If you’re going to run with the big dogs…
Much ado is being made over footage of an “elderly woman” being “trampled” by police during a protest Friday in St. Louis.
Watch the lady wearing red in the bottom right of the screen. Police using pepper spray on protesters marching after the Stockley ruling pic.twitter.com/XF16yxDQqg
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) September 15, 2017
The Gateway to the West continues to be rocked by civil rights protests over Friday’s acquittal of Jason Stockley, the former St. Louis police officer who fatally shot a black man in 2011 following a high-speed vehicle pursuit after a drug-related traffic stop.
Agitators damaging a police car. Those causing destruction distract from the mission of peaceful protesters. #STLVerdict pic.twitter.com/Rbtpo1gAxc
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
Rocks & water bottles have been thrown at our officers throughout the day. Officers used great restraint. #STLVerdict pic.twitter.com/LIl2OxKhcO
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
The protests started out peaceful, but soon turned violent with numerous police officers being injured and the mayor’s home vandalized.
Eleven Law Enforcement Officers Injured During Demonstrations. #STLVerdict pic.twitter.com/EQpTyHK31Y
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 16, 2017
The incident involving the woman reportedly took place at the intersection of Clark and Tucker.
This protest is no longer considered peaceful. Demonstrators are asked to leave the area of Tucker & Clark #STLVerdict
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
Crowd at Tucker & Clark throwing bottles at officers. Mace will be deployed. Officers in protective gear will deploy to maintain peace.
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
Protesters are ignoring commands to clear roadway @ Market & Tucker. They are in clear violation of the law & subject to arrest #STLVerdict
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
Footage captured black-suited riot cops carrying shields moving in unison to clear the street when a woman wearing a red blouse and a white skirt stands her ground in front of the approaching line of officers, who do not yield.
The woman is seen stumbling backwards after coming in contact with the riot police, until she falls to the ground.
Watch the lady wearing red in the bottom right of the screen. Police using pepper spray on protesters marching after the Stockley ruling pic.twitter.com/XF16yxDQqg
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) September 15, 2017
Other black-clad protesters charge the line to help her and police react aggressively to protect the integrity of their perimeter, with several officers seen stepping over the woman — see “trampling” — to engage with the protesters, who began throwing objects at the cops.
And while the liberal media will be quick to vilify police over the incident, the woman did not appear to be seriously injured, other than a possible scrape or bruise — at least not until contacted by a skilled trial lawyer.
Here’s another angle of the incident that captures the sheer pandemonium police are up against in the streets:
A scrape or two is the risk one takes when choosing to obstruct justice by physically defying police.
…who are seen below assisting the woman who was not quite as brave as she was a moment earlier.
On the other hand, given the hyper-sensitivity in post-Obama America, had the cops yielded to the defiant “elderly woman,” they’d likely be accused of age discrimination!
What are your thoughts? Did police under siege by a violent mob overreact, or did the woman get what she had coming by placing herself at the epicenter of mob violence?
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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