#StoptheParade: Ferguson Protesters Call to Disrupt Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Ferguson protests broke out all over the country this week, even in New York, and today some activists got #StoptheParade trending on social media to take it to the next level: disrupting the New York Thanksgiving Day Parade.
And the NYPD has been taking this seriously, because according to a New York Post report last night, “anarchists” were planning to crash the parade, and felt emboldened to do so because of the cops’ fairly hands-off approach to the mass protests this week that shut down three bridges.
But as one law enforcement source put it, “They’re not going to be able to do at the parade what they did at the Brooklyn Bridge. What are they going to do, trample kids to stop a float?”
Here’s some of the tweets using the #stoptheparade hashtag:
Keep #Ferguson number 1 because it's more important than celebrating the genocide of Native Americans. #stoptheparade
— Alleah Epps (@NLRGothBronyNC) November 27, 2014
#stoptheparade b/c the media will stop covering Ferguson altogether & the world will forget until another black boy is killed in the street.
— BEA-SIM (@beasimooi) November 27, 2014
a murderer is going free. we should not be having a parade celebrating our country's history of benefiting from genocide. #stoptheparade
— farwz (@farwzaz) November 27, 2014
Power cedes nothing without demand. The only way to truly invoke change is to disrupt a comfortable power structure. #stoptheparade
— Will Packer (@willpowerpacker) November 27, 2014
People who object to #stoptheparade are actually telling us that their amusement is worth more than our lives. Think on that.
— Knitter Scribe (@renaissanceeast) November 27, 2014
#stoptheparade has parents worrying that it'll disrupt their kid's day. Guess they're too privileged to worry about their kids dying instead
— Grant Callen (@Grant_Callen) November 27, 2014
One person's argument against #stoptheparade was "kids will be disappointed". If it were possible to reach thru twitter and smack…nvm.
— DJ GOT1 (@ItB_LikeThat) November 27, 2014
as long as you don't care about black kids getting shot up for nothing, we won't care about your child's parade being ruined #stoptheparade
— #nojusticenopeace (@spacekid) November 27, 2014
Actually hope the protesters pull this off. This is no time for a parade. #stoptheparade
— Aamna Ghafoor (@aa_ghafoor) November 27, 2014
I support #stoptheparade. Innocent lives are worth more than parade balloons and show tunes. Good luck to everyone in NYC. #Ferguson
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) November 27, 2014
And while as of this posting, there hasn’t been any significant stop to the parade, plenty of protesters did turn out:
"The parade is about family!!"
Umm, so is the protest. #stoptheparade pic.twitter.com/jieBmAdumW
— Heather Marsh (@GeorgieBC) November 27, 2014
"The parade is about family!!"
Umm, so is the protest. #stoptheparade pic.twitter.com/jieBmAdumW
— Heather Marsh (@GeorgieBC) November 27, 2014
Protestors chanting "hands up, don't shoot!" at the #stoptheparade march @nypmetro pic.twitter.com/kN4vxo9Bu9
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
Protestors chanting "dead bodies on the floor, nothing to be thankful for" #stoptheparade
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
Chaos broke out between protestors and cops on 37th St. – several people were arrested at the #stoptheparade march
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
I was also smacked in the chest by a police officer at the #stoptheparade march as he told me "get back" (had my NYPD press pass out)
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
Group of less than 20 #stopthemarch protestors are being tailed by police officers on motorcycles up Broadway pic.twitter.com/XUBEthCevg
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
Some of the protesters got arrested by NYPD some of their arrests were caught on video:
[h/t Gothamist]
[image via gary718/Shutterstock]
— —
Follow Josh Feldman on Twitter: @feldmaniac
Have a tip we should know? [email protected]
