In another example of how the left has embraced violence and destruction as a way to resolve issues, a mini-riot erupted on the campus of Georgia Tech University on Monday night.
The uprising was a reaction to the campus police shooting of 21-year-old transgender student Scott “Scout” Schultz who was advancing on officers with a knife over the weekend.
According to reports, Schultz may have been intoxicated and suicidal when he made the 911 call and then engaged in what at least at first glance, appears to have been suicide by cop. He had previously made an attempt to kill himself and received counseling. He reportedly left multiple suicide notes.
There is some dispute over whether the knife was open when Schultz confronted officers as well as if a non-lethal weapon such as a Taser could have been used instead.
But rather than pursue grievances through legitimate channels, the troublemakers took to the streets to engage in acts of vandalism including the burning of a police vehicle. Two officers were injured during the melee.
A vigil for a student killed by police turned violent last night. @mteichnerfox5 has the latest in live reports on @GoodDayAtlanta http://pic.twitter.com/cl5jR01IDW
— CHASE ALLEN (@CHASE1ALLEN) September 19, 2017
According to Atlanta’s FOX 5 “Georgia Tech officers injured, SUV torched following vigil”:
Two officers were injured and a police SUV was torched following a candlelight vigil Monday night for a student killed by a campus police officer over the weekend. Three people have been arrested.
It happened near the corner of Hemphill Ave NW near the Georgia Tech Police headquarters just after 9:30 p.m. Campus officials said about 50 people marched from the vigil to the police department.
Two officers were injured, one was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, but officials said they both should be okay. A police SUV was also set on fire.
“The Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State University Police Department helped restore order relatively quickly. Georgia Tech police arrested Vincent Castillenti, Jacob Wilson, and Cassandra Monden. All three were charged with inciting a riot and battery of an officer,” read a statement from university officials.
“Multiple people who attended made it clear it wasn’t Georgia Tech protesters it was people outside of Georgia Tech,” said witness Kris Harris. “It’s so unnecessary.”
University officials were not able to comment Monday evening on if the three people taken into custody were students.
Order restored this mornng to GA Tech after protests over shooting death of student get violent. Live reports on @GoodDayAtlanta #fox5atl http://pic.twitter.com/qFlqcLPUef
— Marc Teichner (@mteichnerfox5) September 19, 2017
This video, shared with @FOX5Atlanta by a witness on scene, clearly captured the @GeorgiaTech Police SUV set ablaze by protesters. #fox5atl http://pic.twitter.com/5QJ7MEJs6D
— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) September 19, 2017
VIDEO: A look at the scene Monday night after protesters torched a @GaTechPD SUV, the chaos erupted after a vigil. @FOX5Atlanta #gatech http://pic.twitter.com/uHpk4Z6Lvw
— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) September 19, 2017
The shooting of Schultz throws a bit of a monkey wrench into the left’s false narrative that it’s only black males who get shot by police but since he was a transvestite, there will inevitably be a special exception made to turn him into a martyr like Michael Brown.
Schultz’s parents are reportedly planning to sue the university and the police.
via Downtrend.com
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