Charlotte protests over police shooting death of black father turn violent for third consecutive

Daily Mail ^ | 9/22/16 | Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com and Dan Bates and Martin Gould In Charlotte, North Carolina For Dai

[Nachum]

Protests in Charlotte turned violent for a third night when police in riot gear used pepper spray on demonstrators who blocked a highway.

Officers stormed a line of protesters who had formed a human chain on I-277 and blocked traffic.

The cops batted them with their shields and pushed them off the road, spraying their faces with pepper spray.

A dozen of the demonstrators were hit and were unable to open their eyes as they screamed: 'It burns!'

The protesters had come prepare and had milk in spray bottles which helps overcome the efforts of pepper spray.

One girl sat on a curb sobbing as she cleaned her eyes with her hand. Another man with his shirt off was covered in milk.

Blocking the highway had caused cars caught in the chaos to turn around and drive the wrong way down the road. Police blocked off both sides.

The incident happened a little over an hour before the midnight curfew and afterwards the protesters began to regroup. Police have now cleared the highway.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted that there have been no reports of officers or civilians injured during Thursday's demonstration.

[TalonDJ]

“A dozen of the demonstrators were hit and were unable to open their eyes as they screamed: ‘It burns!’ “

I love starting my day with an uplifting feel good story.

[Molon Labbie]

I agree. There are operatives in each major and minor city by now.

Why would I say this? During the Ferguson incident and subsequent episodes, the BLM crews were on the scene, in force, almost immediately after any department used force. They scanned frequencies, mustered troops via social media and then created havoc.

[zeugma]

I agree. There are operatives in each major and minor city by now.

I'd be interested in knowing where they have set up shop, because that will drive the ginned up fake "outrage". It seems, from recent events that if they don't have someone on the ground when an "incident" happens, then you basically hear crickets. If the assets are in place, then the actual facts that surround the incident are plainly, uh incidental to the action that goes on afterwards. It is quite clear if you watch what is going on.