By all accounts, the “No Kings” protest in Philadelphia was generally peaceful. Minus this one guy from Lancaster, allegedly.
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Only One Major Arrest During Philly “No Kings” Protest
A week ago, as protesters clashed with law enforcement in Los Angeles, one Philadelphia activist, a self-described “Socialist with a license to carry,” said that “Philly could look like L.A. in two weeks.” Then came some aggressive scenes between protesters and police in Philadelphia on Tuesday. So it wasn’t unreasonable to be worried about how things might have gone down on Saturday for the “No Kings” protest in Philadelphia.
Well, Philly, congrats. You pulled it off. Philly Mag contributor Patrick Rapa filed this report from the streets, and by all accounts, the “No Kings” protest in Philadelphia was generally peaceful and without any of the chaos and conflicts that many of us feared…