The local police are not Donald Trump
Protesters clashed with local police, injuring San Francisco police officers and smashing SFPD cars.1 A group chanted that the local officers were “fascist pigs” and rammed them with barricades. The gathering was reportedly meant to protest federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Photo credit: ABC7 San Francisco.2
To the morons who attacked police officers and smashed windows: San Francisco police officers have nothing to do with immigration enforcement. Their job is to protect the city, not to deport anyone. Nothing in the reporting shows that SF police officers attacked the protesters first. The reporting shows that protesters attacked the police. Did all the protesters attack police? Of course not, but plenty of them did. Not helpful.
It should be perfectly obvious than Donald Trump wants violence in the streets. He wants people to be so stupid that they attack local police officers, which is just immoral lawlessness. Way to go protesters. You helped Donald Trump. By mistakenly calling your local allies in law enforcement fascists, you enabled an actual fascist. Attacking local law enforcement in response to federal immigration policy is about as smart as trashing your local university because Israeli troops are in Gaza.
Next time, before pushing over a barricade or throwing a rock through a window, think about who is doing what. If you are confused about who makes immigration policy, I will tell you: not San Francisco police officers. Donald Trump is directing the violation of immigration law, but San Francisco officers do not report to him in any way, shape, or form. They don’t even report to Gavin Newsom. They report to the city. They are your neighbors. They will protect you if they can, but not if you attack them.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sf-police-arrest-more-anti-ice-protesters-than-la-20368528.php; https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/san-francisco-protest-immigration.html.
https://abc7news.com/post/hundreds-protesters-rally-ice-raids-san-francisco/16701175.
I hope many people read this.
Well said.
I do wonder though whether some/all of these morons were right wing plants hoping to escalate the situation and paint the genuine, peaceful protestors exercising their free speech rights in a poor light.