The reasonably calm #BlackLivesMatters protests Wednesday night that consisted mainly of a lot of stare-downs between agitators and police officers became quite a bit rowdier as the night went on, with protesters eventually decided that the lights had to come off the city Christmas tree. (Caution: language warning.)
Protestors knock down and jump over metal barriers to get in to millennium park #LaquanMcDonald #Chicago pic.twitter.com/rUQA474KRG
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethFox32) November 26, 2015
Protesters pulling lights off Millennium Park Christmas tree pic.twitter.com/uGwEVRn2jW
— Monica Davey (@monicadavey1) November 26, 2015
Protestors ripping lights off #Chicago holiday tree #LaquanMcDonald pic.twitter.com/w76wG4o7jX
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethFox32) November 26, 2015
@ElizabethFox32
TEARING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOWN Such classy people in Chicago.
Way 2 go Mayor Emmanual
LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER!— ⭐⭐⭐NationalistPresTrump (@nanci_pray2jc) November 26, 2015
@ElizabethFox32 @MashableNews Yes that's going to generate support for your cause isn't it? Tear down a Christmas tree…seriously???
— Josh Dowling (@misterjoshua76) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/JawsofLife89/status/669729672930791424
@ElizabethFox32 it's a Christmas Tree. Now the story is vandals commit property damage to a City of Chicago Christmas Tree
— Keep Brady Healthy (@Bradyshonor) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/realtalkjmbo/status/669731121144446980
https://twitter.com/paulatsilis/status/669727012076941313
https://twitter.com/rydaka/status/669728493861646338
@wildauburnrebel @rydaka @ElizabethFox32 @warmoth How pathetic can people really get.
— Real Talk (@clorh12345) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/stephanisbest/status/669731300677443584
@ElizabethFox32 way to make a statement
— Bryan Wilson (@Bryan__Wilson) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/jmaszak/status/669730802465288193
@ElizabethFox32 Chicago is doomed.
— Real Talk (@clorh12345) November 26, 2015
@ElizabethFox32 why would you do this? How does ripping these lights off do anything but ruin a nice display?
— Perry Pendleton (@PerryPendleton) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/johncook4189/status/669737483182174208
@ElizabethFox32 @MichaelAdams317 That is real class.
— Tim Should (@toolman94) November 26, 2015
@ElizabethFox32 Who thought this was a good idea?
— O Tidings of Comfort and….James? (@Mr_JamesLandis) November 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/TotesMcGotes/status/669735457891061761
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