From Bakersfield Now (Jackson Walker):
Officers escorted Riddhi Patel, 28, out of a Thursday meeting of the Bakersfield City Council after she repeatedly threatened death toward councilmembers who were weighing a Gaza ceasefire resolution. Patel spoke out in favor of the resolution, but expressed skepticism toward the council's willingness to pass it.
"I don't have faith that you'll do this," Patel said of the resolution. "You guys are all horrible human beings and Jesus probably would have killed you himself."
Patel, who identifies as non-binary, then threatened a violent uprising if council members chose to oppress their constituents.
"I remind you that these holidays that we practice, that other people in the global south practice, believe in violent revolution against their oppressors and I hope one day somebody brings the guillotine and kills all of you motherf ——," Patel said.
Patel later addressed the council a second time, expressing outrage over the presence of metal detectors at the meeting.
"In the last five years I've attended city council meetings there's never been metal detectors, there's never been more cops," Patel said. "The only reason you're doing it is because people actually don't care if you guys don't like them and they're actually resisting so you're trying to criminalize them."
"We'll see you at your house," they added. "We'll murder you." …
Patel has been charged for the threats, and remains in jail with bail set at $2 million.
