I'll be live-tweeting tonight for the @DailyEmerald from #Thurston where Black Unity is hosting a "The Noose is a Nuisance" protest and march starting at 7 p.m.
My colleague @Lundhale will be there with me.
My colleague @Lundhale will be there with me.
A man driving a truck just drove by and chanted "fuck BLM" towards the few 0eople here now.
A counter-protest is forming.
About 200 people here as of now.
A counter-protest is across the street and appears to have a grown considerably but I'm a ways away.
I can't believe I'm saying this but one of the counter-protestors is defending nooses.
"Around the world back to the Middle Ages, the noose has been used on criminals."
"Around the world back to the Middle Ages, the noose has been used on criminals."
A protestor is saying that "Black people need to be heard and everyone was yelling over me and they left because they're mad and think we aren't a peaceful protest now."
They have come back and there's a discourse going on.
One member of BU is trying hard to de-escalate the situation but others are yelling over her.
One member of BU is trying hard to de-escalate the situation but others are yelling over her.
One second things are calm and the next they are tense.
Counter-protestors are defending the sighting of a noose here in Springfield as "a Halloween prop."
One speaker yells "are you ready for a fucking peaceful protest?!"
Another group of counter-protestors are in another corner and are being confronted.
One said that they were absolutely fine with peaceful protesting.
One said that they were absolutely fine with peaceful protesting.
*upside down*
"So if you are not racist, here's your chance to learn and change!"
Sage, anyone?
One man is following the crowd chanting "back the police, all lives matter"
SPD says it "is dangerous" beyond the barricade.
SPD is refusing to move and have not given a reason other than "its dangerous."
BU is reiterating that this is a public roadway.
BU is reiterating that this is a public roadway.
SPD is declaring this an unlawful assembly. Cars within the group are laying on their horns.
SPD have grabbed a leader of BU, Tyshawn
Upside down! Fuck.
SPD is indiscriminately arresting people
SPD is indiscriminately arresting people
SEVERAL injured people a
Jasmine (or Jazmin, forgive me) was trying to keep Tyshawn from being taken and was struck in the face.
I honestly can't hear whatever is being said over the cries and screams of the injured.
The crowd is trying to figure out what to do.
They are marching. Deistination unknown. Energy is intense
A fight amongst counter-protestors
I apologize if my thread is getting messy with tangents. Twitter sucks out here.
SPD in the back
A counter-protestor threw a glass bottle towards the protest.
A protestor is cleaning it up as I type this.
A protestor is cleaning it up as I type this.
Just saw a counter-proteator ssault @JanuszMalo and told him to "get the fuck out of here" while he yelled "press."
There are confrontations with counter-protestors on both sides of the street.
Well shit
The crowd is involved with so many confrontations up and down this street that I'm getting discombobulated.
The crowd is regrouping.
BU leadership is instructing everyone to go home. Things have been too contentious tonight.
SPD had to interfere in order to let BU's truck and trailer down the street.
Its being reported that the trailer is being attacked down the street. We are running down.
Space has been made for a firetruck to get here.
She's en route to the hospital and the group has mostly left already. Just counter-protestors, press, and medics are left.
Leaving now
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