Gun-Swinging Lawyers Confront Peaceful Protesters in St Louis Central West End

[muriel_volestrangler]

As hundreds of protesters marched toward Mayor Lyda Krewson's house this evening they were met by a surprising sight — a gun-swinging couple on the lawn of their Central West End mansion.

The couple, personal injury attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey, shouted at marchers who seemed to be just passing through the gated community.

A video recorded by freelance photographer Theo Welling for the Riverfront Times shows Mark, dressed in a pastel pink polo shirt and khakis, brandishing a rifle with an extended clip while Patricia, wearing black-and-white-striped top with capri pants, casually holds a small handgun.
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At one point, a barefoot Patricia, whose law firm bio says she is a member of the Missouri Bar Association ethical review panel, crosses the lawn and stumbles briefly while she has her gun aimed at protesters. It's not clear if the guns were loaded.

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2020/06/28/gun-swinging-lawyers-confront-protesters-in-central-west-end

[Celerity]

1. madness

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2. Typical reaction of the wealthy when their gated kingdoms get invaded.....

by our unwashed masses.

A story on KMOV said the protesters broke down a gate to get in so I'm confused why the rich folks didn't just call the police.

Regardless, there's no excuse for this very uncivil and dangerous reaction to unarmed, peaceful protesters.

This one will be interesting to watch play out.

KY...........

[Grokenstein]

3. There's additional video

...somewhere in the Twitter thread linked below that shows someone opening the gate to let everyone in. So technically, they're trespassing on private property...of posh-snots who live in great wealth less than a mile away from crushing poverty...but that doesn't justify coming out with guns, that these two buffoons clearly have no idea how to handle.

But you'd never be able to tell that to the goobers in the thread screaming about "defending" property with lethal force from this by-passing, non-violent protest.

Link to tweet

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. You win this thread with phrase of the day: "posh-snots"

.............

I found it odd that the TV station reported they broke down the entry gate. If a resident let them in, perhaps it would not be trespassing. I'm assuming this place was on the way to the mayor's residence.

Still no excuse for going into uncivil mode and breaking out the armory.

[demmiblue]

4. And Trump just retweeted the video.

Link to tweet

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. And that's why he's a dangerous individual who should never have been president

Other people see this and worry, and point out it may well have been illegal; Trump thinks it's good, and will help re-elect him, because he thinks people want property owners pointing guns at peaceful protesters.

[honest.abe]

5. Apparently these two are ambulance chasing personal injury lawyers.

[cojoel]

9. I guess its time for complaints to the Missouri Bar

I'm not sure they should keep their law licenses.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Why aren't they being arrested?

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Brandishing a firearm and aiming it at people is a crime. If they had been black they'd be dead right now as police would have shot them.

You can't point a gun at people walking by your house, that's a crime.

[Yeehah]

11. Great question

These imbeciles need to be arrested and charged.

[Nevilledog]

8. And she handles ethics complaints for the state bar.

Double plus good.

[spanone]

10. Armed Assholes.

[jalan48]

12. Home? Looks more like a mini-palace.

[demtenjeep]

13. that's a house?

jezaz

how much does one family need?

[demtenjeep]

13. that's a house?

jezaz

how much does one family need?