As we previously reported, All-American swimmer and women’s rights activist Riley Gaines was assaulted and surrounded by a screaming mob of trans-activist students when she went to speak at San Francisco State University. The campus police had to rush her to a room where they were barricaded inside for three hours. She said they were afraid to confront the crowd outside in a truly scary moment. The “activists” were caught on video talking about demanding money for her release. She wasn’t able to leave until the city police finally showed up and were able to free her from the crowd.
Yet, so far, there have been no arrests according to the university police department, despite those violent actions taken against her. Indeed, there was an incredible statement issued by Jamillah Moore, Ed.D., SFSU’s “Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.”
Click on it to see the full statement.
🚨@SFSU sent the following email about the the @Riley_Gaines_ @TPUSA event🚨
“Dear SF State community,
Today, San Francisco State finds itself again at the center of a national discussion regarding freedom of speech and expression. Let me begin by saying clearly: the trans… pic.twitter.com/L6Q9OZkVvU— David Llamas (@davidllamas_) April 8, 2023
She praised the people “who participated peacefully” and said how “proud” she was of them. Nowhere was there any mention of the violence of the mob, and nowhere was there a condemnation of those actions. If you read that, you’d be having flashbacks to 2020 and the “mostly peaceful” BLM riots. Indeed, her concern was not for Gaines, who had been assaulted, or the university being so out of control that speakers can’t be safe there, but for the students who needed to “heal” after Gaines’ visit. The poor ranting fascistic students who wanted to shut down speech that they didn’t like were, in her mind, the victims.
But Riley Gaines was having none of that. On Saturday, she said that this wasn’t going to deter her. She told Tucker Carlson she would not be silenced as she described the scary situation to him. One of the most shocking things was the response of the police and how they were afraid to respond because they were afraid of what the mob “was capable of.” She also said that she would be seeking legal action against the people involved and that they would face “repercussions.”
Now, Gaines is responding specifically to that statement from Jamillah Moore.
I'm sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…. I was assaulted. I was extorted and held for random. The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely. I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom…
We must have different definitions of peaceful. https://t.co/izxoCF1IFs
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 9, 2023
“I’m sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…. I was assaulted,” Gaines declared. “I was extorted and held for random [ransom]. The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely. I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom.” “We must have different definitions of peaceful,” she said.
Yep. It’s fascinating how the definition of “peaceful” changes for those on the left when it involves people on their side of the aisle. When it involves anyone from the left, even if the person is violent, it’s peaceful and the violence is the fault somehow of the people on the right. Even setting fires is “mostly peaceful” to liberal reporters as the flames engulf the buildings over their shoulders. If the people in question are not on the left or are on the right, then mere words can be violent and an “assault.”
Gaines pointed out the ambush was “the opposite of peaceful.”
I have no problem with "peaceful" protest. I actually welcome it. I was grateful to see a diverse crowd in the room during my speech which I expressed multiple times. We had great dialogue and listened to each other. But that ambush was the opposite of peaceful
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 9, 2023
She also tweeted some more about what happened during the attack on her, to Moore.
Warning for graphic language:
@DrJamillahMoore you write this??? Do you need more video proof??? Allow me pic.twitter.com/NYUqolH3Um
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 9, 2023
How much do they think they can get away with it? You can hear one of them justifying their actions against her by blaming Gaines, saying if she didn’t want this, “she should not have came here.”
Gaines is lucky to have made it out without further injury, and it’s shameful that the school has not condemned this and there has been no action taken against anyone, so far. Gaines knows where to start in terms of any action she takes. She could take action against a variety of people here, including the school for the failure to act properly to protect her on their campus. The school might want to reconsider its approach because right now, it’s just digging itself a bigger hole with its response.
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