Oakland’s far-left Democrat Mayor Libby Schaaf said five ropes hanging in an Oakland park were nooses. This had to be investigated as a hate crime and removed immediately, she continued. It’s a privilege to not become frightened by a rope in a tree, she said.
“We have to see this moment for what it is, a reckoning,” she added. “Enough is enough and intentions don’t matter because the harm is real.” Ropes in trees are “symbols of hate and torture,” she claims.
Watch:
Intentions do not matter. We will not tolerate symbols of hate in our city. The nooses found at Lake Merritt will be investigated as hate crimes. pic.twitter.com/B1f1SwZ4tK
— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) June 18, 2020
ALAS, THEY’RE SWINGS HUNG BY A BLACK MAN
A black man put them there with his friends:
Victor Sengbe, who is black, told KGO-TV that the ropes were part of a rigging that he and his friends used as part of a larger swing system. He also shared video of the swing in use.
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“Out of the dozen and hundreds and thousands of people that walked by, no one has thought that it looked anywhere close to a noose. Folks have used it for exercise. It was really a fun addition to the park that we tried to create,” Sengbe said.
“It’s unfortunate that a genuine gesture of just wanting to have a good time got misinterpreted into something so heinous,” he told the station.
GRANDSTANDING
Does this look like a hanging noose to you? She just made this up to grandstand.
Yep, Libby, you genius, this scene is straight out of Django Unchained.
Haunting: pic.twitter.com/RTmCvj3uRB
— BURNT Rubber (@KURT_bball) June 18, 2020
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