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A couple cops spotted inside the building, just beyond the unbreaking doors Chant of "stay together, stay tight!" Everybody knows what's coming. From where and when is the only question
I am receiving reports that a protester has smeared a whole-ass burrito on the precinct doors They have also barred the doors with a 2x4 Some half-hearted attempts to break the glass but I think the doors are pretty safe
A protester is now throwing a large chunk of concrete at the door "If you are filming, you are complicit in state oppression!" someone shouts. Chant: "what did I see? Didn't see shit!"
A protester is now using a hammer to break the glass. The windows are not safe, I was wrong Chant: "Every City! Every Town! Burn the precinct to the ground!"
Let it be known that the person with the hammer appears to be BIPOC
LRAD commands protesters to move to the North
Riot declared. Failure to move North may subject us to use of etc
An older woman tries to force her way through. "Stop it!" She screams. "It's not safe!" The protesters block her One of the protesters tells the woman that this is how people got results in Minnesota Another exclaims: "this is the hell world you left us!"
A protester uses a leaf blower to fan the flames The boards are beginning to catch fire
Cops drive protesters up two blocks with you immediate tear gas and bullrush. Currently a pause at Washington and 106th The cop line retreats
Protesters start after the cops and the cops decide not to retreat after all This crowd is smaller than I initially thought or there's been a lot of atrition. Maybe 100 people, that might be high
Backup has arrived down Washington Impact weapons raised
Officers move forward and brutally arrest at least two protesters They fire a great deal of tear gas into the road, then force protesters through it. Haven't smelled gas that strong since the feds went into the district courthouse
Backup arrives from several directions. The line charges--mayve the fastest sprint I've seen yet--and just full-on tackles people. Not seeing arrests, just violence Officers order the protest off the street and onto the sidewalk
This is interesting for press, which lately has been ordered to occupy the sidewalk to avoid arrest. Now everyone is on the sidewalk. Probably not great for us
The cops start retreating backwards. Get on the riot vans and drive away "Let's go!!" a protester shouts. They begin to advance after the retreating cops, chanting "no good cops in a racist system!"
So um, this just happened A woman is standing on her porch watching this shit in an honest-to-god Nazi armband "Take it off before we do!" "Why?! I haven't said anything racist!!"
The protesters encourage her to go inside before something bad happens. She refuses They attempt to rip the armband off of her. She is in absolute shock. Finally she goes inside and just stands there, door open, yelling "I'm inside!" I swear she told us she had black friends
It is astounding she did not get hurt She did, however, have something thrown at her windows Her neighbors applauded Yes, I have most of this on video. Apparently you can't see it because my phone is shitting itself. I promise I'll upload when I can
Meanwhile, the actual protest has gathered a little ways up from the Nazi apartment and awaits further development Neighbors are very divided on what's happening. One of the neighbors allows a protester to pee in her yard. "Just do it downhill so it doesn't get on our porch"
Another older white woman is very upset about the protest. She's speaking bad ebonics, it's quite something
Protesters on the move now, away from this strange apartment complex "She broke my joint!!" A protester tells me despairingly. She's talking about Ebonics Karen "That's real fascism!!" Someone jokes
And then we hear the LRAD and the dizzying hilarity wears off immediately Protest moves back slowly
If that sprint in my respirator didn't kill me, masks will never kill anyone. Several blocks. They wheel right and effectively block 3/4ths of the press from entering the residential neighborhood. Currently trying to find a way through
This thing where they force everyone into the sidewalk is another great way to stop press from doing their fucking jobs. It's nice to see them get creative I guess. Pair brutality with wily tactics: who needs arrests?
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