Black Lives Matter plans to disrupt Twin Cities Marathon

Honestly, maybe I'm confused, but the course rules explicitly state no one without a bib is allowed on the course. And after Boston, the security at Twin Cities is pretty tight. So the police should have no issues hauling protesters off the course or blocking them from entering, right? Obviously it will require a lot more manpower than the usual marathon security, but still.

SPRunner wrote:

Honestly, maybe I'm confused, but the course rules explicitly state no one without a bib is allowed on the course. And after Boston, the security at Twin Cities is pretty tight. So the police should have no issues hauling protesters off the course or blocking them from entering, right? Obviously it will require a lot more manpower than the usual marathon security, but still.

They didn't have the right to block the freeway or the railway lines either. I'm hoping that MN will finally stand up for its self.

I hope that this police officer will be there to bodyslam the protesters off the course:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6c0_1439251762

See the video at 2:20.

I wonder how much this guy would charge to drive the lead vehicle?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKlhmkME5c

It is ridiculous how pitifully small these BLMs protests are.

Pants Up! Don't Loot!

All lives matter

What's the big deal? The BLM movement in the twin cities is pathetically small. They tried to disrupt the MN state fair and accomplished nothing.

SPRunner wrote:

Honestly, maybe I'm confused, but the course rules explicitly state no one without a bib is allowed on the course. And after Boston, the security at Twin Cities is pretty tight. So the police should have no issues hauling protesters off the course or blocking them from entering, right? Obviously it will require a lot more manpower than the usual marathon security, but still.

I think that's the problem...manpower and the length of the course. The BLM group has said exactly where they intend to meet, but something tells me they will "activate" their protest somewhere else on the course.

If 40-50 protesters show up, and make it onto any point on the course before a large number of police arrive to remove them, they will indeed have disrupted the marathon. I imagine that if a handful of police arrive on scene, they will have to wait for a larger number of officers before beginning to remove and detain the protestors.

If the BLM crew stops the lead runners for even 5 minutes...I would consider that a disaster for the event. Hopefully Twin Cities comes up with a solid plan, and it can serve as a template for other marathons that seek to deter protestors from hijacking their event.

Portland was almost disrupted by occupy, but they smoothed it over. It was well planned ahead of time. Occupy understood that runners had NOTHING to do with them.

This one, from what I've read, is no compromise by one side despite runners having NOTHING to do with them. And the event organizers don't have a plan for the no compromise. How could they?

What would you do if you were running this? Alternate event? If I were running, I'd be researching alternate marathons. In which case, the one side has already won.

wow, just read this online wrote:

What would you do if you were running this? Alternate event? If I were running, I'd be researching alternate marathons. In which case, the one side has already won.

As someone that's running, this is going to be a total non-event so not changing plans at all. This is a pretty small group, certainly a group that's manageable for the local police. Not to mention nearly ALL of the hundreds of thousands of spectators are more than happy to assist in making sure no one is impeded from running the race. BLM St. Paul has been a peaceful group, so if I were spectating myself I'd be more than happy and feel more than safe to help out to block them if the cops weren't able to get to a certain spot in time.

So might there be a small disturbance or two along the side of the course where a few overly eager protesters attempt to interrupt the race? Sure, but they'll be detained immediately. So yeah, it's been a fun little distraction from obsessing about the weather. Which looks great btw.

Let 'em! Just a bunch of race pimpin' Regressive Pigs (Jackson waters, Sharpten, Farakon...to name only a few. They'll be quite sorry-legally and physically, if they come into my favroite zip codes and try this BS. Listen you AH'S! You want/deserve (lets's talk about Anti-Bellim and beyond---how about the great APEASEMENT of 1850. How about the wonderfully DEMOCRATIC supported Wilmot Proviso?! How about poor Dred Scott and the Regressive/Democratic Tanny court?! Hey! How about the First Major Rhino---Teddy The F'n San Juan Hill Roosevelt who sold out Taft over a BS squabble thus electing our First

regressive, segregationist, hello IRS, Big time wellfare/ marxsist/socialist Woodrow.."Drum Roll' Wilson"...and here we are!.

Oh..and hey! The first civil rights bills were past by the Terrible Conservative Repubs during the 1st years of Reconstruction (do most of you Howard Zinn fans even know what that means???), and A johnson--who our Esteemed Repub pres Lincoln (shame on him!!) nominated to help ease that 'pain" after Civil War ('cause he was a slave state democrate sympathizer).." (Civil What...most of you AH's ask?), shot down all of those Civil Rights Bills and amendments to help Blk Americans after those 4-plus years of carnage!

O..BTW: The NRA was formed by the Rep. Congress to help Blk Americans defend themselves- with firearms -from maurauding democrats who wore white robes and hid at night, insisted on poll taxes to vote, and asked for literacy tests among perspective voters. (tee hee.. and this was just the beginning!)

F..This! This is the way it is..especially in the end: When all is said and done,

Jimmy carter... The peanut farmer from the racist (FDR) Plains, Ga....is laid to rest, the Washington Monument will be demolished and, in it's place we'll have a monument-built twice as high, to JC...for it was HE who sold out his Pres campagne to to the teachers union(they bankrolled his campaighn in order that...if he won, he;d create a Dept of Ed..)He won, and he did! It;s all been downhill since.

Stupid people + Stupid politics=Emotional politics=Marxisim on steroids!

Oh.. and for all of you Zinn lovers (like M Damon).The argument that ALL of the BAD Democrats became Repubs during the post LBJ BS,...prove it! Nixon's Southern Strategy didn't exist. Congressional house and senate migration data also say it's a BS argument.. YOU Regressive phony's...you can't hide from the truth. You can't hide from the facts and the truth, You can only hide from what you don't know...you're very own, racist, ignorance.

Good look shopping at ...Wal-Mart!

Oh...and Rupp will never break 2:10 if he goes up in distance as is rumored.

I work as a criminal defense attorney, but I would be cheering for the D.A.'s office on this one. I am wondering if a creative DA could actually charge the protesters with assault. If someone is walking down the street, and I stick out a foot to trip them up, that would be assault. Why should it be any less if the person is running down the street in a street especially reserved (at that particular moment) for running?

Lib translator wrote:

Randy Oldman wrote:

80% of Black Lives Matter Protesters in New York were white and I was one of them.

Translation = "Black lives matter" are just your typical libtards.

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The sentiment was right ,e ven if the execution wasn't/

Twin Cities marathoner wrote:

Randy,

If you were in a city that was hosting a race with Black Lives Matter protesters, would you personally impede or block runners from finishing?

Waiting on your answer, Randy. .

Randy Oldman wrote:

Exactly nonsense wrote:

This is why the majority of educated people don't like black people...

No, seriously, even educated african americans don't like black people that partake in stuff like this.

This black thing has gotten out of control... go deal with black on black crime first. Get jobs, stop acting like thugs.

Go to harvard

become president

80% of Black Lives Matter Protesters in New York were white and I was one of them.

Gosh, you are such a hero. I would say you should be proud of youself, but I'm guessing that is unnecessary.

Black people are being killed and beaten by police and all white people care about is running a marathon. You should listen to yourself : "those negroes better not block my race", "I'm so sick of these black lives matter blackies".

Obviously you don't think black lives matter. I hope you have a nice race.

#notwhite #blacklivesmatter #stopracism #stopincomeinequality

“If a runner reacts by intentionally running into one of these protesters that could be a misdemeanor charge or could be more than that depending on the damage,”

That is so ridiculous it is untrue, if I run a marathon and my way is purposely blocked, I am not allowed to charge through, or I could be charged with a misdemeanor or more. I bet the people doing the blocking won't be arrested though...

If you touch one of the protesters you will spend a night in jail

just make sure you "run" through the line, if you let up or change form you won't be able to claim that you didn't see them