Protester who threatened city council facing 18 felony counts

[Jose Garcia]

Source: KGET-TV

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A pro-Palestinian protester arrested after telling the Bakersfield City Council, “We’ll see you at your house, we’ll murder you,” has been charged with 18 felony counts.

Riddhi Patel, 28, is charged with eight counts of threatening a public official and 10 counts of making terroristic threats, according to court records. Held on $1 million bail, she’s due in court at 3 p.m.

Patel made the threat, which was captured on video, during the public comment section of Wednesday’s city council meeting.

She first railed against council members for not passing a resolution condemning Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas. Later, she harangued them for the recently implemented security measures, saying they were put in place to retaliate against protesters.

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[republianmushroom]

1. 18 applications for the felon club.

[marble falls]

2. Looks like she'll have time to learn about exactly what free speech is. She can't be prosecuted until she ...

... actually makes unprotected speech. No prior restraint is all it is.

[ms liberty]

3. She seems nice.

Not.

[LeftInTX]

4. "But it's her God given right!"

[sarisataka]

5. For people who say they are against violence and killing

There seems to be quite a few willing to do violence and threaten killing.

[LeftInTX]

7. It's OK when it's against "colonizers"

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. What kind of fucking idiot is she?

Bakersfield is a very conservative city, threatening the City Council members was definitely not one of her brightest moments, I mean, what the fuck did she expect?

This is a teaching moment for her on the actual meaning of the 1A, hope she learns from it while spending time in the cross bar hotel.

[LeftInTX]

8. Sounds like my city. Although my city is blue, the city council has had to shut down

for the same reasons.

City council had a ceasefire resolution on the agenda (Mainly because a council member who wants to be mayor was pandering to the Muslim community), then he found out that the Jewish community was very upset over it, so then he withdrew his support and it's been non-stop since.

[Barry Markson]

9. So if it had been a "liberal" city it would have been allowed?

Or perhaps even rewarded?

That makes little to no sense.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

10. Here the whooshing sound going over your head?

That's the sound of you not understanding my post at all.
I never said it would be ok in a liberal city, so, please stop putting your words in my mouth, I've no idea where they've been.

[LiberalFighter]

11. Have to wonder if she has any kids and how she treats them?

[MistakenLamb]

12. throw the book at her!

these murder loving pro hamas “ceasefire” thugs need a hard case of FAFO

[Skittles]

13. fucking disgusting

so sick of them all

[EllieBC]

14. Hope she gets convicted and enjoys

life as a felon.