On the third night of protests and/or riots in Charlotte, N.C., following the officer-involved shooting death Tuesday of Keith Lamont Scott, the mayor has ordered a curfew beginning at midnight, and the National Guard has been deployed.
“Agitators,” though, managed to block I-277 for a bit and have reportedly thrown water bottles and other objects at law enforcement and the media.
Protesters have now occupied I-277, the beltway the loops around uptown Charlotte. Still peaceful #CharlotteProtests pic.twitter.com/EqbBGoNXL8
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 23, 2016
Police physically removing protesters from I-277 https://t.co/G6tJYeTCzE #CLTProtest pic.twitter.com/dVoaCgqBae
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) September 23, 2016
And there was this: a reminder before nightfall that revolution would require a little bloodshed.
"It's a revolution. Can't have it without a little bloodshed. Don't be afraid of a little bloodshed" #WBTV #KeithLamontScott pic.twitter.com/5lM7zvkZGw
— Ben Williamson (@benlwilliamson) September 22, 2016
Protester on megaphone just said "There can't be a revolution without a little bloodshed." pic.twitter.com/41YbqBCNEg
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday repeated something that’s been said a lot about protests like this: a large percentage of the crowd is made up of outsiders who have no vested interest in the community but hope to piggyback on the chaos.
Charlotte police sergeant tells me 70% of ppl arrested last night had out of state ID: "these are not protestors, these are criminals"
— Erin Burnett (@ErinBurnett) September 22, 2016
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Sure enough, as protests were getting underway Thursday, the Revolutionary Community Party fired up its megaphone to let the crowd know that the entire corrupt system had to be overthrown.
Protester identifies himself as a revolutionary communist, says he came in from New York to protest in Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/GDbkngRUFq
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
"Don't tell us to wait for the results of an investigation because the investigation is a damn cover up." pic.twitter.com/c9IPhVRNdr
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
Judging from the T-shirt, the cap, his face, and the usual violent rhetoric, that sure looks like Carl Dix, national spokesperson for the Revolutionary Community Party USA.
Once More Lying, Murdering Pigs Run Amok. What Time Is It? Time & Past Time 2 Get Organized 4 an ACTUAL #Revolution https://t.co/6AQjaSNLUa
— Carl Dix (@Carl_Dix) September 22, 2016
I'm on the ground in #Charlotte – here 2 connect people rising up vs murder by police w/ the actual #Revolution https://t.co/CnWtANG5d8
— Carl Dix (@Carl_Dix) September 22, 2016
Protester telling others to push narrative to media that there is no difference between a violent and non violent protester.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
We’ve said it before, but #BlackLivesMatter is a brilliant piece of branding. If you disagree with the movement and wonder why no one ever shows up to protest the record number of gun-related homicides in Chicago, you’re taking the name too literally. And whatever you do, never declare that all lives matter — we’re talking about black lives now. And anarchists. And communists.
There is a large American flag on a building near us. Nearby protester says "I really wanna pull that big ass flag down." pic.twitter.com/nGKbCv3JQR
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
Anarchist putting bandana on someone as more protesters show up, many with gas masks or bandanas. Sun about to go down in Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/9XeqY9Szty
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 22, 2016
You can just feel how upset those two are about the death of what’s his name.
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#CharlotteProtest 20 minutes before curfew start protesters lay down outside #Charlotte Police HQ Photo: @factsbymax pic.twitter.com/2UlJmm9lM2
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) September 23, 2016
Dozens of agitators have laid down in front of the police department. In fairness – agitating can be pretty tiring. #CharlotteProtest
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) September 23, 2016
All those rioters must be exhausted — pillaging all night and then showing up to work at 9 a.m. Whew! #CharlotteProtests
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) September 23, 2016
As #Charlotte curfew goes into affect, #CharlotteProtest continues in defiance of mayor's order. #KeithLamontScott pic.twitter.com/H4S7OcfGFl
— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) September 23, 2016
Kudos to the people of Charlotte.Raise ur voice & do whatever it takes to win freedom and justice..during a revolution everything is allowed
— Milanista VICI (@milanistavici) September 22, 2016
We wouldn’t call it a revolution, but rioters do seem to be getting away with a lot more than should be allowed.
Soros is funding a revolution like in Egypt: St. Louis, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, and now Charlotte. Destabilize…outsider criminals exploit.
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) September 23, 2016
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