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Protesters challenge, not violate, curfew. Spark conversation, confusion, on South Street
Protest gets noticed by pedestrians, though no curfew violations. Here are some protest chants and overheard passerby responses.
Protesters challenge, not violate, curfew. Spark conversation, confusion, on South Street
[Update: Saturday, 10:30pm]
The chants:
“We walkin down the street--fuck the police.”
“Fight for teen jobs, not flash mobs.”
“Who runs South Street? Not the police.”
“We need schools, not a curfew.”
Overheard on South Street: passersby respond. Some are sympathetic, some are confused, some aren’t happy. One source says that someone broke into a car belonging to a Civil Affairs Unit officer--no indication it was a protester.
Drunken young white bachelorette: “Thank you!” to police.
A black woman explains to a mixed race group of friends: “They say it’s an attack on black people. But it’s not. It’s just that the kids attacking people happen to be black.”
Young woman in a hijab laughs from across street, joins in: “Not the police!”
Young black man, arguing protesters’ point to his family: “They need more schools, more activities. They probably wouldn’t be out here causing trouble.”
Elderly black woman to family: “Um, let’s get back to the car please.”
Old white woman to husband: "What are they protesting?"
Two young black men, leaning against a store facade: “They talkin about that flash mob shit.”
Small white woman, passing out flyers: “Stop the attack on the African community. Stop the curfew.”
20-something black man, talking to friends and laughing: “I’ve seen the flash mobs on the news, and they’re African and American. And this white lady rolls up, ‘Stop the attack on Africans?’ It’s like, I am an American.”
Policeman talking to other officers: “Who runs South Street, not the police? I’ll tell you what. Get robbed and don’t call me.”
Puerto Rican man to black cop: “Hey, thank you man, for doing your job.”
Coffeeshop employee on phone: “The protest turned out to be the opposite of what we all thought it would be. A bunch of white people. We had thought about closing just in case...”
[Note: protest was about half black, half white.]
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[9pm update from previous post]
About 40 people, black and white, gathered at 8:30pm at South and Broad Streets preparing to walk down South Street to challenge the youth curfew, implemented by Mayor Michael Nutter in response to the recent violence.
A protest organizer told City Paper that all youth present were encouraged to be with guardians and that there are not plans to violate the curfew.
A dozen policemen gathered across the way, and a cruiser made its way down the street loudspeaker blaring: “By order of Mayor Michael Nutter, the curfew for juveniles will be in effect in 25 minutes, at 9pm.”
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