Speaking in front of the Alamo, community activist Yusef Y is beaten and kicked by an angry crowd, including a couple of cops, when he called for the destruction of that sacred Texas shrine
By Pamela Putz
SAN ANTONIO – Community activist and ex-con Yusef Y, who has demanded that the Washington Monument be destroyed and replaced with a huge statue of Malcom X and the Jefferson Memorial with a statue of Huey Newton, held a press conference Saturday in front of the Alamo. When he called for destruction of that sacred Texas shrine, he was set upon by an angry crowd that beat and kicked the shit out of Yusef. A couple of San Antonio cops appeared to join in on the fracas.
Yusef was hospitalized in serious condition with a fractured skull, broken nose, facial bruises, bleeding gums where his teeth used to be, and broken ribs.
San Antonio police chief William McManus said no charges will be filed because no one will come forward to say they witnessed someone beating and kicking Yusef. “Besides that, we are far too busy trying to keep ICE from rounding up our undocumented immigrants,” said the chief.
As for the two SAPD cops shown in the video, McManus said they were just trying to get the crowd off of Yusef when they were shoved into the victim, thereby accidentally kicking him and stepping on his face. McManus said he would award the officers with a department commendation. The San Antonio city council voted unanimously to honor the two cops as well.
Bexar County district attorney Nicholas ‘Nico’ LaHood announced he was filing charges against Yusef for creating the disturbance. “We’re not going to stand for some outsider coming down here to besmirch the heroic defenders of the Alamo,” said LaHood. “He is the one responsible for creating the disturbance.”
Yousef wants the Alamo destroyed because its defenders were trying to keep the Mexicans, who had abolished slavery in 1829, at bay so that the Texans could keep their slaves. He claims that the Alamo and statues of slave owners are a hurtful reminder to blacks of white supremacy. Yusef had earlier called for the city of Houston to change its name because Sam Houston was a slave owner and he wants all memorials honoring Houston to be removed or renamed.
Yusef was in no condition to speak to reporters from his hospital bed. However, Black Lives Matter released the following statement: “Our heroic brother Yusef Y is recovering in the hospital from numerous injuries inflicted on him in a vicious attack by two white San Antonio cops and several white thugs. Although in considerable pain, he was able to crack a smile when informed that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is now considering the removal of the Columbus statue that Yusef wants destroyed.”
It’s obvious that the community activist doesn’t understand how passionate Texans are about the
Alamo. When he gets out of the hospital, I would like to ask him one more question: Yusef Y, what part
of ‘Don’t mess with Texas!’ don’t you understand?
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