“I was a victim of a mob that came through the gate,” he said. Conservative commentators have painted the McCloskeys as an innocent couple who were using their Second Amendment rights to stand up against an unruly mob of trespassers. AD“My clients, as melanin-deficient human beings, are completely respectful of the message Black Lives Matter needs to get out, especially to whites,” Watkins told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A live stream of the demonstration appears to contradict claims that the protesters gained access to Portland Place by destroying the gate. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department told The Post that officers had responded to a “Call for Help” at the couple’s address.

Source: Washington Post July 01, 2020 10:30 UTC