Protest Underway In Fishtown After Residents Were Armed With Bats Monday

Howard Monroe reports.

THE MAYOR'S OFFERS SAID THESHOOTING APPEARED TO FELL APERSONALITIES PATRIOT.WE CONTINUE TO TRACK ALLOF THE PROTESTS OVER THEPOLICE INVOLVED DEATH OFMR. GEORGE FLOYD.IT IS DAY FIVE OF UNREST INTHE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE WHERE PROTESTERSSCHEDULED TO GET UNDERWAYRIGHT NOW.HOWARD?UKEE, THE PROTEST IS UNDERWAY AS OF RIGHT NOW.THEY ARE CHANTING BLACK LIVESMATTER.I CAN'T BREATHE.THIS IS OF COURSE GEORGEFLOYD, LAST WEEK, SEE ABOUT300 PEOPLE OUT HERE RIGHT NOW,ALSO ORGANIZED AFTER SOMECOMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUTHERE AND ACTUALLY GUARDED THE26TH DISTRICT OVER THEWEEKENDS WITH BATS, THAT'SWHAT THEY'RE OUT HERE AGAINSTAS WELL.WE ARE JOINED NOW BY THEORGANIZER MORGAN, MORGAN, GOODAFTERNOON TO YOU.HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, THANKYOU, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'MONE OF THE MANY ORGANIZERS,GIVE CREDIT TO MYCO-ORGANIZER.WHY DID YOU ALL WANT TO BEOUT HERE FOR THIS?WELL I LIKE MOST OF US WOKEUP TUESDAY MORNING AND I WASREALLY MAD EVEN MORE MAD THANI HAVE BEEN RECENTLY, AND IFELT I NEEDED TO SHOW MYNEIGHBORS AND I NEEDED TO SHOWMY DAUGHTER THAT THIS IS NOTGOING TO BE TOLERATED DOLLARSIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.AND THAT WE CARE ABOUT OURNEIGHBORS.WE CARE ABOUT OUR BLACKNEIGHBORS, AND WE WANT THEM TOFEEL SAFE.OUT HERE RIGHT NOW, OUTHERE, BEING VOCAL, EXERCISINGTHEIR RIGHTS TO PROTEST, IS ITGOOD TO SEE PEOPLE COMINGTOGETHER NOW?IT IS AMAZING MUCH MORETHAN I EVER HOPED FOR.YESTERDAY MORNING WE STARTED AFACEBOOK GROUP.AND NOW IT HAS OVER 700MEMBERS, AND IT IS GROWING,AND IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.JUDGE THE OVERALL THEME OFSIGNS, FISHTOWN FAMILIESAGAINST RACISM.IT IS OF COURSE, HERE MONDAYWITH PEOPLE WITH BATS.THAT EVERYONE IS WELCOME INFISHTOWN, AND PEOPLE HERE ARENOT RACIST?EXACTLY.WE WANT TO RISE ABOVE AND SHOWTHAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'TREPRESENT ALL OF US.AND WE WANT, YOU KNOW, WE WANTOUR KIDS, OUR NEIGHBORS, TOKNOW THIS IS A COMMUNITY OFLOVE AND RESPECT.THANK YOU.EVERYONE HERE IS WELCOME HEREIN FISHTOWN, NOT REALLY CLEAR,RIGHT NOW CHANTING SHAME ONYOU.NOT REALLY CLEAR WHY.THEY WERE ASKING OFFICERS TOKNEEL WITH THEM.THEY ARE CURRENTLY KNEELINGNOW.AND THEY HAVE BEEN FOR LITTLEWHILE.SUPPOSED TO KNEEL FOR EIGHTMINUTES 46 SECONDS, THE TIMEOF HOW LONG THE OFFICER WAS ONGEORGE FLOYD'S NECK.BUT YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, SOWE WILL STAY OUT HERE, SEETHIS GOES ON FOR AWHILE, THEYSAY ABOUT 6:00.