Reporter witnesses 'surreal' moment when 'mostly black families' rally to support police while Antifa protests
Just weeks after Oakland lawmakers voted to slash funding from the Oakland police department, a reporter witnessed what he called a "surreal" moment in Oakland on Saturday — black families rallying to support police while "mostly white" Antifa protesters demonstrated against police.
Led by Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong and other community leaders, city residents angry over violent crime gathered Saturday for the "Stand Up for a Safe Oakland" rally.-- More...
Some were upset as it was pretty clear to them the #Antifa were not from around there
— AntifaWatch (@AntifaWatch2) July 10, 2021
Oakland has seen a massive spike in homicide with 71 so far this year in only July. There were 85 total in 2020 and 68 total in 2018pic.twitter.com/TvBppqCAJq
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