1 arrested in fight at Statehouse over Confederate flag

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One man has been arrested after a fight over the Confederate flag in front of the South Carolina Statehouse.

The fight started about 7:15 p.m. Monday when about a dozen vehicles with Confederate flag supporters pulled up in front of the Statehouse and stopped in the middle of the street, Public Safety Department spokeswoman Sherri Iacobelli said in a statement.

About 10 of the flag supporters clashed with about 30 people who were on the Statehouse grounds protesting the flag, the statement said.

About 50 officers responded and contained the clash, including officers from the Bureau of Protective Services assigned to the Statehouse, as well as Columbia police, University of South Carolina officers and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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[Sunlei]

1. guess this republican primary will not have their Tea Party 'members' wave their bigot flags

[Cryptoad]

2. Did they arrest a flag supporter or protester ??????

[drm604]

4. A flag supporter.

At least according to this article.
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150629/PC16/150629280/irmo-man-arrested-at-statehouse-after-confrontation-with-anti-confederate-flag-protesters

COLUMBIA — An Irmo man was arrested Monday night after confronting a crowd of anti-Confederate battle flag protesters, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety Bureau of Protective Services.

Nicholas Thompson, 25, is charged with disorderly conduct.

[CottonBear]

5. That's what I want to know. The AP's journalism standards have plummeted.

There is virtually no useful or specific, factual information in the news story.

[sybylla]

3. 40 people clashed, 50 officers came to break it up, and only one was arrested.

That's some shit reporting. High on innuendo and low on facts.

Apparently this "journalist" never learned the cardinal rule - real numbers don't end in zero.