#BostonProtests I've been reading through a lot of tweets trying to piece things together (not having been there). It seems like everything was wonderful for 6 hours. Then the protest ended and everyone was told to disperse. THEN...
People *think* BPD just started attacking people. But what appears to have happened is the outside white agitators who were causing a background ruckus all day started throwing things at the cops to incite them to respond
Once the cops responded with rubber bullets and tear gas, the agitators started busting in businesses, set a cop car on fire, and have now been looting for the past 30-45 minutes. If I had to take a wild guess, the BPD had intel that this was going to happen...
Even though, honestly, we all pretty knew because this has been the pattern all week - peaceful protest with Black (and some white) people, followed by white anarchists stealing our platform for their own selfish desires to cause destruction.
Most likely, that's the reason cops in riot gear were waiting in the wings for the real protest to be over. So they were there and ready for the fake protestors to start their lootathon riot and burn shit down. Not painting BPD as angels or anything, but
that's the impression I'm getting from sitting on my computer reading hundreds of tweets in chronological order and from different perspectives and vantage points.
Also - the national guard is coming. If you were an actual protestor, get out now because they're on the way
Also - the national guard is coming. If you were an actual protestor, get out now because they're on the way
Also, the subway was shut down right near the end of the protest. Most logical reason? When the anarchists decided to destroy and set shit on fire, nobody wants to see hundreds of people stuck on a burning train underground. The white rioters don't care about Black lives
