RIOTING IN THE UNITED STATES

[MirahM]

Any video of peaceful protesters being victimized? I don't seam to be able to find any. Were they not social distancing?

Yes.
Videos, pictures and personal accounts from clergy about Trump clearing them away from the front of the church.


https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/01/white-house-protesters-donald-trump-white-speech-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/george-floyd-death-protests-minneapolis/?fbclid=IwAR1M2RYG1M0cZ7Q45jGKXRy1VFlTqZibnvqVWrd26SqidPrdgDIK6nE8ghM

ELCA Bishop Eaton

The president used federal troops to clear a path through peaceful protesters in order to stand before an Episcopal church make a statement and hold up a bible. Neither the priest nor the bishop were consulted or warned. Not only was this manipulative it was desecration.

Gini Gerbasi from St John church

Friends, I am ok, but I am, frankly shaken. I was at St. John's, Lafayette Square most of the afternoon, with fellow clergy and laypeople - and clergy from some other denominations too. We were passing out water and snacks, and helping the patio area at St. John's, Lafayette square to be a place of respite and peace. All was well - with a few little tense moments - until about 6:15 or so. By then, I had connected with the Black Lives Matter medic team, which was headed by an EMT. Those people were AMAZING. They had been on the patio all day, and thankfully had not had to use much of the eyewash they had made. Around 6:15 or 6:30, the police started really pushing protestors off of H Street (the street between the church and Lafayette Park, and ultimately, the White House. They started using tear gas and folks were running at us for eyewashes or water or wet paper towels. At this point, Julia, one of our seminarians for next year (who is a trauma nurse) and I looked at each other in disbelief. I was coughing, her eyes were watering, and we were trying to help people as the police - in full riot gear - drove people toward us.


(There is more of this post, but I think the first paragraph explains quite a bit)


You probably won't believe this guy
or will discount any news sources I use.

I have heard countless accounts of peaceful protests being interupted for no reason by police in riot gear.