It’s still early Saturday night if you’re on protest time, and things have started to turn ugly at several Black Lives Matter protests across the country. ABC News tweeted its report on the protests, but Democrat strategist Donna Brazile seems to have added a reminder to add peaceful protests to the media’s coverage.
Thousands protest nationwide for the "greater good of humanity" following police shootings https://t.co/MOO8yflNso pic.twitter.com/hGRDGWPiMr
— ABC News (@ABC) July 10, 2016
Add peaceful protests. https://t.co/Upqu0b6Ip9
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) July 10, 2016
If that is a request, we’ll leave it to ABC News to honor it. At the moment, there are reports on police being injured by fireworks being launched at them by “peaceful” demonstrators, some of whom have armed themselves with debris and rebar from a nearby construction site.
Protesters threw fireworks at officers. St. Paul PIO says officer was injured. pic.twitter.com/vXn69dwnLG
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) July 10, 2016
Person with laser sight pointing it at officers. Fireworks being fired at officers by protesters. #I94closed
— Saint Paul Police Department (@sppdmn) July 10, 2016
Officer injured by fireworks thrown by protesters. #I94closed
— Saint Paul Police Department (@sppdmn) July 10, 2016
@MyFOX9 reports I-94 protesters armed with rebar from a nearby constr. site and shot fireworks at the police. #PeacefulProtest? #ArrestThem
— Eric Trygstad (@ETrygstad) July 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/DramaOnLegs/status/751983524647997441
Protesters on 94 using fireworks & throwing glass bottles at officers? This is peaceful & effective?! I mourn the lives lost & our nation…
— Abby Meinke (@abbymeinke) July 10, 2016
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@MyFOX9 reports I-94 protesters armed with rebar from a nearby constr. site and shot fireworks at the police. #PeacefulProtest? #ArrestThem
— Eric Trygstad (@ETrygstad) July 10, 2016
Marchers protesting death of #PhilandoCastile have shut down I-94 in St. Paul. https://t.co/GwgJHrYFKy pic.twitter.com/HSMfJZtchK
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/MisterMetokur/status/751970762899148800
https://twitter.com/Chance_fl/status/751971616586858496
Police are starting to make “symbolic arrests” — after negotiating with demonstrators first, of course.
.@sppdPIO says they're negotiating with protesters on I-94 to make symbolic arrests. pic.twitter.com/Yo00whFnmf
— KARE 11 (@kare11) July 10, 2016
What? Why are our law enforcement negotiating "symbolic arrests?" WTH? https://t.co/AkQ6Y5c9y7
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) July 10, 2016
Standoff in St. Paul continues. Exit on right. #blacklivesmatter protesters not going #PhilandoCastile @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/C8POS0WqAu
— Glen Stubbe (@gspphoto) July 10, 2016
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