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The 'private property' sign in front of the neighborhood invaded by protesters
The 'private property' sign in front of the neighborhood invaded by protesters
Comment: It's pretty clear from the video that they did commit trespassing.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey stood outside their home on Portland Place, a private street, as hundreds of protesters, some of them armed, marched by and chanted. The McCloskeys had been inside their home when they heard loud activity outside and saw "a large group of subjects forcefully break an iron gate marked with 'No Trespassing' and 'Private Street' signs," St. Louis police said.
"The group began yelling obscenities and threats of harm to both victims," the police said. "When the victims observed multiple subjects who were armed, they then armed themselves and contacted police."
Law experts have noted that Missouri's Castle Doctrine allows homeowners to use deadly force to defend their private property from intruders.
In an interview with KSDK, the local NBC affiliate, Mark McCloskey said that he called to the protesters that they were on private property and told them to leave when they first broke through the gate. When they did not, he got his rifle and stood outside, continuing to tell the crowd that they were on private property.
Comment: Here's Tucker Carlson's commentary on the event:
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