Today was a day in Berkeley, Calif., so naturally there was a march. Saturday’s rally was named “No Hate in the Bay: March Against White Supremacy” and kicked off at noon. As Twitchy reported, a planned “Free Speech Week” featuring speakers like Milo Yiannopoulos was called off Saturday morning.
The march to “reclaim speech from alt-right trolls” went on as scheduled, though, and Los Angeles Times reporter Javier Panzar found himself being handed flyers asking that journalists and others observe a “no pictures” policy — “for your safety and ours.”
For your safety? Huh?
Marchers in Berkeley are handing these flyers out to anyone holding a camera. pic.twitter.com/6CipUzmLk9
— Javier Panzar ? (@jpanzar) September 23, 2017
The reverse side uses the weird bear logo Cal athletics used to or maybe still uses which is great. pic.twitter.com/xWzjhpsG4n
— Javier Panzar ? (@jpanzar) September 23, 2017
And then there was this:
A Vice cameraman keeps getting a black flag put in front of his camera as he follows the march along Telegraph Ave. pic.twitter.com/qbtbWcHLfw
— Javier Panzar ? (@jpanzar) September 23, 2017
So … you want to march to “reclaim free speech,” and yet you’re “warning” photographers, for the sake of everyone’s safety, not to take pictures that could be used to “harass and terrorize” marchers.
Am I the only one seeing irony here?
— Sarah Dugan (@SarahMDugan) September 23, 2017
No
— Jo Estes ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@JoEstes11) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/DremaWhite/status/911736311295483905
It doesn’t work like that. It doesn’t work like that at all.
— Charlie Starnes (@clstrns) September 24, 2017
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This is ridiculous and a threat to the freedom of the press. It doesn't matter which side does it, it is wrong.
— Terry Fahn (@terryfahn) September 23, 2017
Edit to read: Don't record my crimes! They will use it as evidence against me!
— ??Marcy (@misticati4) September 23, 2017
DEFINITELY take pictures then so that their crimes are recorded!?
— Kate C⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@katgrneyes) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/Kno1ThngNothing/status/911737275511435267
https://twitter.com/Watcher_Nine/status/911740701494464512
Scared mommy & daddy will cut out allowance????
— Cristina Tipton (@Chrisyyy) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/pfal/status/911712596843151360
I'd tell em to stuff their flier where the sun don't shine. Take pictures of every one of the leftists. The light of day is cleansing.
— ❌Jay Quiring❌ (@MJMCSniper) September 23, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 17, 2017