Waller County Sheriff R. Glenn Smith requested the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to assist with observation of the group, who responded by sending about seventy-five deputies and aircraft, as reported by Breitbart Texas.
With temperatures running around 101 degrees and with high humidity, deputies were swapped out on a regular basis to prevent overheating.
The Black Panthers marched into the street in front of the jail chanting “Whose streets?… Our streets!” Many of the members of the group were armed with shotguns, hunting rifles and AR-15 style assault rifles. Most looked like they were simply holding the weapon they were carrying. One of the “soldiers” took a more aggressive grip on his weapon, holding his rifle with his finger “indexed” slightly above the trigger. This can be considered a “ready” position in a shooting situation.
During one of the chants the group shouted in a back and forth marching style cadence song:
The revolution is on,” said the chant leader. “Off the pigs,” the group chanted back. The chant continues, “Time to pick up the gun… Off the pigs. No more pigs in my community… Off the pigs. No more brothers in jail… Off the pigs. No more sisters in jail… Off the pigs. The pigs are gonna get scared… Off the pigs. The pigs are gonna get dead… Off the pigs.
In other chants the group shouted “All power to the people; Whose streets, Our streets; and Freedom or Death.”
In another video segment they chanted “Freedom or Death” and the yell leaders shouted “We want our damn freedom. We don’t want no more of your God D*mn legislation.”
In another chant, the leader attacked Planned Parenthood. During that short speech, he said, “We’re so stupid we are killing ourselves.” He talked about the millions of black babies who have been killed by Planned Parenthood abortions.
Breitbart Texas spoke with Harris County Sheriff’s Office Major Darryl Coleman after the conclusion of the protest, The Major appeared to be the ranking officer on scene for Harris County. Coleman told Breitbart Texas, “We came here to maintain the peace. Our job was to protect the law abiding protesters, the Waller County deputies and Waller County property. It looks like we did our jobs well.”
Despite a very tense situation, no violence broke out and no one was arrested during the afternoon protest.
Coleman said Waller County requested assistance. “We had available resources and deputies who are highly trained and well equipped for these types of events,” the Major said. “We were happy to assist.” He said the county supplied between 50 and 75 deputies to perform a varied of duties. He said the count was not tight because it was a very fluid situation through the afternoon.
This writer observed a Harris County mobile command post along with the mounted deputies and riot/crowd-control deputies. Other deputies deployed metal barriers for crowd control at the jail and the Waller County Courthouse. The county’s aviation assets were also deployed.
Black Panthers are part of the Nation of Islam aren’t they?
F**k u
Christopher you are so right. Thanks
Oh the irony is too rich! Should I start with the irrational conservative fear of a police state or the fact a truth post used “heavily armed” in a dirogitory way 😀
What is happening to the human race here and abroad. If this energy was put toward something more constructive, what a better world it would be.
Not even the same battle. Were conservatives calling for “open season on whites and cops”. Dint confuse politics with terroristic criminal activity. Apple’s to Oranges.
They need to take the back road to nowhere. Creeps
foolish negro’s
GET A JOB PAY YOUR FARE SHARE OF TAXE,S
these punks playing dress up will end up dead
I just want us all to stop for a moment and remember the BIG picture —Our America –The Great—
She can be healed and strong again…we can fight the disease of hate running through our streets in honor of her–America the Beautiful…
People die for this country and it needs to be valuable and worthy of the sacrifice…Let us all put down the hate—attack the hate and not each other… And if we will honor America we can honor ourselves…and be honorable and worthy of protecting…Unite America Family….Lets Unite Her with all our heart so we can all live in peace …WE SHOULD ALL BE THE ANSWER IN THIS WAR ON HATE—HATE THE HATE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF AMERICA—WE ARE A FAMILY –AND WE MUST UNITE !