BLM Harasses, Spits on Journalist, Vandalizes his Camera in front of NYPD
sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VTqnSjpEyg
9.24.20 | by LLNNYC | According to the Journalist we spoke to: "I showed up to the Breonna Taylor protest expecting to cover this for local TV stations. I first encountered a peaceful crowd who were listening to multiple speakers. Everything was peaceful and orderly. Minimal police were seen on foot. They were inside their vehicles. I then went to the outside of the protest to get a wide shot. That is where several individuals including Nikki Stone (the individual arrested for vandalizing NYPD cameras) were gathered, some with bicycles, appearing to be protecting the protestors from the police. Some may call them "self appointed security" I was then approached by a gentleman with a "Copwatch" shirt who called me out. He accused me of not being with black lives matter and that I was with blue lives matter. He then called out to a crowd who followed me, surrounded me, cursed at me, spit on me, and put their hands on my camera, attempting to destroy it. All this as I was walking towards a police van. Officers did not get out of the van until I started to ask them for help after I was spit on and my camera tampered with. The sergeant suggested I leave. I requested they walk me to my car. Inspector Rafael A. Mascol showed up and walked me to my car himself."
Previous incident of harassment at city hall park protests:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC_SX…
Nikki Stone released from police custody after apprehended by plain clothes officers who put her in a van
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM0nC…