A couple of Americans who pointed their guns at protesters to keep them away from their Missouri home in late June were charged Monday, the St. Louis city attorney said.
"It is illegal to brandish weapons threateningly against those participating in non-violent protests, and although the situation has fortunately not tragically escalated, this type of behavior is unacceptable in St. Louis," said the prosecutor. , Kimberly Gardner, in a statement.
A video of the facts retweeted by Donald Trump
"We must protect the right to protest peacefully and any attempt to hinder it by intimidating will not be tolerated," she added, asking that the couple be forced to undergo a rehabilitation program.
Retweeted by President Donald Trump, a video showing Mark and Patricia McCloskey brandishing an assault rifle and pistol as a procession passed their home had sparked divisive reactions last month. The sequence had outraged many Internet users and had been derided.
A couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor's home to request her resignation. https://t.co/5EqDd43QCd pic.twitter.com/KWNaif77ch
- ABC News (@ABC) June 29, 2020"I was terrified that we would be murdered in seconds"
The couple of white lawyers in their sixties said they were "terrified" when the demonstrators, mostly black, passed in their private street to protest in front of the mayor of Saint-Louis, a large city in the center of the United States.
“I was terrified that we would be murdered in seconds, that our house would be burnt down, our pets killed. We were alone in front of an angry crowd, ”Mark McCloskey told a local television station.
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