Pandemic Denying Black Trump Supporters Pelt Police With Bottles

Deputies and Police hit by bottles at massive illegal block party in Florida

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in Florida said they were hit with cups of alcohol, bottles and bar stools after they made arrests at a weekend block party involving thousands of party-goers, officials reported Monday.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office estimated 3,000 people were at the outdoor party spanning several locations in DeLand that started Saturday afternoon and lasted until early Sunday.

Two men were arrested for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, inciting a riot and resisting an officer without violence. During the arrests, two deputies were hit with a cup of alcohol, another deputy was sucker-punched by a coward who fled and another deputy and a DeLand police officer were hit with a bar stool and Mason jar, according to the sheriff's office.

Glass bottles were thrown at patrol vehicles while the arrests were made. A deputy injured his knee, and an police officer who was hit by a jar had a minor head injury, the sheriff's office said.

VIDEO: Large Block Party In DeLand Dispersed; Objects Thrown At Deputies, Police

A passenger in a vehicle pointed a rifle or shotgun in the direction of a deputy and pedestrians gathered at a gas station, according to the sheriff's office.

Some party-goers said they were targeted because the crowd was largely African American, but Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a news release that the actions by deputies were aimed at keeping the public safe. Deputies were at the block party for crowd control and to keep cars from blocking traffic, not for enforcing social distancing as a result of the coronavirus, the sheriff's office said.

“How are we supposed to turn a blind eye to someone pointing a gun at a crowd, or two convicted felons exchanging a loaded gun right in front of our face?" Chitwood said.

My Op Ed: The world would be a better place without liars criminals and other stupid people. Black leaders are whining about Blacks be dis-proportionally victims of COVID-19. Perhaps their behavior has something to do with it. I am often critical of American police and their treatment of Blacks but not in this case. While cops in America have earned a lot of the hate they get, they didn't deserve this treatment. Stupidity and selfishness is not exclusive to White trash. Over 91,000 thousand American have died so far from COVID-19. I hope everyone of those assholes at the block party gets sick and dies. 3000 dead selfish people would be a good start.

Why waste resources on protecting assholes from themselves? This was a job for the National Guard. 

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