{"id":2537948,"date":"2026-01-15T14:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-this-admin-must-stop-it\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:03:07","slug":"resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-this-admin-must-stop-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-this-admin-must-stop-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Resisting Law Enforcement Is Violence. This Admin Must Stop It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fresisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-this-admin-must-stop-it%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=2537948&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>Eddie Scarry,a D.C. columnist at The Federalist, argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz highlights possibility Antifa infiltrated Trump march\">recent events<\/a> in Minneapolis constitute violent chaos rather than mere &#8220;unrest.&#8221; he describes an ICE law-enforcement operation in which a suspected undocumented immigrant from Venezuela was shot after fleeing arrest,crashing a vehicle,and then allegedly attacking an agent with a shovel and broom-actions that,Scarry says,were met with local protesters and encouragement from Democratic leaders. He highlights a CNN clip of state Sen. Bobby Champion saying weapons used against officers would not change his outlook, interpreting that as officials urging citizens to interfere with arrests. Scarry contends that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >resisting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a><\/a> and aiding such resistance are acts of violence that endanger bystanders and officers alike. He urges the Trump management to classify and respond to the Minneapolis incidents as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-impeachment-and-25th-amendment-resolutions-will-be-brought-to-the-house-floor-starting-monday\/\" title=\"Pelosi Says Impeachment and 25th Amendment Resolutions Will Be Brought to the House Floor Starting Monday\">violent insurrection<\/a> to restore public safety.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vwdijvcdfa4\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Resisting%20Law%20Enforcement%20Is%20Violence%20And%20This%20Administration%E2%80%99s%20Job%20Is%20To%20Stop%20It%20At%20All%20Costs&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Resisting%20Law%20Enforcement%20Is%20Violence%20And%20This%20Administration%E2%80%99s%20Job%20Is%20To%20Stop%20It%20At%20All%20Costs&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Resisting%20Law%20Enforcement%20Is%20Violence%20And%20This%20Administration%E2%80%99s%20Job%20Is%20To%20Stop%20It%20At%20All%20Costs&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>If we&rsquo;re going to keep pretending that what&rsquo;s happening in Minneapolis right now is simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/14\/ice-agents-arrests-shooting-protests-riots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;unrest&rdquo;<\/a> rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outright violent chaos<\/a> threatening to hold this country hostage, President Trump might as well hand the rest of his term over to Gavin Newsom. There&rsquo;s no point left.<\/p>\n<p>A second person in Minneapolis was shot this week while ICE was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/dhs-ice-agent-ambushed-assaulted-while-arresting-illegal-alien-in-minneapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carrying out a law enforcement operation<\/a> &mdash; you know, the most fundamental thing Americans expect of their government &mdash;&nbsp;and the city is spiraling further into mayhem. The guy who was shot is a suspected illegal alien from Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2011632198000976086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a> the Department of Homeland Security, and he was wounded Wednesday only after he fled from arrest, first by car, crashing into another vehicle, and subsequently by foot. Then he &mdash; along with two other individuals &mdash; used a shovel and broomstick to attack one of the officials attempting to make the arrest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1887198423\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For this, locals, encouraged by their elected Democrat leaders, are taking to the streets, getting in the faces of police and federal agents, doing everything they can to disrupt and thwart law enforcement operations. Asked Wednesday night on CNN about &ldquo;neighbors&rdquo; involved in the incident using weapons to interfere with law enforcement, Democrat state Sen. Bobby Champion said it wouldn&rsquo;t change his perspective of the shooting: &ldquo;Actually, no, right? Because from our vantage point, we wanted to make sure, and always wanted to make sure, that Minnesotans are being dealt with properly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Champion was telling his constituents to take matters into their own hands against law enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"gXqrA\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrat lawmakers in Minnesota are now encouraging  anti-ICE rioters to pick up weapons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-crime-spike-detroit-residents-reject-radical-police-reform-and-want-more-cops-on-the-street-poll\/\" title=\"Amid Crime Spike, Detroit Residents Reject Radical Pol... Reform And Want More Cops On The Street: Poll\">attack law enforcement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>CNN: &#8220;If they had weapons they used to attack the officer, would that change your opinion?&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>SEN. CHAMPION: &#8220;Actually, no.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XzYxP8mPcP\">pic.twitter.com\/XzYxP8mPcP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2011821820018655612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Innocent people are going to end up dead because some illegal alien floors it in a truck down a busy road trying to evade police with the help of raging Democrats interfering with arrests. One more time <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/08\/democrats-no-one-would-get-shot-if-we-just-let-them-attack-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for the people in the back<\/a>: Resisting law enforcement is an act of violence. It endangers not only the officers engaging the suspect, but anyone else in the vicinity. Aiding the resistance is no less dangerous, and thus an equal act of violence.<\/p>\n<p>The only conclusion, then, is for the administration to treat the activity in Minneapolis as what it is &mdash;&nbsp;a violent insurrection. Public safety demands it.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" 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