Captain Tolson Said Let the Protesters Pass – Don’t Yell Out From the Bar At Them
The Palestinian Protest this past weekend did not have a permit, BUT Captain Tolson said they didn’t need one. I always thought that protests needed a permit if they were marching in the street and using amplification, but the rules must have changed.
Many of the Palestinians didn’t seem to be aware that the neighborhood had another parade (the Norwegian Parade) and another protest at the Army Base. The police were directing the protesters and they wanted full reign of the neighborhood.
Captain Tolson asked people not to yell out anything and just let the protesters pass. During the Palestinian Protest, some people at the bar were yelling at the protesters. Then the protesters yelled back and that causes chaos. The Salty Dog had to get everyone in and close the door.
Most people at the protest were there to Free, free, free Palestine (always 3x’s) Some were chanting: “Whose streets? Our streets.” And there were a handful of people there to be annoying to the police. The 68th Precinct officers were professional as always.
No politicians attended this protest. Brannan was walking in the Norwegian Parade on 3rd Avenue at the same time. Why didn’t Senator Andrew Gounardes show up? Before the parade, local politicians should have contacted the parade organizers and made them aware of the other events in the area, as well as talked about PO Moira’s flag (or removed the flag for safety for the day).
This last video shows how much smaller the protest was this year.
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Hugs,
marlene
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