Demonstrators protesting the decision not to indict the police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice forgot to follow the lead set by the University of Missouri and post “No Media Safe Space” signs around Cleveland.
Dani Carlson of WOIO-TV has been following the protest march that began this afternoon and notes that the “peaceful” protesters hit the station’s camera and yelled for them to get out.
Protestors just came up and hit our camera – yelled for us to get out of the center of the circle of protestors
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV I saw that, glad you captured her mugshot
— Jack Thompson (@rovingwaves) December 29, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV @cleveland19news Peaceful?
— Paul Burkart (@augustduke) December 30, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV @cleveland19news leave & give them zero publicity!
— ISYMFS (@Brownsfan4eva1) December 29, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV @cleveland19news Stop giving them publicity!
— Annamarie (@annonalim56) December 30, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV GOOD!….If the damn media would stop giving these THUGS TV time, they would go AWAY!
— Tim Harper (@yaggazoozy) December 29, 2015
@DaniCarlsonTV @DeniseDufala they should walk north until they reach the lake, and then keep walking
— Bob Eden (@reden419) December 29, 2015
Police successfully blocked both ends of East 9th Street, keeping protesters from making their way onto either of two highways.
"The point of this protest is to disrupt comfort" @cleveland19 pic.twitter.com/duEjEHI5nk
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Lake Erie Monsters game going on at the Q tonight as protestors chant outside @cleveland19news pic.twitter.com/RtTL9gAA5l
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Protesters who hoped to promote the #NoJusticeNoLeBron effort found themselves arguing with hockey fans outside Quicken Loans Arena instead.
Protestors started chanting "f*** you" yelling in front of Q. Earlier they were yelling about Lebron staying silent
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Protestors fight to not allow car through circle pic.twitter.com/xcV77cu2gk
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
People walking into Q yelling at protestors – yelling match ensues
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Protestors say they plan to "hold this space" in front of Q
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Sheriffs deputies in riot gear show up to protest circle pic.twitter.com/IRa6RlA3s5
— Dani Carlson (@DaniCarlsonSays) December 29, 2015
Protesters, law enforcement in riot gear and frustrated hockey fans? Will this “peaceful” protest manage to stay peaceful?
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