RAW VIDEO: Senior vet. charges protesters…
WARNING: The following video footage contains some profanity and may not be suitable for all audiences. It also depicts a violent assault and attempted battery that some may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
Today around midday Barnstable Police Patrolman Kevin Donovan was dispatched to Shaws on West Main Street for a report of an ongoing assault.
Over the past several weeks, protesters representing the LaRouche Political Action Committee’s “Impeach Obama” campaign have set up signs and information on the public sidewalk near the grocery store’s main entrance. They prefer protests near grocery stores because in their words “everybody needs to eat…” Click here to read original story on the LaRouche PAC protesters.
Not everybody is thrilled with their message. Some are particularly offended by their signs which depict President Obama with a Hitler-style mustache.
There are often verbal skirmishes surrounding these demonstrators, but today things escalated further…
The video shows a man chasing one of the protestors. It also shows an interview with the enraged man after Officer Donovan managed to calm everyone down.
In the end, the wife of the angry aggressor arrived on scene and explained that her husband’s outburst was possibly due to a medical condition.
When the wife arrived on scene, the man facetiously commented, “Okay, now I’m really in trouble.” The wife told the man to get in the car and apologized for her husband’s actions.
The young protesters seemed to accept the apology for the time being…
In the end, everyone agreed the First Amendment was alive and well.
8/28/2013
Robert Bastille, HyannisNews.com
