After two nights of rioting in Kenosha and a tremendous amount of destruction, one had to wonder what the rioters might have left to attack and burn.
One thing that they hadn’t really been able to successfully destroy was the local courthouse because the police and the National Guard had been deployed out in front of the large beautiful building preventing them from doing much.
But tonight there was a new addition to the defense and it infuriated the rioters.
Kenosha seems to have learned a lesson from Portland and put up fencing to help protect the courthouse.
Check it out.
HAPPENING NOW:
Construction crew erecting a fence around the Kenosha County Courthouse.
Minus the concrete barriers, this fence almost exactly resembles what we saw surrounding the courthouse in Portland: pic.twitter.com/Sqa6Zstuiq
— Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) August 25, 2020
Rioters were absolutely gnashing their teeth that they weren’t able to get at the building.
Rioters are trying to tear down the fence outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. pic.twitter.com/GsRRcgMbx9
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
They even had people throwing themselves at the fence trying to take it down but they were frustrated and unsuccessful.
Protesters have begun to try to push over a fence in front of the courthouse in Kenosha. Sheriff’s deputies in riot gear have emerged from the courthouse. Some are throwing projectiles at the officers. pic.twitter.com/mkRMuUx3TK
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) August 26, 2020
Young woman outside the Kenosha County Courthouse shouts, “ Kill the police!” while holding an American flag. pic.twitter.com/1LpWFAg1nU
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
An American flag was just burned outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. One woman screams, “Death to America!” and kicks the fence. pic.twitter.com/vI8U6EOGBv
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
Rioters are now throwing projectiles at police and the National Guardsmen outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. pic.twitter.com/uYubsBGX0i
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
Rioters in Kenosha throw fireworks at the police and the National Guardsmen. pic.twitter.com/HVMFVGV5oL
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
But unlike Portland, while they may have a similar fence, their police are not the same. Kenosha and the National Guard aren’t playing and feel free to break out all the tools to stop the violence.
After giving multiple warnings to the crowd to disperse because it’s an unlawful assembly, police came out behind the fence and pushed everyone out of the park across the street from the Kenosha County Courthouse. pic.twitter.com/Eu3TKpmbAs
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 26, 2020
They also broke out the tear gas and the LRAD.
Police are using tear gas and LRAD to push rioters away from the fence surrounding the #Kenosha County Courthouse. pic.twitter.com/9SS9X9AWeG
— SV News 🚨 (@SVNewsAlerts) August 26, 2020
Police successfully crushed the onslaught.
After BLM and Antifa rioters began to throw projectiles
Officers begin to deploy tear gas
Rioters then flee like roaches #kenoshariot pic.twitter.com/6l5dCwK1wI
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 26, 2020
Rioters were still plotting on how to take the fence and get at the building.
But such thoughts didn’t end well.
Man gets lit up with pepper balls for hitting fence around federal courthouse – Kenosha , Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/Z21r3BtENH
— ђ𝐲єιή혜인 🇺🇸 🇰🇷 (@HyeinK1m) August 26, 2020
