More than a dozen pro-abortion activists were arrested Saturday on suspicion of acting in an “unlawful, violent and noisy manner” at a men's peaceful pro-life demonstration in Boston, Massachusetts, police said.
Fourteen people were arrested, “most or all” of them pro-abortion and anti-abortion activists. National Men's March to Abolish Abortion and Demand Character, boston globe reportedThat's what the police said.
Those arrested were identified as Julia Coughlin, 26. Jennifer Adams, 22 years old. Joseph McDonald, 26 years old. Gary Irvin, 28 years old. Aiden Burke, 24 years old. Charles McDonald, 21 years old. Laurel Clapp Fox, 25 years old. Sophia Rose, 24 years old. Mitchell Lawson, 27 years old. Maya Sparks Lynn, 24 years old. Waylon Lynn Adams, 22 years old. Lakes Levine, 18 years old. Bailey Olmsted, 26 years old. and Christopher Jack (40).
They are charged with disorderly conduct and disrupting a public gathering.
The National Men's March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood was a city-sanctioned demonstration that began outside Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue at 11 a.m. The group moved to Boston for the rally. They marched over three miles to the Parkman Bandstand on the Common. According to Go to Boston.com.
According to police reports, hundreds of anti-abortion demonstrators, some dressed as clowns, blocked the anti-abortion demonstrators' path in Kenmore Square.
“When it came to an end, each group shouted at each other, and the other side (the blocking group) sometimes directed their anger at the officers, threatening them, shouting fighting words, and trying to incite them,” police said. says the report.
Police said they repeatedly instructed counter-protesters to allow the men to continue marching along the route.
“The crowd refused all commands and continued to engage in noisy behavior,” the report said.
Police said officers attempted to “physically remove” the pro-abortion protesters, but the protesters resisted.
“This unruly crowd began to fight back against the officers, and the disorderly and unlawful activity escalated into an assault,” the report states. “This created an extremely dangerous and offensive situation for the police officers and men's rights individuals who were attempting to pass.”
According to the police report, the officer eventually said,Gain enough control for the march to proceed through Kenmore Square toward its destination. ”
Officials said the people arrested were “They refused to disperse peacefully and gathered in a very violent and noisy manner, and their actions created an extremely dangerous and offensive situation for civilians.”
Police set up barricades at several locations to separate groups. glove Reported. However, some pro-abortion activists attempted to remove the fence, “prompting police officers to jump over the fence and confront them,” the report said. Several activists shouted “Our bodies, our choices” and rattled the barricades.
According to to boston heraldsome people behind the counter-protests denigrated pro-life groups as out-of-state organizations. “We organized a gruesome all-male funeral march to protest access to abortion because we believe men don’t have enough say in women’s reproductive autonomy.”
“The Men's March is not welcome here and we will not allow their cause to go uncontested,” counter-protesters said.
Men's March website state “When good people do nothing, evil wins,” it says, calling on men to “take men from the sidelines and take an active role in protecting and defending vulnerable women and children.”
“We have some very angry people, some people literally dressed up as clowns, calling us Nazis and fascists. It's very interesting to see people's perception of reality turned upside down so much. It's sad to see, but but for the grace of God I will go,'' said March co-founder Jim Havens. said During the opening speech of the meeting.
Heavens continued:
And this is actually one of the reasons why we do these public marches and rallies. We can help people who have been indoctrinated with evil propaganda, allowing them to break out of their ideological bubble and gain the experience of real people standing up against them. We stand for what is truly good and beautiful, and against the ongoing mass murder of our little brothers and sisters every day. The evil ideology they have fallen into is one that supports the murder of innocent children. We stand up for the innocent children we truly love, their mothers and fathers, and everyone else, including those in trouble.
Haven continued: “We are not your enemies and you are not ours,” adding, “We are not your enemies, and you are not ours,” adding, “To those who promote this evil ideology and profit from the shedding of innocent blood. , don't pit us against each other,” he added.
“United in true and true love for all, let us unite and move forward to end this ongoing daily mass murder and exploitation of the most vulnerable. “It's never too late to let go and start getting serious about true love,” he said.
“To those who have been fooled by the lie, we love you and you are not alone. Many of those who are here today to champion love and stand against this evil were once fooled by the lie of abortion. We welcome you to join us with open arms,” he said. “Here is healing, community, and love for you to help you move on to a new life.”
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
