A Democratic party leader who pledged to “dismantle” the Minneapolis police following the death of George Floyd has called for a crackdown on crime after she was violently carjacked in front of her children. The Telegraph has the story.
Shivanthi Sathanandan, the second vice chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labour Party (DFL), thanked the police department for its help after she was attacked by four armed men in broad daylight outside her home.
Sharing an image of her bloodied face on Facebook on Wednesday, she wrote: “This is the face of a mother who just had the s— beaten out of her. A mother whose only thought was, ‘let me run far enough and fight hard enough so that my kids have a chance to get away’.”
Ms. Sathanandan described hearing her four-year-old daughter’s screams and her son, seven, “wailing for someone to come help because bad guys are murdering his Mama in the backyard”.
The men, who held her neighbours up at gunpoint when they tried to help, left her with a broken leg and injuries to her head and body, she said.
“I have NO DOUBT they have done this before. Yet they are still on OUR STREETS. Killing mothers. Giving babies psychological trauma that a lifetime of therapy cannot erase. With no hesitation and no remorse,” she said.
Ms. Sathanandan called for action against “who are running wild creating chaos across our city”, adding: “I wasn’t silent when I fought these men to save my life and my babies, and I won’t be silent now.”
Ms. Sathanandan wrote: “Look at my face. REMEMBER ME when you are thinking about supporting letting juveniles and young people out of custody to roam our streets instead of HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.”
She added: “You could have been reading the obituary for me and my children today. But instead, I’m here. To write this… These criminals will not win. We need to take back our city. And this will not be the last you hear from me about this.”
She went on to thank “the incredible Minneapolis Fourth Precinct Officers, Mayor Frey, Chief O’Hara” for their assistance following the attack.
In 2020, after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin brutally murdered Mr. Floyd, Ms. Sathanandan pledged to “dismantle” the police.
In the post, shared at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, she wrote: “We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. Say it with me.
“DISMANTLE […] The […] Minneapolis […] Police […] Department.”
She added: “As allies, what can we do right now? LISTEN and LEARN from our Black siblings. And then AMPLIFY this message right now, in this moment.
“MPD has systematically failed the black community, they have failed ALL OF US. It’s time to build a new infrastructure that works for ALL communities. If you are still disagreeing with that BASIC FACT, I’m not sure what to say to you.”
Let’s hope other wokesters can change their views on the police without being assaulted.
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These popular modern movements seem to attract people with small brains who are completely blind to the consequences of their actions.
Nail…on…head…
Bravo..!
When reality bites…That is one hell of a rude awakening, but thank the gods she survived and her kids are OK. I hope she’s now a lot wiser for this experience.
Wiser? Unlikely, she’ll be looking around for a white supremacist to blame.
“Now she’s fairly changed her tune”… but not enough to admit she was in error before.
No sympathy whatsoever for the trauma suffered by this woman. She and her kind pose a huge threat to civil society. .
Sorry, couldn’t help it!
And for the downtickers,
I bet this young lady wished the police had been there to kneel on her assailants necks no matter what colour those necks were!
she wouldn’t have give a toss so long as her and her kids where safe! Convince me otherwise instead of cowardly downticking!
I read a comment elsewhere which questioned the authenticity of the blood pattern on her face and which posited that the blood had been mixed with water to create a more extensive and gruesome flow. In any case, and bearing in mind her political allegiances and stated goals, as her fellow knee taking anti white racist traveller has said, it’s all part and parcel of living in a big city. Sorry, not sorry.
I would query the fact that her lippy and eye makeup are intact, neither of which would survive the experience of being roughed up and dragged around – hell, I’ve only got to sneeze to smudge my eye make-up.
Edited to add, why are her earrings still in place too?
All we need is a report of a noose and her masked attackers shouting “this is MAGA Country” for the picture to be complete. And didn’t George Floyd hold a pregnant woman up at gun point during a home invasion?
She may well of been cleaned up in hospital immediately after the attack then used a bit of fake blood to recreate an injury for her post but I don’t think there’s any doubt she was attacked. The big question is what colour were her attackers? There’s a good chance they were one of her black siblings she’s so desperate to be an ally with. If this is the case no doubt the attack was a result of slavery, systemic inequalities and white dominance. There’s no chance black attackers could of been people with free will who chose to do it.
Exactly – and no way is that red stuff blood. She’s up to something.
Fancy chain round her neck in the bigger picture in the daily email. Her top ;looks unruffled too.
Nevertheless, it was a terrible thing to happen to her. Hopefully she’ll change her mind about dismantling the police.
Looks like raspberry juice to me
The full picture shows the top she is wearing has quite a damp patch like it’s been poured on. Her hair looks untouched as does her face except for the splatters.
Are there any reports of what the neighbours did after the attackers left? I couldn’t find any except the neighbours “wanting to help” while the attack was in-progress. I would have thought it newsworthy to report how they came to assist once the attackers had gone.
Yes, I’ve just had a closer look at the picture – eye make-up perfect, no smudges so no obvious attempt to wipe her face, ditto lippy. Her appearance is fake. Was her make-up done specifically for a photo shoot and some blood applied, carefully mind, just before the shutter was pressed?
So if the piccie is fake what about the story? I suspect some minor argy-bargy which she has blown up out of all proportion.
Might have been better to show a picture of her supposedly broken leg.
Some speculation in the Telegraph article about the colour of the assailants, but if they had been white it would have been trumpeted loud and clear, as is normally the case in the media.
That’s what immediately sprung to my mind, HP. If I had been savagely beaten, so much so that blood ran down my face, I don’t think the first thing I would have done would be to take a selfie. I would have been worried for my children. There is no obvious bruising, no – as you say – smudging of make-up, no blood-shot eyes, no swelling or other cuts. It looks like raspberry juice and not blood which doesn’t dry like that. You tend to mop up blood that is running with a tissue or cloth which smears it. This looks like it was squirted on to be honest. Call me a sceptic and of course I may be wrong but something about this doesn’t add up.
Entirely agree Aethelred and:
“You tend to mop up blood that is running with a tissue or cloth which smears it.”
This is increasingly becoming a Democrat story.
(I am sure the euphemism is obvious.)
Seen a lot of bloody and beaten people and she looks faked. Glad I’m not the only one who has spotted it.
Yes, agreed. It does resemble a joke shop, Halloween effect type of effort. However, it’s a lot harder to fake a broken leg. Plus, call me soft as clarts, but I don’t care who you are or what you’ve done, I draw the line at somebody’s attempted murder/serious assault being witnessed by their own children. I’m just relieved everyone concerned is alive, being America and all..
While I agree about the children witnessing the ‘attack’ if the blood is being faked then how much else is being faked. There is no pallor, no ‘pain face’, no fear or anxiety, nothing. Having broken bones and been ‘duffed up’ (I won, but it did not feel like it, I had more boo-boos than my two assailants), and having also seen a lot ot ‘stuff’ in the Army, I can assure you that her body will react like any other persons body. You just cannot help it, adrenaline rush shows and I am not seeing anything.
I have net zero sympathy. In fact these thugs did all right-minded people a favour because unless others like this woman suffer that which they are happy to see visited on others the de-fund the police madness will not cease.
Suck it up lady.
The lovely Julie Birchill nailed it when she called them ‘luxury beliefs’….amazing how easily they crumple in the face of reality!!?
…not the same State I know, but oh the irony!!
https://themessenger.com/news/walmart-is-building-a-police-station-inside-its-new-atlanta-store-to-deter-shoplifting
Walmart announced plans to build a police station inside one of its stores in Georgia, local news outlet Rough Draft Atlanta reported.
The Vine City Walmart Supercenter closed last year after sustaining fire and water damage in a suspected arson case. Walmart executives and Atlanta officials announced on August 29 that it’s slated to reopen next May — with the addition of a police substation meant to deter shoplifters.
LOL!
Or this:
Instead of giving thumbs down why don’t those commentators have the b*lls to express their opinions so that we can see where they are coming from? Can they be BLM supporters?
The only ones with downticks seem to be the posts that are enjoying her misfortune. She may well be a left-wing Dem fk-wit but that doesn’t mean everyone appreciates kicking someone when they are down. And no, it wasn’t me that down ticked.
Not at all. See Mogwai.
Oh I can tell you exactly why, based on personal experience and my experimentation. Apparently there’s a correlation between being a tight-wad and a coward. All you have to do is mention a small, furry children’s pet and it’s even smaller appendage and you’ll trigger the feck out of them. But you still won’t get an actual reply though.
Minneapolis were all for defunded the police. How did that turn out.
Instant karma!
LMFAO
So there IS a God.
Trying hard not to laugh but it’s difficult
“Let’s hope other wokesters can change their views on the police without being assaulted.”
Hopefully but doubtful.