Things picked up significantly in downtown Cleveland Tuesday afternoon as communists, Black Lives Matter activists, Alex Jones, and members of the Westboro Baptist Church all did their thing in Public Square. As Twitchy reported, Jones was escorted out of the crowd by police and made his getaway after things got rough, but those who remained reportedly engaged each other by chucking plastic bottles of urine.
Scanner: "Be advised, they are throwing urine. Be advised, they are throwing urine." #RNCinCLE
— Police Scan Tweets (@ScannerPolice) July 19, 2016
Scanner: "They are looking to throw some urine bombs." #RNCinCLE
— Police Scan Tweets (@ScannerPolice) July 19, 2016
Ladies and gentlemen … urine bombs.
Protesters are squirting urine from squirt guns. #RNCinCLE
— Police Scan Tweets (@ScannerPolice) July 19, 2016
A CPD officer just told me to 'watch out for urine' that some protesters have in bottles to throw #RNCinCLE #EW pic.twitter.com/u2veFcDE1s
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 19, 2016
Like if I get pee thrown on me, we're gonna have some problems #RNCinCLE
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/755525251765710848
Police said there was a threat of urine bombs being tossed at Quicken Loans Arena, but it’s questionable if it actually happened.
Protestors now throwing urine bombs at #RNCinCLE
Yuck! pic.twitter.com/fYzNYb2O7C
— ClotureClub.com (@ClotureClub) July 19, 2016
City of Cleveland spox tells me no arrests reported today. No reports of urine being thrown either. #RNCinCLE
— Oliver Laughland (@oliverlaughland) July 19, 2016
Urine bombs are a no-no, but so are tennis balls.
Among the items banned at #RNCinCLE: Selfie sticks, tennis balls, and whole fruit https://t.co/AhltulVyig pic.twitter.com/jH2awopOFC
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) July 19, 2016
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There’s a long, long list of items banned from the security zone around the convention center, so naturally protesters brought some to make a point about guns being allowed while other items were banned. Police weren’t impressed and began confiscating Code Pink’s balls.
Hearing reports of group of people by e4th with a lot of FORBIDDEN tennis balls #RNCinCLE
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 19, 2016
. @codepink protesters cheer as they dump banned tennis balls onto the street outside #RNCinCLE venue. pic.twitter.com/0J1j1fDBZy
— Trevor Hughes (@TrevorHughes) July 19, 2016
Ironic: Protestors in favor of banning guns handing out the tennis balls, which are banned items. Works just like gun control? #RNCinCLE
— NE Ohio Scanner (@NEO_Scan) July 19, 2016
Group brought tennis balls to entrance of RNC held them up then cops confiscated them pic.twitter.com/CzpMlqkOOc
— brandon soderberg (@notrivia) July 19, 2016
Tennis balls banned while people openly carry guns at #RNCinCLE? You KNOW we couldn't resist! #RNC2016 #DisarmHate pic.twitter.com/TLVfQ4eGyO
— CODEPINK (@codepink) July 19, 2016
More photos from that time we TERRORIZED the Republican National Convention… with TENNIS BALLS!! #RNCinCLE #RNC2016 pic.twitter.com/3JgPuCBhCY
— CODEPINK (@codepink) July 19, 2016
"Open-carry tennis balls. Not assault weapons!" Cops on scene from Public Square. Absurd. Surreal. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/32qERW27Li
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) July 19, 2016
Actually, so far, reports of bottles of urine have been more of a nuisance to police and the public than guns. Unlike Code Pink, the open carriers have been following the rules.
In perhaps the best metaphor of the protests so far, Dr. Cornell West nearly stepped in some horse manure on his way through Public Square. Police horse manure, to be precise.
My bad!–Dr Cornell West nearly stepping in horse manure #twitterfingers pic.twitter.com/AYkjpXWJ9K
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 19, 2016
Guys, I'm the worst. My sincerest apologies to Dr West ?? pic.twitter.com/luUPD5tIYW
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 19, 2016
Why apologize? Blame the racist police horse that pooped in Dr. West’s path.
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