of Salt Lake City, began shooting passers-by. He was charged with attempted aggravated murder, aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, rioting, and more. More recently, when young mother Jessica Doty Whitaker of Indianapolis responded by saying “All Lives Matter” after being confronted by BLM activists, they shot her in the head and killed her. BLM activists then taunted her family on social media.
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