Neon Nettle By: Daniel Newton
A black man claiming to be a veteran was attacked by a group of Black Lives Matter protesters during a Say Their Names Graveyard Protest in Los Angeles on Saturday.
During the disturbance, the crowd is seen assaulting the man multiple times before stealing his American flag.
Kitty Shackleford tweeted with a video showing part of the attack:
“It’s going down in Los Angeles right now.”
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The video, in its entirety, shows the crowd converging around the black man before dragging him down the street.
The crowd then pushes the man up against a car as another man wearing black bloc comes up behind him and steals his U.S. flag.
The man pushes through the people surrounding him before taking back his flag.
The crowd continues their assaults, the video shows.
At one point, the victim shouts:
“This is America. I served my country. I bled for my country.”
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Although it is unclear what started the confrontation, the crowd seem to be stopping the man from going where he wanted to go.
He then tries to escape before the crowd surrounds him and push him to control his movement.
As the crowd forces him down the street, the man calls out, “I’m a United States citizen and a veteran.”
“I don’t give a f*ck about veterans,” one man yells back at the veteran.
The veteran eventually spots a police cruiser and calls for help.
“Let him play with the cops,” one protester yells.
“Let’s go.”
Law enforcement moves the veteran to safety and eventually drive him away.
