Democratic official modifications dismantle-the-police tune after vicious assault, carjacking

A Democratic official who known as for dismantling the police on the top of the Black Lives Matter protests was singing a distinct tune after being carjacked and viciously crushed in her driveway in entrance of her youngsters.

Shivanthi Sathanandan, second vice chairwoman of the Minnesota Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party, posted a photograph of herself with blood streaking down her face, saying she suffered a damaged leg, bruises, cuts, and deep lacerations on her head within the assault.

“Four very young men, all carrying guns, beat me violently down to the ground in front of our kids,” she mentioned in a Wednesday publish on Facebook. “The young men held our neighbors up at gunpoint when they ran over and tried to help me. All in broad daylight.”

Ms. Sathanandan went on to demand penalties, saying “we need to get illegal guns off the street, catch these young people who are running wild creating chaos across our city and,” turning into screaming all capital letters, “hold them in custody and prosecute them. Period.”

Her account shortly went viral, not simply due to the brutality of the assault, however due to a three-year-old publish exhibiting Ms. Sathanandan was amongst these on the left concentrating on the Minneapolis Police Department after the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by the hands of an officer.

“We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. Say it with me,” she mentioned in a Facebook publish on June 5, 2020. “DISMANTLE [clap emoji] The [clap emoji] Minneapolis [clap emoji] Police [clap emoji] Department [clap emoji].”

Social-media customers have been fast to level out the pre- and post-attack discrepancy in her views.

“You literally did everything in your power to dismantle the police. Now you’re reaping what you sowed,” mentioned the primary touch upon her newest Facebook publish.

Another commenter mentioned: “No one should have this happen to them, children present or otherwise. Not ever. Nevertheless, HOW COULD Ms. Sathanandan NOT SEE THIS COMING, considering the efforts of her party? If you fight for a lawless state, lawlessness happens in broad daylight.”

DEFUND THE POLICE Marxist will get what she advocated for. pic.twitter.com/LlDh6PTxLb

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) September 7, 2023

Power Line editor John Hinderaker mentioned he appreciated Ms. Sathanandan’s name to prosecute the offenders in a publish entitled, “A Neoconservative is a Liberal Who Has Been Mugged.”

“Hold juveniles accountable for their crimes? That would be a massive change of policy in Minnesota,” mentioned Mr. Hinderaker, a Minnesota resident. “We do have this good news for Ms. Sathanandan: until now, carjacking has been punished as a simple robbery, which means hardly punished at all.”

He added that “as a result of my organization’s Take Carjacking Seriously campaign, carjacking is now punished with sentences comparable to third degree homicide or aggravated assault.”

Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon referred to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s lawsuit towards Kia and Hyundai looking for to carry them answerable for rising automobile thefts.

“Are the car manufacturers going to be held accountable, or are we all going to act like someone else is to blame?” Mr. Dillon tweeted.

Twitchy’s Aaron Walker mentioned he hoped Ms. Sathanandan would reply by revising her views on regulation enforcement.

“So rather than accusing her of being a hypocrite, like some people, we are going to strongly consider the possibility that this will be an experience that helps her grow as a person and realize that we do, in fact, need the police,” he mentioned in a Thursday publish.

Indeed, the Democrat ended her publish by thanking “the incredible Minneapolis 4th Precinct Officers, Mayor Frey, Chief O’Hara, Paramedics, neighbors, friends and DFL family, who all came to our [aid] during this terrifying experience. I’m so grateful for this community that wraps us in love.”

Mr. Hinderaker gave her credit score, saying it was “nice to see that Sathanandan is now thankful to ‘the incredible Minneapolis 4th Precinct Officers.’”

The Minneapolis third Precinct headquarters was destroyed after rioters set it on hearth on May 28, 2020. Three years later, the constructing’s charred stays are nonetheless fenced off.