Memphis police ramps up security for KKK rally; freedom of speech / abuse?

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The police chief says security will be heavy at a weekend Ku Klux Klan Rally in Memphis, where the white supremacists plan to protest the renaming of 3 Confederate parks.

Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said Klan members will be fenced off from the anticipated crowd of anti-Klan protesters and will be bused to and from the rally site in front of the Shelby County courthouse in downtown Memphis on Saturday.

A North Carolina-based faction of the Klan received a protest permit after the City Council voted to change the names of Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, Jefferson Davis Park and Confederate Park.

City officials hope that the protest does not turn violent. A section of the downtown area will be closed off and loaded with officers.

Memphis police ramps up security for KKK rally

freedom of speech / abuse?

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Why mention that this Tommy Sotomayor bum is going to be there? Who gives a fukk? fukk him.

 

[Momentum]

They arent going to do anything. Just a bunch of posturing and shouting, then everyone will go home and have dinner.

 

[88m3]

I've been at a few klan rallies by chance years ago, they aren't about that life.

 

[Dead End]

The Memphis police have been going nuts about this. I know of a former Panther who is organizing a counterrally, and they trotted out some minor ticket from a decade ago to justify putting a warrant out for him, basically to intimidate him and the group planning a counter protest.

 

[Mowgli]

Theres probably KKK members who took a day off from the police form attending the rally with their great grandfathers sheets.

 

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looks like its over now. everything went better than expected.

police did there jobs to make sure everyone was safe.


only 1 person arrested who is anti kkk.

Anti-KKK Protestor Arrested At Rally | WREG.com

 

[88m3]

looks like its over now. everything went better than expected.

police did there jobs to make sure everyone was safe.


only 1 person arrested who is anti kkk.

Anti-KKK Protestor Arrested At Rally | WREG.com

Did you end up going?

 

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Did you end up going?

if i did live in memphis, i'd hit a klanmen up side his head

 

[El Bombi]

The Klan shytt was a failure today. It has been raining heavily all day here in Memphis.

GOD literally rained on their parade.

 

[Momentum]

The Klan shytt was a failure today. It has been raining heavily all day here in Memphis.

GOD literally rained on their parade.

 

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[Nefflum nigga]

The kkk headquarters is in Harrison Arkansas.

In that town the high school lets the kkk decide what to teach the students.

I'm watchin a documentary on current tv right now, called showdown in klan town...and bruh its alot of these country ass crackers that hate us

fukk the kkk and anyone who supports these inbred crackers

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Why are they even still being issued permits? Freedom of speech should not include hate speech.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

It's funny that we have to be tolerant to intolerance.