Police invaded private property to arrest demonstrators being protected by the property owner.
Though the seemingly spontaneous gathering of around 500 at the intersection of France and East didn’t resort to violence or mayhem, around 100 riot gear-clad cops showed up to police the event. One homeowner, the Daily Beast reported, offered refuge on her front lawn precisely to prevent the arrests of demonstrators for occupying the street.
But after an hour and a half, without provocation, the militarized cops decided they’d had enough and charged the crowd, causing exactly the chaos their presence ostensibly sought to prevent as protesters fled down a side street — where they were arrested for obstructing a highway.
And why is going to look bad?
Lisa Batiste of Baton Rouge will be on CBS This Morning.