Whew, chile! The Karens and the Kens of the world have definitely been showing out lately and it was no different in St. Louis as a group of protesters marched to the mayors home to demand that she resigns from her position.
According to ABC News, video captured a white couple standing outside their home on Sunday and pointing their weapons at the protesters in the upscale Central West End neighborhood of Missouri City.
In the video, the couple, that has now been identified as Mark & Patricia McCloskey, shouted at the protesters in a threatening manner as they walked by. The woman could be seen holding a handgun, while the man was seen holding a rile.
A couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor's home to demand her resignation. https://t.co/aKMiqfjpRB pic.twitter.com/0H0W6JPFUR
— ABC News (@ABC) June 29, 2020
The protesters were making their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home as they shouted “Resign Lyda, take the cops with you,” after a Facebook live briefing in which Krewson read the names and addresses of the residents that wrote letters to her suggesting she defund the police department.
The video was later removed from Facebook as Krewson issued an apology and said that she did not “intend to cause distress.” A spokesperson later said, “She’s apologized, acknowledges she made a mistake and has absolutely no intention of resigning.”
Nonetheless, many people have continued to call for Krewson to resign from her position. An online petition has been circulating and by Monday, it gained more than 43,000 signatures. Other officials have also spoken out about Krewson’s actions and pointed out how it was wrong. State Rep. Rasheen Aldridge, D-St. Louis said at a protest on Sunday, “As a leader, you don’t do stuff like that … it’s only right that we visit her at her home.”
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