Rioters Smash Stores In NYC, Chant to 'Burn Precincts' Down, Sign 'Death to America'

AP featured image — Police form a line on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in New York. Demonstrators took to the streets of New York to protest the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Two revolutionary abolitionist groups rioted in New York City last night, demanding the freeing of all “political prisoners” arrested during the BLM riots.

The two groups who called themselves the “New Afrikan Black Panther Party” and the “Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement,” of people (who looked mostly white) chanted the BLM chant “Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground” and carried a sign proclaiming “Death to America” with an anarchist “A” symbol on it.

You can see them marching around Chinatown here:

Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement protesters geared up in Black Bloc take over NYC Streets carrying a “Death to America” and “Free All Prisoners” banners

Chants of “every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground” pic.twitter.com/RXX9vHCDLX

— barely informed with elad 🕵🏻‍♂️ (@elaadeliahu) September 4, 2020

Looking a lot like ISIS.

According to the New York Post, they smashed windows, hitting at least two Starbucks, five banks and a Duane Reade in addition to graffitiing numerous businesses including with Abolition. They also set dumpster and trash can fires.

Protesters leave behind a burning dumpster fire pic.twitter.com/9l9XMGQSAk

— barely informed with elad 🕵🏻‍♂️ (@elaadeliahu) September 4, 2020

You can check them chanting and flying foreign flags here, including what looks like a Palestinian flag.

But then the police moved in and arrested at least eight people.

NYPD declares this protest unlawful with orders to disperse and begin by arresting a couple of protesters pic.twitter.com/bKuqQG5QUq

— barely informed with elad 🕵🏻‍♂️ (@elaadeliahu) September 5, 2020

All were charged with rioting some were charged with other offenses as well in relation to if they were carrying weapons.

One was discovered to be from Portland, another was from Iowa. Police recovered two stun guns, smoke grenades, burglary tools and items to spray graffiti. There was an estimated $100,000 in damage in Lower Manhattan.

The event was advertised on Twitter.

Save the date! RAM & New Afrikan Black Panther Party Rally: Demand Amnesty for All Arrested During the Uprising #FreeThemAll #AmnestyForAll #DropTheCharges

Fri Sept 4th
100 Centre St
https://t.co/p0lYBWYSbp pic.twitter.com/Q181L7U5GP

— The Base (@TheBaseBK) August 25, 2020

Security footage obtained by NBC4 shows a protester in a balaclava using a tool to smash windows of a shop as others held umbrellas to shield the vandal from view.

“We call on everyone who stood up during the #GeorgeFloyd uprising and all supporters to come out to say #DropTheCharges for all who have fought for our liberation!” wrote one of the groups that organized the event, RAM NYC, while promoting the protest on Twitter late last month.

So carrying foreign flags, chanting to “burn precincts” down, holding death to America signs. I’m thinking there’s a name for folks when they do this, it’s not “peaceful.”