The lit device thrown during a clash of protests outside Gracie Mansion was in fact an "improvised explosive device," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday.
To be fair, it seems the devices were thrown by counterprotesters who were trying to quash the 20-person anti-Muslim protest. It’s a shame, because the counterprotest had them outnumbered with about 125 people of their own. I’m afraid that an incident like this actually weakens the counterprotesters’ image and cause (although it’s NYC and I think the people there are generally really good about supporting their diverse neighbors).
I’ll be honest, weakening the point of a counter protest under a regime that doesn’t listen to protests and encourages it’s followets to hunt good people for sport is like saying you’re watering down my water with ice. The only way this counter protest would make any lasting changes to our society is if that bomb went off.
To be fair, it seems the devices were thrown by counterprotesters who were trying to quash the 20-person anti-Muslim protest. It’s a shame, because the counterprotest had them outnumbered with about 125 people of their own. I’m afraid that an incident like this actually weakens the counterprotesters’ image and cause (although it’s NYC and I think the people there are generally really good about supporting their diverse neighbors).
I’ll be honest, weakening the point of a counter protest under a regime that doesn’t listen to protests and encourages it’s followets to hunt good people for sport is like saying you’re watering down my water with ice. The only way this counter protest would make any lasting changes to our society is if that bomb went off.