Not So Peaceful Protest in Bay Ridge
Yesterday was a mess in Bay Ridge.
The rally for the NYPD was at 6 pm. It was winding down by 7:30 pm.
Yet, people who didn’t have anything better to do were still hanging around at 8:30 pm. Some were there to film the action of those they invited to the counter protest.
The Black Lives Matter movement isn’t about what you saw here. Yesterday’s actions were about two political groups clashing. Divisive organizers think people don’t realize what’s going on….it’s become a real problem for our community.
Sadly, there some people who were actually there for the BLM movement. A police officer noted that a young man stood in front of them the whole time and spoke softly – not yelling at the police officers.
Counter protesters stayed in the area after the protest and this happened on the corner of Senator Street:
“Peaceful BLM Protestors” setting fires in Bay Ridge and throwing trash cans into the street
Silence frkm @JustinBrannan, @Sen_Gounardes, @RepMaxRose pic.twitter.com/kYeVrYwfUw— NYCResident (@resident_nyc) July 13, 2020
Lighting fires on the streets is enjoyment for some people. Others stood around and took pictures for Instagram as the police were trying to get them to leave the area at around 12:00 am.
Hugs,
marlene
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