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As we previously reported, there was an officer-involved shooting death in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Sunday that occurred after a knife-wielding 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz charged at a Lancaster city police officer, according to bodycam footage.
Violent rioters took to the streets not long after word spread on social media of the deadly encounter. Fires were started, bricks were thrown at a local police station, and fireworks were randomly set off.
As has often been the case in Democrat-run cities like Portland and Seattle, police responded accordingly with rubber bullets and tear gas, forcefully pushing rioters back. 8 agitators were arrested in the overnight hours between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Monday night, however, was a much different story according to local reports and others on the scene, and that was largely thanks to a combination of “proactive policing” from law enforcement and actions from local officials that effectively deterred another night of violence before it could even get started:
And THIS is how you shut down the riots. It’s as simple as threatening militants with actual jail time.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 15, 2020
This photo is of Taylor Enterline, staging a peaceful protest for racial justice in front of the Manheim Borough Police station this summer. A Lancaster judge just set her bail at one million dollars for participating as a medic in last night’s protests. pic.twitter.com/nR43TNJFDP
— Lancaster Stands Up (@lancstandsup) September 15, 2020
Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams has leveled heavy charges against the demonstrators and Judge Bruce Roth set bail for each of the accused at $1 million each on Monday night.
— Lancaster Stands Up (@lancstandsup) September 15, 2020
Lancaster PA police still snatching up instigators they identified yesterday and today right now.
Simple as this: Targeted, swift, effective and decisive police work, serious enforcement, actual high bail rather than catch and release – this has broken and humiliated BLM/antifa
— The Lancaster Patriot (@thelancpatriot) September 15, 2020
BREAKING: All unrest in Lancaster has been put to rest in less than 24 hours due to proactive policing
Bail set extremely high for rioters, anyone who broke the law was arrested as well
No catch & release like Portland
Problem solved. We fixed America@tedwheeler take note https://t.co/pDseNW2aPY
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) September 15, 2020
The protesters have pretty much left the area in front of the station tonight in Lancaster. It was a pretty peaceful evening compared to reports from Sunday.
Heading back for the night✌️Stay tuned for some updates from Philly tomorrow amid Trump’s town hall!
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) September 15, 2020
They can get away with it in Philly and Pittsburgh. But Lancaster county has a Republican DA, so catch-and-release is off the table when rioters are arrested.
— Lead and Gold (@leadandgold_cdh) September 15, 2020
This, my dear readers, is how it’s done. Y’all paying attention, Portland?
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