CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — Many of the so-called “protesters” demonstrating this week’s killing of a black man by a black cop in Charlotte are venting their anger at white people and journalists. <br /> <br />The demonstrations got so crazy on Wednesday that one guy started shooting in a crowd and hit someone in the head. That person, identified as Justin Carr, is now dead. The bullet didn’t come from the cops. <br /> <br />Footage also emerged on social media Thursday of a mob beating on a white man in a garage. This reportedly took place prior to the state of emergency being declared in the city on Wednesday, reported the Daily Mail. <br /> <br />Elsewhere, reports emerged of journalists being attacked by rioters. A CNN reporter got “body-checked” on camera, while two reporters for local TV station WLTX 19 were “punched” and “tackled.” <br /> <br />Footage posted to the TWC Charlotte Twitter account appears to show protesters beating on those same journalists beside a fire. The cops stepped into save them. One of those journalists, Mary Sturgill, writing on her Twitter account, said they were both at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. <br /> <br />The trigger point for all this mob hysteria came after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Brentley Vinson shot and killed Keith Scott. The protesters cite racial discrimination, but both Vinson and Scott were black. <br /> <br />The cops say Vinson shot him because he was armed and posed a threat. His family said he was reading a book. <br /> <br />NBC Charlotte acquired a photo that reportedly shows a gun on the ground after Scott was killed. Police confirmed this was Scott’s gun. <br /> <br />It’s tragic that Scott was killed, but the evidence currently points to him having a gun. So, at least from our perspective, the rationale behind the protests, rioting and mob violence just doesn’t make any sense.
