Ferguson

Ferguson Protests in the Mission Result in Minor Vandalism, Mass Arrests

Last night, a few hundred protesters marched through San Francisco, demanding that police officers accused of murder are held accountable. The march, which Mission Local reports was organized in part by the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, was largely in response to a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the shooter of Michael Brown. Protesters also drew attention to Alex Nieto, a 28-year-old security guard shot dead by SFPD officers on Bernal Heights.

The march, going from downtown, through Potrero, and into the Mission, followed shortly on the heels of a Blackout Black Friday protest that took place earlier in the day, which shut down the West Oakland BART station in the process.

With police “appear[ing] to outnumber protesters 10 to one,” it is perhaps no surprise that a protest about police overreaction got a bit heated. And just as we’ve come to expect from a march in the Mission (or Giants victory), a few windows were smashed, including those of popular brunch/fancy-pizza spot Beretta and the Mission Street Bank of America.

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A CBS news van was also targeted by a splinter group of protesters. According to the Chronicle’s Vivian Ho, the group also threw bottles at officers:

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SFPD officers in riot gear eventually corralled upwards of 75 people at Valencia and Liberty street, shutting down Valencia to traffic and reportedly arresting all the protesters.

And while some may debate the legitimacy of property damage and looting as a form of protest, let us all just agree that the looting of the RadioShack at 23rd and Mission was at least in true Black Friday spirit.

[Top Photo: Daniel Mondragón | Bottom Photo from Anonymous Tipster]

Comments (4)

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Jimmy L: You are a thug.

You good writing.

From the looks of the video it appears that the rioters outnumbered the cops and were instigating a reaction. Not a peaceful assembly IMHO.