A mob of aggressive Black Lives Matter protesters was caught on camera accosting unsuspecting diners and forcing them to raise their fists to show solidarity with the movement.
The incident occurred at several restaurants in Washington, D.C. where a large group of demonstrators approached diners who were sitting outside before demanding they raise their fists.
In a video taken by Washington Post reporter Fredrick Kunkle, the protesters, who are mainly white, are seen shouting at a female diner who refused to obey their orders.
As the group chanted ‘No justice, No peace’, several protesters accosted the woman and presumably attempted to convince her to raise her fist.
Following the aggressive stunt, the female diner who was shouted at by the protesters has been identified as Lauren Victor, a BLM supporter who allegedly participated in several marches herself.
As the victim told Kunkle, she supports Black Lives Matter but didn’t want to raise her fist because “it didn’t feel right” being “coerced” into doing it.
“In the moment, it didn’t feel right. I wasn’t actually frightened. I didn’t think they’d do anything to me. I’m very much with them. I’ve been marching with them for weeks and weeks and weeks,” Victor said.
In another footage that has been circulating the internet, the same mob of demonstrators is seen calling a couple ‘trash’ after they refused to comply with their demands.
As the videos made rounds online, internet users were quick to slam the protesters in question and accuse them of harassment and bullying. As some people have also pointed out, the majority of people claiming to represent the BLM movement, in this case, were white.
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