Montgomery, AL Pontoon Boat Brawl Takes on Political Tone

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fka ftc
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Surprised it took this long though others saw it coming. Media beginning to pick this up more and more now that the Black Mayor has called on his Black Police Chief to investigate the white men who attacked a Black man for "just doing his job".

This is a good distraction from Hunter Biden and the devastating testimony from the family of the 13 victims murdered at the hands of Biden, Blinken, West and the disastrous general(s) who left behind so much in support of our enemies.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/07/alabama-montgomery-riverfront-brawl-dock-worker-attacked

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A dramatic brawl on the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront pitted people standing up for a Black riverboat worker against a group of white people who began beating him for telling them to move their illegally parked pontoon.

The Saturday night fight, which was captured in multiple videos posted to social media, appeared to unfold largely along racial lines. And many social media users celebrated footage of the riverfront dust-up, which showed the white assailants get the tables turned on them by Black people who rushed to the riverboat worker's aid.

"This is not … 1963 anymore," read one comment, alluding to the year before the signing of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race.


https://abc7ny.com/massive-brawl-on-alabama-dock-worker-attacked-folding-chair-montgomery-riverfront/13614150/
BadMoonRisin
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I mean, they should be arrested for fighting a security guard who asked them to move their boat.

What race has to do with anything....I'm not sure.
MD1993
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2 Facts: We only hear about this fight for ONE reason. This fight would of happened no matter who the security guard was. Those Pontoon dudes were entitled and rude people all along.
LarryElder
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how many times is this going to be posted here?

Also, looks like the white guy suckerd punch the security guard no? I get it its real annoying but from what I can see the guy needed the boat moved so another boat could dock? Im not familiar with the rules there.

Moreover, the inverse of this happens all the time in the USA no one cares I wonder why?
Im Gipper
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I'm Gipper
IndividualFreedom
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I am merely guessing a few were tasted.
fka ftc
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BadMoonRisin said:

I mean, they should be arrested for fighting a security guard who asked them to move their boat.

What race has to do with anything....I'm not sure.
It will result in the screaming about the white men attacking the Black guy and a whisper or simply ignoring that swift justice was served to the drunk arse white dude by bystanders, who happened to be Black.

The Guardian article headline: "Large brawl in Alabama as people defend Black riverboat worker against white assailants"
agdad4x
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anyone who thinks the white guys should not be locked up is an idiot
fka ftc
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LarryElder said:

how many times is this going to be posted here?

Also, looks like the white guy suckerd punch the security guard no? I get it its real annoying but from what I can see the guy needed the boat moved so another boat could dock? Im not familiar with the rules there.

Moreover, the inverse of this happens all the time in the USA no one cares I wonder why?
This is what makes it political BTW. Another example about how the media and local political leaders will spin and promote a story to fit their narrative.

100% the clips will always stop at the white guy attacking the Black dude.
torrid
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It did appear to me that the asshats in the pontoon boat started it. And of course it devolved from there.
fka ftc
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agdad4x said:

anyone who thinks the white guys should not be locked up is an idiot
The white guys attacked the Black dude for indeed doing his job. Not sure the guys who joined in then subsequently attacked the ladies are completely innocent, but the boat worker / security guard was absolute bum rushed prompting the initial scuffle. The shirtless white dudes deserve to catch some charges.

Now, why the reverse situations do not always result in charges, that is a more difficult answer.
captkirk
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Drunk lake people doing drunk stuff
FTA 2001
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fka ftc said:


This is a good distraction from Hunter Biden and the devastating testimony from the family of the 13 victims murdered at the hands of Biden, Blinken, West and the disastrous general(s) who left behind so much in support of our enemies.

What does this part have to do with this story?
TheEternalPessimist
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I live in the far Southeast corner of Alabama.

There is VERY LITTLE racial tension or noticeable issues here.

The primary Water/SUD supervisor and field agent is black. Everyone in our little community loves him.

There is a waiting list for general contracting through an old black guy named Ed who is BELOVED in our community. He is 70 years old and is like the community grandfather and still works his ass off in 100+ Heat Index days with a smile. If we were incorporated, the guy would be our mayor.

The black state trooper from ALEA that patrols our rural area is BELOVED by our community.

We have several military families who are black in our area. We all get along.

The narrative about Alabama being a unrepentant and permanently racist state are NOT TRUE.
UTExan
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ALcohol and ALabama

They just seem to go together.
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
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BadMoonRisin
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LarryElder said:

how many times is this going to be posted here?

Also, looks like the white guy suckerd punch the security guard no? I get it its real annoying but from what I can see the guy needed the boat moved so another boat could dock? Im not familiar with the rules there.

Moreover, the inverse of this happens all the time in the USA no one cares I wonder why?


The boat that was trying to dock was a riverfront dinner boat named the Harriot II. From what I could tell, it has exclusive rights to dock there. I don't think any other boats were allowed to in the first place. The security guy told them not to leave the boat there...they left it anyway so he took the ropes off the cleat and started moving the boat, which is why they decided to attack him I guess.






From what I can tell from the angles in the video, the pontoon boat was parked right about here. But it may have been closer because when the video I saw started it looked like the boat was stopped and was being tied off when the first guy came over to yell at him.

BG Knocc Out
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torrid said:

It did appear to me that the asshats in the pontoon boat started it. And of course it devolved from there.
They definitely started it and were in the wrong. The black dude pummeling the white lady in the face mercilessly also very much in the wrong. Who does that?
captkirk
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so he took tbe ropes off the cleat and started moving the boat
Not the smartest move
fka ftc
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FTA 2001 said:

fka ftc said:


This is a good distraction from Hunter Biden and the devastating testimony from the family of the 13 victims murdered at the hands of Biden, Blinken, West and the disastrous general(s) who left behind so much in support of our enemies.

What does this part have to do with this story?
Nice. But to break it down for ya, DemLibs and the MSM minions will promote any story that may distract from their corruption and crimes.

Pretty sure you know that, even if you don't want to believe or accept it.
Buck Turgidson
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Why did I suddenly feel the urge to chant "SEC, SEC" after watching that video.
91AggieLawyer
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Things to do today:

1. Wake up
2. Have coffee/breakfast
3. Go to the lake, get on a pontoon boat, get into a fight

Normal weekend activity for me.

Oh, wait. I don't always have coffee.
justnobody79
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prelude to the brawl:

https://www.facebook.com/stephensontacticaltraining/videos/276054365165771/

  • the guys attacking the security guard were 100% wrong
  • you could tell the crowd on the boat was itching for a fight, and the visual of the security guard getting attacked set them off
  • women trying to break up a fight involving men will fail 100% of the time
  • that doesn't justify men cheapshotting women with punches and chairs
  • cheapshots ,blind side punches, and ganging up on someone are generally the move of a coward, and there were plenty of drunken, feral cowards to go around
Logos Stick
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Had the local authorities not intervened, Biden DOJ would have arrested and indicted them in civil rights violation charges.

They were going down regardless.
BadMoonRisin
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captkirk said:


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so he took tbe ropes off the cleat and started moving the boat
Not the smartest move


Well what else do you do when a 50 to 60 passengers are waiting to get off the boat and some *******s parked and left their boat unattended and went somewhere?

Logic says move it yourself so the boat can dock.
agz win
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Security guard should've been quicker to untie the boat and let it drift down the river.
captkirk
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BadMoonRisin said:

captkirk said:


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so he took tbe ropes off the cleat and started moving the boat
Not the smartest move


Well what else do you do when a 50 to 60 passengers are waiting to get off the boat and some *******s parked and left their boat unattended and went somewhere?

Logic says move it yourself so the boat can dock.
I'm not saying there were a lot of great choices here and am not defending the drunks. I likely would have called the police before trying to board their pontoon and move it.
Logos Stick
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agz win said:

Security guard should've been quicker to untie the boat and let it drift down the river.


The security guard has no authority to touch that pontoon and move it.

He should have called the police. Dumb move on his part.
BadMoonRisin
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They didnt board the boat. They untied the boat from the cleets and used the ropes to pull it forward. It looks like the pontoon had a cover on it.
Ghost of Andrew Eaton
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Who still gets in fights? It's truly amazing to me.
Mary Bailey
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Too bad the city leaders aren't as concerned about the black-on-black crime in that city as they are about this incident.
Bunk Moreland
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Logos Stick said:

agz win said:

Security guard should've been quicker to untie the boat and let it drift down the river.


The security guard has no authority to touch that pontoon and move it.

He should have called the police. Dumb move on his part.

Actually I'd bet he does have the authority to remove the cleat of boats illegally parked in a spot that they have a license for. He has commercial liability for everyone on his ship and he needs to get them off safely.

You don't just call the police and throw your legs over the railing for 2 hours while you wait for them to arrive.
TheTruthsLastHope
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BadMoonRisin said:

I mean, they should be arrested for fighting a security guard who asked them to move their boat.

What race has to do with anything....I'm not sure.


There's been quite a bit coming out about those that would appear they are indeed racist. Also on some of the videos you can hear them yelling racist slurs. Most objective people can clearly tell they were behaving in racist fashion just never thought they be beaten to a pulp for the entire world to see and become huge laughing stocks.
Elmer Dobkins
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"Get up there, young buck!"
BadMoonRisin
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Uhhh link? I couldn't hear much over the people yelling.
zag213004
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So logos, security guard had authority therefore by your definition the attack can't be claimed as "provoked".

Excessive in that moving a boat down a few feet justifies being mugged by a group of people. For the 6 that attacked that 1 person, do all of them own that boat? Notice how they all joined in from out of the frame like a bunch of wild animals preying on the already outnumbered

Truth is it was an excessive unprovoked random attack by a group of no less than 6 people on a single person doing their job. That's would meet your qualifications of people acting feral
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