re: #141 Kronocide

They didn’t merely just pitch a tent. The tent wasn’t destroyed either.

That’s disingenuous hackery.

There was no civil or criminal law broken by what they did. But they did ask for trouble, they wanted it, they got just enough to make crappy little propaganda videos.

They had reserved that space for the tent before the protesters showed up. Attacking it was uncalled for.

…Mounted police made their way through the crowd at around noon after a group of protesters reportedly tore down a large ten maintained by American’s For Prosperity Michigan, which reserved the space to support the right-to-work legislation.

“We had been contacted by that group that they had three or four people that were actually trapped underneath the tent,” said Lt. Mike Shaw. “Two of them were in wheelchairs and there was also a propane tank in there. So we had to send troopers out, and naturally, the crowd was not too receptive.”

Several protesters booed and heckled mounted troopers who responded to the incident, calling them scabs and refusing to allow them through the crowd.

Scott Hagerstrom, executive director of AFP-Michigan, said his group had already ceded its reserved spot on the Capitol steps when protesters began ripping out support wires holding up the tent.

“They couldn’t engage in a civil debate, and it’s very unfortunate,” Hagestrom said as he stood atop the fallen remnants.

“My computer’s in here somewhere. More importantly, there were people inside, but I think we got everyone safe.”

State police did not arrest anyone during the incident, and Shaw said that most protesters have acted respectfully and peacefully today.

People in wheelchairs? Nice job idiots.