In Allen, an Armed Right-Wing Group Tried to Intimidate Marvin Scott III Protesters

[TexasTowelie]

When the men showed up, clad in military-like outfits and carrying firearms, they insisted they were there to protect the city from property damage. Never mind that no property damage had occurred during last Saturday’s Black Lives Matter rally in Allen.

For weeks, protesters have been taking to the streets to rally for Marvin Scott III, a Black man who died in Collin County Jail earlier this year. On Saturday, they came out to call for justice after a grand jury decided not to indict the eight officers who had been present when Scott died.

Then, toward the end of the rally, more than a dozen militiamen showed up. They claimed they wanted to ensure a peaceful demonstration, but protesters say their presence ended up inflaming tensions.

Videos of the incident, filmed by protesters, show the armed men walking alongside local police officers who had been monitoring the demonstration.

Later, the militiamen followed protesters back to the parking lot where they had initially gathered. One of the men wore a shirt with the logo of the Proud Boys, a far-right outfit considered by many to be a hate group.

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-allen-an-armed-right-wing-group-tried-to-intimidate-marvin-scott-iii-protesters-12048557

[Hoyt]

1. Sooner or later, gun laws will have to, at a minimum, ban firearms at protests.

Despise white wing militia types.

[David__77]

2. They'll only do it when it becomes common for leftists to do so.

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