Photojournalist Rebecca Brannon was in downtown Minneapolis Monday night documenting the Black Lives Matter protests when one of the protesters decided he didn’t want the group’s criminal activity on video, so he stole her phone from her hands, recorded her for a bit trying to get it back, and then destroyed it. She was able to recover the footage, though.
Several protesters from the group currently at the Hennepin County Government Center assaulted me tonight. I tried to defend myself w/ pepper spray.
I asked for them to leave me alone so I could go back to my car.
I was recording the encounter but my phone was taken.
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) August 25, 2020
My phone was recovered by Security – it was found in the plaza fountain this morning.
The footage of the assault has been salvaged from my SD card.
A police report has been filed and I will be uploading the footage
1/2 pic.twitter.com/0a9EEr9b4c
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) August 25, 2020
Last night while covering protests in Minneapolis, I was physically assaulted & threatened – they tried to destroy the evidence by smashing & throwing my phone into the fountain. They heckled & mocked me for trying to recover it which would document their criminal activity 2/2
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) August 25, 2020
Here’s the recovered footage:
*Explicit Language Warning – Video footage of assault on photojournalist @RebsBrannon last night in downtown Minneapolis while covering protests.
Her phone was stolen & destroyed but this footage was recovered.
The video abruptly ends when the phone was ripped from her hands. pic.twitter.com/hSvNo46dBE
— Alpha News MN (@AlphaNewsMN) August 25, 2020
We’d almost say that the Black Lives Matter protesters have gotten worse, but that’s short-sighted; they’ve always been this way.
Praying for justice Rebecca
— ThumbsForward (@ChamberedIn45) August 25, 2020
Stay safe!!!! So appreciate you covering what the mainstream media won’t! 💪
— Allison Payne (@allison_payne11) August 25, 2020
I’m so angry! I’m sick of this!
— Interracials for Trump 🇺🇸 (@sandyleevincent) August 25, 2020
Mostly peaceful, just a few agitators, nothing to see here.
— Housebuster (@Housebuster87) August 25, 2020
“peaceful protests”
— Ms Flowers (@AnaTX61) August 25, 2020
Press charges, hard.
— 🌷Lucky🌷Girl 🌷 (@ThirteenLady) August 25, 2020
If they’re out there ‘protesting’ in public you have every right to be there and record their ‘activities.’ They have NO right to take away your constitutional rights and should be charged.
— LogicalCommonSense🇺🇸 (@SenseLogical) August 25, 2020
What a bunch of facsist pigs. Pathetic morons that find comfort in a crowd. Disgusting.
— bluska (@bluskabucknut) August 25, 2020
These “peaceful protesters” are out of their mind with what they consider acceptable behavior.
— Galloway – 840 times (@galloway840) August 25, 2020
Bet they are so proud of themselves. “Yeah we did it guys! We chased away a single person by threats and intimidation. Oh yeah and we assaulted her and trashed her phone.”
— Jared (@Fredensborg13) August 25, 2020
Its the only thing they will achieve in their short barren lives.
— David E Brady 🌍 (@davidebrady) August 25, 2020
Related:
COURAGE –> Woman stands up to mob of skinny, annoying, privileged, white college kids who think her silence is VIOLENCE (watch) https://t.co/XjBWexhaNc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 25, 2020
