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Lawsuit Filed in Biden Bus Incident Blames Local Police for Refusing Escort

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The 2020 US presidential election wasn’t exactly America’s proudest moment.  In fact, some of the behavior that we saw during that tumultuous contest had quite a few of us either cringing or looking away in embarrassment.  Political violence was on the rise, white supremacy made an unfortunate comeback, and folks like Antifa began rioting at the drop of a hat.

It was a mess, to put it lightly.

In one of the stranger incidents tied to the election, a Biden campaign bus found itself involved in a wild highway ride that has now resulted in a lawsuit blaming local police.

Police officials in Texas refused to escort a Biden campaign bus that was surrounded by Trump supporters last October, an amended lawsuit alleges.

San Marcos police “privately laughed” and “joked about the victims and their distress” in 911 audio recordings, according to the suit. The federal lawsuit was amended late Friday with transcriptions of the 911 recordings.

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Video from Oct. 30, 2020, shows a group of cars and pick-up trucks flying Trump 2020 flags driving alongside the Biden campaign bus on a highway, and boxing the bus in at some points. A minor traffic incident also occurred, when a pro-Trump truck made contact with a white SUV accompanying the Biden campaign bus. Both cars continued moving during the incident.

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The inclusion of the San Marcos Police was a new development in the case:

The original suit was filed against Chase Stapp, San Marcos’ director of public safety, and the San Marcos city marshal’s department, the Texas Tribune reported. The suit claims plaintiffs suffer psychological and emotional injury from the event and are seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as coverage of  legal fees.

No one was injured in the incident, but the Biden campaign used the dust-up to cancel several campaign stops on account of “safety” concerns – a phrasing that allowed the Biden campaign to attempt to portray Republican voters as dangerous only weeks ahead of the election.

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As a lifelong advocate for the dream promised us in the Constitution, Andrew West has spent his years authoring lush prose editorial dirges regarding America's fall from grace and her path back to prosperity. When West isn't railing against the offensive whims of the mainstream media or the ideological cruelty that is so rampant in the US, he spends his time seeking adventurous new food and fermented beverages, with the occasional round of golf peppered in.




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