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Offline libertybele

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Georgia governor declares state of emergency over deadly Atlanta shootings
« on: July 07, 2020, 12:07:51 am »
Well, hopefully, the National Guard will be allowed to be armed!  As far as I know, this is the first governor to take action?? He's a Republican governor, we'll see how this goes.

Georgia governor declares state of emergency over deadly Atlanta shootings

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Monday following an uptick in shootings over the July Fourth weekend that injured 31 people and killed five after weeks of violent crime and property destruction in Atlanta.

The move authorizes the activation of 1,000 National Guard troops to “protect state property and patrol our streets”.

"Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead," Kemp, a Republican, said in a statement. "This lawlessness must be stopped and order restored in our capital city. I have declared a State of Emergency and called up the Georgia Guard because the safety of our citizens comes first.....

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Re: Georgia governor declares state of emergency over deadly Atlanta shootings
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Re: Georgia governor declares state of emergency over deadly Atlanta shootings
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2020, 12:59:32 am »
Who is Secoriea Turner? | The little girl killed on Pryor Road

The 8-year-old was sitting in a car with her mom when she was shot.

Michael King (11ALIVE)   |   12:51 PM EDT July 6, 2020   |   Updated: 3:58 PM EDT July 6, 2020
 
ATLANTA — Charmaine Turner spoke to haltingly into a microphone as she sat alongside Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday.  She told the world about her 8-year-old daughter, Secoreia Turner and what she would have been doing.

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"They say Black Lives Matter. You killed your own this time," said the child's father, Secoriya Williamson. "You killed my baby because she crossed a barrier and made a U-turn? She's a child. She didn't do nothing to nobody."

His pain was also evident.

"She just wanted to get home to see her cousins," he said, putting his head down as he passed the microphone back to the mayor.

Williamson's pain reached the White House. President Trump's press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany on Monday afternoon, quoted his statement at the conclusion of her press conference while chiding the press corps for not asking about the increase in street violence over the holiday weekend in cities like Atlanta and New York.

"Tragic loss of life," McEnany said, in part. "But not one question during the briefing."

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/who-is-secoriea-turner/85-9c2cde58-4b9c-4e44-92af-cb0b141ff8c8
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Re: Georgia governor declares state of emergency over deadly Atlanta shootings
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

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