Mr. Trump called for a “Wild Protest” to occur at The U.S. Capitol on Jan 6th. These rallies occurred across the U.S. Ours started at 9 am. These shots were taken several hours before the Capitol Riots broke out.
The crowd was mostly peaceful; however, I was hassled by some self-appointed patriots dressed in bullet-proof vests, brawling gloves and fancy sunglasses. A fervid cry went up from some acolyte citing my nonexistent membership in Black Lives Matter, Antifa and my supposed citizenship of a foreign country!
This caused a few of the larger folks to focus on me in an attempt to physically stop me from doing journalism.
“Fake news fake news,” the crowd screamed at me.
A few folks even turned to that old chestnut of “Go Home Nigger“ to impede my enthusiasm.
Dodging and running I managed to remain unmolested and got some more photography done.
The cops on the scene were charmingly uninterested in protecting me from these hefty fascists.
As the protest faded out there were a few dust ups and assaults resulting in several arrests with a much larger police and fire department presence as a result. A woman named Berlinda Nibo was assaulted and threatened but was eventually saved by a few good folks in the crowd. You can call 213 833-3750 to speak to Los Angeles detectives if you have any info on this hate crime.
Full story and photo galleries: Beguiled, Bedeviled and Bedazzled by Robert Stuart Lowden
Beguiled, Bedeviled and Bedazzled