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Myrtle Beach Mayor orders curfew for Sunday night

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Myrtle Beach Mayor Brenda Bethune has issued a curfew for Sunday night via executive order.

The curfew will be in effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Bethune says.

The executive order "strongly encourages businesses to close during these same hours."

The move is in response to a "credible threat" made against Myrtle Beach police, prompting the mayor to issue a civil emergency in the city until further notice.


The executive order goes a step further, saying the purpose of the curfew is due to "threats of violence and destruction... and the reality of violence in other communities across the country. This Emergency Order is designed to protect and preserve the health, safety, and property of Myrtle Beach residents, visitors and businesses..."

All individuals are to return to their homes by 6 p.m. Sunday -- including visitors.

Exempt from the curfew are:

  • Law enforcement officers and firefighters
  • Essential government and public utility personnel
  • Public works personnel
  • Accredited members of the media
  • Individuals engaged in providing shelter for the homeless
  • Essential accommodations industry individuals
The City is formally asking businesses to close during the hours of the curfew, excluding:

  • Accredited media outlets
  • Accommodations businesses
  • Healthcare services
  • Essential government, military and public utility personnel,
  • Agencies engaged in providing shelter for homeless individuals
 

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One thing for sure - two wrongs do not make a right.
I hope rioters are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Absolutely no reason innocent people should suffer because of senseless mobs.
And concurrently, I hope the investigation into the events that sparked all this is thorough, complete and if charges are warranted, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I then hope protesters get involved in government. It is easy to say what is wrong from a distance, quite another thing to try and fix it.
I hope the protesters remember all police are not represented by the actions of a few.
I hope we all remember we have a role to play in ensuring our society is fair and just.
If reforms are needed, then I hope everyone who wants a say in the reform process is heard - but understands that any process has compromise.
I hope the many good policemen and policewomen will insist on the highest standards within their respective departments, and help eliminate those within their departments who feel otherwise.
Most of all, I hope everyone respects the law because as these events so vividly demonstrate, anarchy and chaos are never that far away.
 

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One thing for sure - two wrongs do not make a right.
I hope rioters are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Absolutely no reason innocent people should suffer because of senseless mobs.
And concurrently, I hope the investigation into the events that sparked all this is thorough, complete and if charges are warranted, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I then hope protesters get involved in government. It is easy to say what is wrong from a distance, quite another thing to try and fix it.
I hope the protesters remember all police are not represented by the actions of a few.
I hope we all remember we have a role to play in ensuring our society is fair and just.
If reforms are needed, then I hope everyone who wants a say in the reform process is heard - but understands that any process has compromise.
I hope the many good policemen and policewomen will insist on the highest standards within their respective departments, and help eliminate those within their departments who feel otherwise.
Most of all, I hope everyone respects the law because as these events so vividly demonstrate, anarchy and chaos are never that far away.
"not far away is right" -- My gentleman-friend lives in the heart of this in Chicago (LSD and Chestnut) behind Water Tower. Last night he was with his 12 yo daughter who was having a sleepover while he did everything he could to distract the girls from what was going on underneath them. His own business was vandalized and the store across from his business was 100% looted & cleaned out. EVERY business on N Michigan Ave and Oak St was looted (with the exception of one).

Today in the suburbs (all types of suburbs) there has been rolling looting and there is a curfew in almost every single Chicago suburb tonight.
 

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One thing for sure - two wrongs do not make a right.
I hope rioters are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Absolutely no reason innocent people should suffer because of senseless mobs.
And concurrently, I hope the investigation into the events that sparked all this is thorough, complete and if charges are warranted, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I then hope protesters get involved in government. It is easy to say what is wrong from a distance, quite another thing to try and fix it.
I hope the protesters remember all police are not represented by the actions of a few.
I hope we all remember we have a role to play in ensuring our society is fair and just.
If reforms are needed, then I hope everyone who wants a say in the reform process is heard - but understands that any process has compromise.
I hope the many good policemen and policewomen will insist on the highest standards within their respective departments, and help eliminate those within their departments who feel otherwise.
Most of all, I hope everyone respects the law because as these events so vividly demonstrate, anarchy and chaos are never that far away.

Hopefully and expecting a lot. Sadly what you suggest will not happen. A cycle that keeps repeating itself all too often.
 

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"not far away is right" -- My gentleman-friend lives in the heart of this in Chicago (LSD and Chestnut) behind Water Tower. Last night he was with his 12 yo daughter who was having a sleepover while he did everything he could to distract the girls from what was going on underneath them. His own business was vandalized and the store across from his business was 100% looted & cleaned out. EVERY business on N Michigan Ave and Oak St was looted (with the exception of one).

Today in the suburbs (all types of suburbs) there has been rolling looting and there is a curfew in almost every single Chicago suburb tonight.
I hope all is well with everyone there in Chicago, @Cornell.
 

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Hopefully and expecting a lot. Sadly what you suggest will not happen. A cycle that keeps repeating itself all too often.
I will hold out hope, @am1 ... but I do hear what you're saying.
 

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One thing for sure - two wrongs do not make a right.
I hope rioters are identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Absolutely no reason innocent people should suffer because of senseless mobs.
And concurrently, I hope the investigation into the events that sparked all this is thorough, complete and if charges are warranted, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I then hope protesters get involved in government. It is easy to say what is wrong from a distance, quite another thing to try and fix it.
I hope the protesters remember all police are not represented by the actions of a few.
I hope we all remember we have a role to play in ensuring our society is fair and just.
If reforms are needed, then I hope everyone who wants a say in the reform process is heard - but understands that any process has compromise.
I hope the many good policemen and policewomen will insist on the highest standards within their respective departments, and help eliminate those within their departments who feel otherwise.
Most of all, I hope everyone respects the law because as these events so vividly demonstrate, anarchy and chaos are never that far away.

yes, hopefully everyone respects the law - anarchy and chaos are never that far away

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage
 

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Hopefully and expecting a lot. Sadly what you suggest will not happen. A cycle that keeps repeating itself all too often.
It is up to us all to effect change. Deciding it won't happen is counterproductive.
 

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I hope all is well with everyone there in Chicago, @Cornell.
Bad news continues - last night my gentleman friend's business was completely destroyed after "merely" being vandalized on Sat. night. Since the CVS across the street had already been emptied out, it was time for a new target. I cannot believe this is happening.
 

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For some reason, police are not going after the looters. Why are they wasting time handcuffing peaceful protesters who are past curfew (many of which didn't know a curfew had been suddenly put into place - and will be quickly released by the court) and provoking the crowds by lining up in confrontational military format by shooting rubber bullets and flash bangs while the looters run away and continue looting several blocks away?

Perhaps they could root looters out of the crowd and then have big gun cops stationed a few blocks away to catch the looters rather than concentrating all of their energy into shooting at peaceful protesters.

Why aren't they working more strategically? The protesters don't like the looters either. Perhaps working with the crowd rather than provoking might be a better tactic because what they are doing now is clearly not working.

Although there are many good cops, there are some bad apples who are out of control and take full advantage of the lack of accountability to apply their bullying behavior. The police system needs an overhaul and there needs to be swift accountability to eliminate bad apples to rebuild trust in the profession.

It is scary to call the police these days because you could end up with a bad apple who makes the situation worse - and I am white. We haven't even talked about what happens to unarmed mentally ill people who get shot and killed instead of de-escalating the situation.
 
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The police should focus attention on the looters. Use appropriate force to prevent, stop and when needed follow up after the fact. Peaceful protestors are not the problem but do mask the looters and people that want to incite violence.
 
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I’ve never participated in a protest. I did walk a picket line once and we got our point across when the news vans showed up with cameras. We marched in a circle and did not confront the management goons taking our pictures. Then we dispersed peacefully.

I don’t understand how marching up to a picket line of cops then yelling at and provoking them accomplishes change, they need media coverage then disperse and go home. No need to destroy cop cars and spray graffitti.

Protesters were being used by the looters. The curfew was broadcast to all cellphones, I saw plenty of protesters with phones, they should have dispersed and went home so the cops could deal with the bad actors. I just got tonights curfew alert on my phone.




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I’ve never participated in a protest. I did walk a picket line once and we got our point across when the news vans showed up with cameras. We marched in a circle and did not confront the management goons taking our pictures. Then we dispersed peacefully.

I don’t understand how marching up to a picket line of cops then yelling at and provoking them accomplishes change, they need media coverage then disperse and go home. No need to destroy cop cars and spray graffitti.

Protesters were being used by the looters. The curfew was broadcast to all cellphones, I saw plenty of protesters with phones, they should have dispersed and went home so the cops could deal with the bad actors. I just got tonights curfew alert on my phone.




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Be careful you are not missed labelled with your thoughts. They seem reasonable to me.
 

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I’ve never participated in a protest. I did walk a picket line once and we got our point across when the news vans showed up with cameras. We marched in a circle and did not confront the management goons taking our pictures. Then we dispersed peacefully.

I don’t understand how marching up to a picket line of cops then yelling at and provoking them accomplishes change, they need media coverage then disperse and go home. No need to destroy cop cars and spray graffitti.

Protesters were being used by the looters. The curfew was broadcast to all cellphones, I saw plenty of protesters with phones, they should have dispersed and went home so the cops could deal with the bad actors. I just got tonights curfew alert on my phone.




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I've also never participated in a protest, nor walked a picket line or participated in a 'sit-in' or any kind of demonstration.

I also admit I've never experienced any racial discrimination whatsoever
 

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I don’t understand how marching up to a picket line of cops then yelling at and provoking them accomplishes change, they need media coverage then disperse and go home. No need to destroy cop cars and spray graffitti.

Protesters were being used by the looters. The curfew was broadcast to all cellphones, I saw plenty of protesters with phones, they should have dispersed and went home so the cops could deal with the bad actors. I just got tonights curfew alert on my phone.


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For every action there is a reaction. With your picket line there was no military-like police line. Nobody firing at you - nothing to get angry at.

Similarly there was a short time in Minneapolis last week where the police line disappeared and everyone dispersed. People got bored and left.

Line up the police in military formation, shoot at people and you spark anger and tension in a mob that could be avoided. They are bringing it on themselves. Focus on the looters.
 
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I've also never participated in a protest, nor walked a picket line or participated in a 'sit-in' or any kind of demonstration.

I also admit I've never experienced any racial discrimination whatsoever
I participated in a protest back in 1969. It was when then Governor Reagan called out the National Guard against the students at UC Berkeley. I believe this was regarding People's Park I was attending UC Irvine and we were protesting in solidarity with a sister UC. It was peaceful as I recall. I even remember that I was somewhat dressed up (like in a dress, hose and heels) as I had to go to work later that day.
 

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For every action there is a reaction. With your picket line there was no military-like police line. Nobody firing at you - nothing to get angry at.

Similarly there was a short time in Minneapolis last week where the police line disappeared and everyone dispersed. There was nothing to get angry at. People got bored.

Line up the police in military formation, shoot at people and you spark anger and tension in a mob that could be avoided. They are bringing it on themselves. Spend time on the looters.

It cuts both ways. I just wish none of this happens. As I stated earlier someone needs to break the cycle. The police above all need to keep law & order so innocent people are not hurt and businesses of every size and type of owner are not damaged. If not it is chaos. Which it has become.
 

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I’ve never participated in a protest. I did walk a picket line once and we got our point across when the news vans showed up with cameras. We marched in a circle and did not confront the management goons taking our pictures. Then we dispersed peacefully.

I don’t understand how marching up to a picket line of cops then yelling at and provoking them accomplishes change, they need media coverage then disperse and go home. No need to destroy cop cars and spray graffitti.

Protesters were being used by the looters. The curfew was broadcast to all cellphones, I saw plenty of protesters with phones, they should have dispersed and went home so the cops could deal with the bad actors. I just got tonights curfew alert on my phone.




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Regarding the curfew - I can only speak to Chicago . Saturday night was the first night we had a curfew here. Our mayor announced it at 8:30 pm ....curfew at 9 pm. The police only found about about the curfew by the automated alerts they got on their cell phones, so even they weren't officially made aware. Not sure how familiar you are with Chicago, but in the downtown area, the Chicago river "bisects" the city. The bridges were all up to contain people. As a result, the protesters could not get out of the protest zone b/c they were trapped by the raised bridges. Additionally, the mayor shut down the CTA that night so there were no buses or trains for people to get out.
 

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It cuts both ways. I just wish none of this happens. As I stated earlier someone needs to break the cycle. The police above all need to keep law & order so innocent people are not hurt and businesses of every size and type of owner are not damaged. If not it is chaos. Which it has become.


yes, indeed most of us wishes none of would happen. Someone (nationally) needs to "break the cycle"

The protesters even defaced a statue of Robert E. Lee ..... how low can a mob go ?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/hist...e-statues-vandalized-protesters-george-floyd/
 

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For every action there is a reaction. With your picket line there was no military-like police line. Nobody firing at you - nothing to get angry at.

Similarly there was a short time in Minneapolis last week where the police line disappeared and everyone dispersed. There was nothing to get angry at. People got bored.

Line up the police in military formation, shoot at people and you spark anger and tension in a mob that could be avoided. They are bringing it on themselves. Spend time on the looters.
An issue with this approach is how can you know that assembled group looking to make a statement isn't about to become a mob that destroys, loots, and riots?
I do agree with your point about being careful to avoid needlessly inflaming a situation, but we have seen tens of thousands of lives horribly impacted because of the rioting and looting.
Police have to be at the ready.
 

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An issue with this approach is how can you know that assembled group looking to make a statement isn't about to become a mob that destroys, loots, and riots?
I do agree with your point about being careful to avoid needlessly inflaming a situation, but we have seen tens of thousands of lives horribly impacted because of the rioting and looting.
Police have to be at the ready.


No one can know.
And yes, be absolutely sure to 'avoid needlessly inflaming a situation'.

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A national organization should hold a one day nationwide/global well coordinated protest against racism, like they did for the Me Too movement. It was peaceful and got the message across. These poorly coordinated protests from good meaning people are now becoming the problem and the message is getting lost with people getting upset by the bad protestors who are violent and/or looting.
 

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The police should focus attention on the looters. Use appropriate force to prevent, stop and when needed follow up after the fact. Peaceful protestors are not the problem but do mask the looters and people that want to incite violence.
Unfortunately, there was SO MUCH LOOTING going on in Chicago yesterday that our police were grossly outnumbered. This was occurring in the suburbs, as well.
 
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