{"id":2325048,"date":"2024-08-15T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-delegate-withdraws-after-hes-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-attack-on-police-department\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:24:11","slug":"dnc-delegate-withdraws-after-hes-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-attack-on-police-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-delegate-withdraws-after-hes-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-attack-on-police-department\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Delegate Withdraws After He&#8217;s Arrested for Alleged Involvement in Attack on Police Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdnc-delegate-withdraws-after-hes-arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-attack-on-police-department%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The excerpt \u200cdiscusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-cnn-confirm-that-donald-trump-will-be-arrested\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did CNN Confirm That Donald Trump Will Be Arrested?\">recent legal troubles<\/a> of Keith Rose, a St. Louis activist involved in \u200cpolice reform and election integrity. He was arrested\u2064 during a protest commemorating the \u200danniversary of Michael Brown&#8217;s fatal shooting, \u200bcharged with first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-attempts-to-carjack-fully-marked-police-car-with-officers-inside\/\" title=\"Man Attempts To Carjack Fully Marked Police Car With Officers Inside\">-degree property damage<\/a> for allegedly kicking in a metal gate at a police station.\u2063 Rose, who also served as an alternate delegate to the upcoming Democratic National Convention \u200d(DNC), has a history of protests and legal settlements related to\u200d police actions. Following his arrest, he chose \u200bto \u200dwithdraw from his position as an alternate delegate. His attorney \u2063denied the charges, questioning \u2064the\u200c validity of the accusations against him.\u2063 The article suggests that the situation reflects broader tensions\u200c within society, pitting authoritarian structures against chaotic protest movements, especially within\u2064 the Democratic Party leading up to the DNC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Complex societies almost invariably degenerate into a combination of top-down authoritarianism and mob rule.<\/p>\n<p>If that combination does not describe the modern Democratic Party, then one could hardly imagine what would.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/missouri\/st-louis-activist-oversight-board-member-charged-in-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTVI<\/a> in St. Louis, authorities have charged Keith Rose, &ldquo;a leading activist for police reform and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-attends-joint-session-of-congress-as-guest-of-netanyahu-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Elon Musk attends joint session of Congress as guest of Netanyahu - Washington Examiner\">election integrity&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and an then-alternate delegate to next week&rsquo;s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with first-degree property damage during a protest on Friday marking the 10-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">36 year old officer, Father of twin girls is fighting for his life after the Michael Brown protests.&#128071;<\/p>\n<p>The protest came just 10 days before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and among those arrested Friday was Keith Rose, a St. Louis alternate delegate to the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RXDS7rBo2S\">pic.twitter.com\/RXDS7rBo2S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brenda K.&#127482;&#127480; (@SmellyCat2Sunny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmellyCat2Sunny\/status\/1824083275477881071?\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Rose sits on St. Louis&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlouis-mo.gov\/government\/departments\/public-safety\/civilian-oversight\/civilian-oversight-board\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civilian Oversight Board<\/a>. According to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlouis-mo.gov\/government\/departments\/public-safety\/civilian-oversight\/civilian-oversight-board\/about.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mission<\/a>, the COB exists to &ldquo;provide transparency and the accountability of the St. Louis City Police Department while ensuring community confidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rose&rsquo;s COB term ends on Dec. 31, 2027. In light of these charges, however, his future on the board remains in doubt.<\/p>\n<p>As an &ldquo;activist&rdquo; involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-officers-help-fix-homeless-boys-van-defund-police-activists-strangely-unavailable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> oversight, Rose has the sort of history one would expect.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, he and 83 others split a roughly $5 million settlement with the City of St. Louis over mass arrests during a 2017 protest against the acquittal of a police officer who shot and killed a drug suspect.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Rose allegedly kicked in a metal gate outside the Ferguson Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Javad Khazaeli, Rose&rsquo;s attorney, denied the charge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are pictures that show that Mr. Rose was not involved in damaging the fence. We are confused as to why he has been charged. This is the second time that Ferguson has tried to charge him with property damage, the last time being his use of Crayola chalk on a sidewalk. We are confident that we will prevail again like we did last time. &hellip; Our thoughts are with the officer who was injured,&rdquo; Khazaeli said in a statement to KTVI.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ferguson officer Travis Brown suffered a critical brain injury when a protester allegedly tackled him.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the combination of the charges and the alleged cause of officer Brown&rsquo;s injury suggests that Rose associates with the sort of people who tried to burn down the country during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-pays-10-million-black-lives-matter-protesters-2020-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives Matter<\/a>&nbsp;riots of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video of the attack on Brown:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images that may be disturbing for some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Democratic National Convention delegate was arrested in connection to a Ferguson, Missouri police officer being violently knocked over and left in critical condition last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Rose, a St. Louis alternate delegate to the DNC and a member of the City of St. Louis&rsquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qa1jU1SYy2\">pic.twitter.com\/Qa1jU1SYy2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWave_Press\/status\/1823851166016442590?\">August 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Rose withdrew as a DNC alternate delegate, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ferguson-protester-civilian-oversight-board-270d93a5da58510adff6d87299fcda08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keith Rose has decided to voluntarily withdraw as an uncommitted alternate delegate to the DNC,&rdquo; the Missouri Democratic Party said in a statement. &ldquo;The Missouri Democratic Party is taking appropriate action according to Party rules in replacing Mr. Rose with another uncommitted alternate from the area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rose was an uncommitted&nbsp; delegate, meaning, the activist had refused to support Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-set-begin-highly-choreographed-flip-flop-key-issues-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-disrupt-kamala-harris-speech-pushing-breaking-point-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Palestinian protesters<\/a> could turn the 2024 Democratic National Convention into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-news-trump-2024-election-looking-like-1968-5-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repeat of 1968<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the authoritarians and the mob threaten to eat each other.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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If this description doesn&#8217;t fit the current Democratic Party, it&#8217;s hard to envision what would. As reported by KTVI in St. Louis, Keith Rose\u2014identified as a prominent advocate for police reform and election integrity\u2014has been charged with first-degree property damage during a protest commemorating the tenth anniversary of Michael Brown&#8217;s fatal shooting by police in Ferguson, Missouri. The 36-year-old officer involved is currently fighting for his life after being injured during these protests.<\/p>\n<p>The protest occurred just ten days before the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was set to begin in Chicago, and among those arrested was Rose, who served as an alternate delegate from St. Louis. Rose is also a member of St. Louis&#8217; Civilian Oversight Board (COB), which aims to ensure transparency and accountability within the local police department while fostering community trust; his term on this board runs until December 31, 2027. However, following these charges, his position on the board is now uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Rose has a history typical of someone engaged in police oversight activism; he previously shared in a $5 million settlement with the City of St. Louis related to mass arrests during protests against another officer&#8217;s acquittal for shooting a drug suspect back in 2017. On Friday, he allegedly damaged a metal gate outside the Ferguson Police Department; however, his attorney Javad Khazaeli refuted this claim by stating that evidence shows Rose was not responsible for any damage done to the fence and expressed confusion over why charges were brought against him again after an earlier incident involving sidewalk chalk.<\/p>\n<p>In another development linked to these protests, Officer Travis Brown suffered severe brain injuries when he was reportedly tackled by a protester\u2014a situation that raises concerns about Rose\u2019s associations with individuals involved in violent actions reminiscent of those seen during Black Lives Matter riots in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday following these events, Keith Rose chose to withdraw as an alternate delegate for the DNC voluntarily according to reports from Associated Press; Missouri&#8217;s Democratic Party confirmed they would replace him with another uncommitted alternate delegate from his area since he had not pledged support for Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian demonstrators are poised to potentially turn this year&#8217;s DNC into chaos similar to what occurred back in 1968\u2014suggesting that both authoritarian elements and mob mentality may clash destructively within party ranks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Keith-Rose.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5175,33689,7705,38223,32603],"class_list":["post-2325048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrest","tag-delegate","tag-dnc","tag-police-attack","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Keith-Rose.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}