"We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention,” County District Attorney Diana Becton said in Tuesday's statement.
"The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country," Becton said."We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country.”that permission was granted to the group Martizians for Black Lives to paint the mural on July 2.
That request was made after what the mayor described as"anti-black hateful flyers" that threatened harm against Black Lives Matter supporters were found downtown on June 27. "Approval of the use of our streets sends a message to all that African-Americans and other people of color are equal members of our community and hateful rhetoric will be actively rejected by our City," the mayor said.Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
So protesting is wrong now?
That’s disgusting the arsehole who painted it should in jail
So I can Paint on stuff as long as it supports the black lives matter movement? Bull shit. Both protesting in the la d of the free.
Multicultural lives matter
When did it become a hate crime for cleaning SHIT off the street
Tagging a street, then calling it a “mural” is still tagging, whether state sponsor not. Tags are fair game for all comers.
This is outrageous!
Lol
Why can’t we have ALL LIVES MATTER......We all count no madder what color you are. We all are children of God.....🙏🏻😷
Really nice!
Unfortunately they a good lawyer
blm is racist.... All lives matter!
I put $10,000.00 in their gofundme right fukkin now mfers. ✊🏻👌🏻✊🏻
Have they charged ANY cops? Any at all?
Glad they were identified! Now throw their racist butts in jail! This kind of behavior CANNOT be tolerated!
That is a city street. Mural or not that just unsafe put it up on a side of a building.
MiDNiTEMN Unless it’s harmful, life threatening or self harm, I don’t think people should be getting locked up, for the simple fact that there’s a silent disease killing people. I’m all for black lives matter but we need to make more intelligent choices that won’t put everyone at risk.
They thought they were in charge due to the trump hat. They need a hefty fine not just $400.
They’ll have some time to think about what a true peaceful protest looks like, from the slammer!!
After Nov. 3rd no one will care.
YES! Thank you...so I guess we can find justice in the justice system although I was told many times that we wouldn’t. Maybe times are truly changing. Thank God! 🙏🤗😷 BlackLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter
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BLM being forced on Society is a HATE CRIME !! ALL LIVES MATTER
We The People!! I don't believe in giving power and responeablity to MARXIST!! The Marxist Agenda!! Ignorance Of History!! Trained Marxist!!
What? Their only charged with vandalism under $400(the less serious charge) for painting over a city street? If I hit a telephone pole you'd charge almost $10,000 to fix it, but painting over a city street cost less than $400 to repair! That'd be a felony In any other situation!
‘Accused’, they were recorded on film...
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So painting the letters in an expression of first amendment right, but painting over them is not?
This shows the mindset of those in charge. Letters painted over charged with hate crime? Yet a man threatened to be lynched, no charges. Breonna Taylor shot in home, no charges. Elijah McClain just walking home now dead, no charges. Lady JUSTICE where are you? WHERE?
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Good! They were rude!
Amen. These white people will start thinking first before they get these wannabe brave ideas
Good. Lock them up!
What the hell is happening? They get charged with a hate crime for cleaning up graffiti?
Stupidity...
Does the city allow other political organizations to paint 'murals' on streets?
Hate America Organization funded in part by George Soros.
KatiePhang Great! I was hoping so.
Representing only a few black lives! Not all black lives matter to BLM.
stop BLM
That's straight bullshit
Good.
Good. It couldn't have happened to two more deserving racists. MAGA = Hate for minorities
These 2 that did this got charged for making the sign looks way better.....😂😂😂. I bet they feel stupid as hell after they see it now...Lol
The ACLU should be defending them. Oh, maybe it's on the side of racists.
Wonderful all hate crimes must by law come with mandatory jail time and financial penalties, training class like you do with traffic school, restitution to victim, or objects, be on permanent record, & reported to employer who is required to included in employee history.
That is not right - this is out of control to coddle the BLM
So, would be stating that 'All lives matter' be considered a hate crime, too?
Why? Public street?
But protesters can loot, burn property, destroy monuments....and that is okay. Fire DA Bacton
Double standards at its finest now in America!
Good.
ACCUSED?...Go back to RUSSIA! (TRAITORS!).
Smoke 'em out.
So what But the BLM murals can be painted Explain it to me please !!
Yes it is the same act of defacing statues and buildings. Our divide and anger, race and genders, colour of our skins, cultures are in deep trouble. God’s beautiful creations can no longer live peacefully on earth. Very sad with deep concerns.
Well deserved!
Remove black lives matter from our public street . Is a prejudicial statement and incites violence.
is it in fact a mural? was a permit taken out with approved or is it just graffiti covering legal traffic markers
This is appropriate !
Bull shit.
gemariah It's a hate crime? Did someone get hurt?
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This case will get reduce to some minor offense and they will pay a fine. The DA is grand standing to get votes later. Mountains out of mole hills 🙄
WTF, this is outrageous. WakeUpPeople
Will someone define 'hate crime'? It appears to be: just words use to charge people with a crime that is more egregious than can be filed against them otherwise.
Good.
Lmaoooo a hate crime. Bizarro world
How stupid is this Rediculous.
AllLivesMattter
When BLM did it the obtained a permit. Hence making it legal. These two idiots didn’t. That’s why it’s a crime
Whoa... too far. This was not a fucking hate crime.
KatiePhang BS
So where's the news stories of the vandals charged with destroying monuments and statues, especially statues of abolitionists? Where are the court cases against the hate crimes of destroying black owned stores? Dem hypocrisy is staggering.
It’s like covering a isis mural both stand for hate and terror. 😡😡😡
Most right wing ideology is a hate crime, tbh.
BLACK LIVES MATTER, no, ALL LIVES MATTER. We the people are all deeply impressed by the size of the protesters crowds and their endurance. BUT WE WILL NEVER, NEVER CONDONE VIOLENCE AND/OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AND WE WANT THE CRIMINALs IDed, ARRESTED, AND PROSECUTED!
As they should be.
That's bullshit. It's not a hate crime to disagree with BLM terrorist group
BLM IS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. These people who painted over this hate should be applauded not slandered. Anyone that is white and backs blm, you won’t make it out alive. Read their mission statement.
... mural...? Garbage...!!
That charge will be dropped. No way it will stand up in court.
Why? People should be charged for spray painting or tearing down statues that they have no right.
We have statues and monuments made from Great leaders that should make you feel respect for your country and you have black lives matter painted on the street and they say it's a hate crime to paint over THAT but it's not a hate crime to tear down statues and Destroy monuments.
According to some psychopaths, because this couple were hatefully protesting in the street, someone should have run them over while they were painting it. Or do people just say that when the protesters are for BLM? 🤔
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Lock em up...
While the Soros funded DA overcharged them to make a point, I think it was a dumb move for this couple. Their actions didn't help anything or anyone.
Mural? I think you have manipulated the definition of mural to blow this out of proportion. This is words spay painted on the street. Definitely not the definition of mural. So in your definition everything spray painted on a street is a mural
This is laughable. A hate crime due to vandalizing a mural? SMH.
It is a citizen duty to clean all murals of BLM in the US.
Good!
Covering graffiti on the road with tar colored paint and returning it to its natural color, isn’t racist. It’s a public service.
BLM is a terrorist group
This is beyond stupid
Sing it with me!! 🤣
Good
Was there a permit to paint it in the first place?
painting over traffic signs. is this legal?
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Crazy. That is not a hate crime
Important message. Unless you're a Black child in Chicago or Atlanta then you're just one of 100's shot & killed each in the Black community. Painting a slogan on the pavement is more important
If we're talking about equality shouldn't EVERY RACE have a street that has (INSERT RACE) LIVES MATTER? Since ALL LIVES MATTER seems to offend so many.
They were stamping out racism
Let’s kill nazis
They should get a medal! For standing up to a Marxist revolution. No BLM in Chicago? Says everything is e need to know....
Good for that ass.
Will California charge all the residents who blew off Fireworks on 4th of July with hate crimes also?
As much as I agree with the message it doesn’t belong on a road for people to drive over it’s like disrespect all over again
Who cares. Like they haven't destroyed all kinds of shit.
Racism is more widespread and hidden across the U.S. than we know. They need to be exposed and re-educated so we can heal. Enough is enough.
Way to abuse the hate crime law.
This is satire, right?
It’s funny how all these Trump supporters love America but don’t know the laws or constitution other than the 2nd amendment lol
Where is the outcry for this little girl by black criminals who feel they have the right rest in peace baby girl
It is so wrong did they have a permit to paint that on in the first place if not did they have permission if not they should be charged this is bull crap and rhetoric is bull crap I have been watching the news about an eight-year-old girl that was in the back of an SUV and shot
Geez, that sure looks trashy.
we are doomed. a “hate crime” for painting over a marxist group’s graffiti. it’s over. we are giving our society over to the marxists. 🤡
Wow! Hate crime? What about the 'mural' (graffiti) defacing public property? I believe roads are taxpayer funded...
For defying Marxism ?
Dumb people crossed the line, they should’ve burned an Autozone down.
Black Lives Matter should not be on that street. Every other person that isnt black also matters and should know they matter. Everyone matters regardless what this racist organization says. Whoever put this on the street or approved it should be charged with a hate crime.
There is a serious movement in this country to criminalize thought and it must be stopped now.
They’re hero’s. Paint over that fucking graffiti
Hate crime? Ok so now it’s a war on white people. Ridiculous.
Why is that a hate crime? We're all sick of this desecration of our streets.
Yet looters and antifa...get a walk....get real
They could have got the spacing a bit better.
Again. This will move voters toward POTUS If Blklivesmatter doesn’t soften their agenda / message (doubtful) and the MSM continues to drive the message that everything related to BLM is ok realDonaldTrump will be re-elected
Less you forget a spokesperson for the NY chapter of Black Lives Matter publicly called for the “ burning down of the US government .And a group of Black Lives Matter members marched and chanted kill the pigs ( police) fry like bacon . Prosecute for hate and sedition.
Looks like they’re painting over the hate. 🤷♂️
Everyone Paints in the Street or No One Does.
KatiePhang 😁👏👏
Odd you’ll cover this story but not the shooting of an unarmed man by police
The road says “stop black lives matter”...
INSANE. r they not equal owners of street? who r prosecutors?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good!
Where is BLM now or do black lives only matter when a white officer is involved?
Hate crime? Good luck getting a conviction.
Accused? There is video
It should have never been put there in the first place. All lives matter.
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HEARING BLACK LIVES MATTER AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT REPUBLICAN
Ha! The hate crime was against whites when it was painted in the first place. How about we don’t paint anything on public streets and then we won’t have have to worry about what is right or wrong.
So sad that so many white Americans are so upset that their white privilege is being threatened, get over yourself already because BlackLivesMatter and deserving of liberty and justice the right to live in peace.
Play stupid games
What if you did a burnout on the street graffiti?
To be a mural, it must be painted over a muro, a wall.
Hate crime is now a meaningless designation if politically weaponized
You have to Stop this you are reallystupid BLM got the whole world FOOLED someday you will understand about it you will realize that you made a bad decision ?
Wait until Judicial Watch wins their lawsuit. They asked to paint their own street sign and was denied. Apparently on one opinion is allowed in this city. Sounds a lot like fascism
I think this is a scheme to frame Trump supporters. This is how the left thinks Trump supporters would act and you can't forget the Trump T shirts and hats.
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Excellent.
Good. Fuck them
Miscarriage of justice. AllLivesMatters
Glad they were charged, but why not people taking down monuments. Isnt it the same?🤷♂️
They sure “hated” that pavement!
Why? While crazy racists with confederates flags in motorcycle roam California free. This is stupid. CAgovernor
So why weren't the people who put it there in the first place charged with vandalism? Imagine a world where we can all get away with painting slogans on our highways!
But tearing down monuments goes unpunished?
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*hate crime* 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s so disheartening to see so many supposed patriotic Americans filled with hate for their fellow citizens. The sad part of their existence is they don’t, or can’t, see themselves as dumbass racists. BLM was hurting no one so why react so vehemently?
To me all lives matter
“...up to a year...”
Graffiti. Remove it.
BLM is a biased, hypocritical organization but what those white haters did is wrong.
Really ? Who was abused or assaulted or had their home or business burned down or looted ? Was anyone injured? When did a painted yellow street slogan become a public monument ? Petty vandalism.and poor judgement, maybe. A hate crime? Not in the same league.
I can't wait to see their 'in not a racist', apology. This video was hilarious. Her community service should be either helping to repair the defaced letters. Or, 'volunteering' in a black owned business.
That is TOTAL BULLSHIT
Peaceful protesting of a movement that started with good intentions but when ANTIFA showed up it became an anti America terrorist group. BLM need to open their eyes and distance themselves from this group.
Ridiculous.
And this unreal as it's called isn't hate? Why don't they just say what it really means? ONLY black lives matter. Right? ALL LIVES matter!
Agreed, vandalism is a crime and need to be held accountable
the muriel is discrimination against all other races!
Fitting punishment: the judge should make them repaint BLM on the road.
If you wrote 'WHILE LIVES MATTER' on the street that would also be a hate crime. 🤔
So a hate crime is a misdemeanor?
Paint over a racist logo and you’re racist? Sure! Why not?
🤣🤣🤣 amateurs don't know the first rule of graffiti is never get caught!
I love my fellow Black Americans but Fvck Black Lives Matter! They aint sht but a terror organization backed by Soros, transsexuals and the news media.
But attacking MAGA hat wearers is not?
Well, it shouldn’t be painted on the road. No one wants to drive over black lives. It should be on a billboard.
BLM is a Marxist Communist organization.
Needed covered up that group sells humans do your research.
Political activists have taken over the judicial system in California.
People from California need to swim to Cuba for some freedom of speech
BLM= terrorist organization
How ridiculous and asinine is that. Those yellow letters are an offense to millions.
So all those attacking Confederate statues are going to be charged with a hate crime 👍
Haven't heard a word about domestic violence/abuse.
So if someone wrote White Lives Matter on their car and some black guy trashes it that's a hate crime?
Pufffff what a joke.
Absolutely! Charge, Convict & with sentence require Mental Health Counseling for RACISM.
'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss'
Won't stick. Any two bit lawyer will get those charges canned
Morality policing.
BLM is all about hate lol
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Bullshit
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Why ?
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