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I’m from the area and lived nearby during the protests. There was a lot of coverage of them, but I don’t recall ever hearing about any violence, either via car or BB gun, inflicted on the protesters. The city largely supported the protestors and their right to protest. Do you have any articles on that? I’d be interested in learning more.
Comment by oliveoilgarlic at 26/11/2023 at 19:03 UTC
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I was there in person and saw this happen. The BB gun night was August 31 of that year, an older man in a Corvette jumped the curb and hit the gas at Battery and College in mid September but the traffic volunteers managed to stop him from hitting anybody, I watched a man in a pickup try to drive into the crowd at Battery and Pearl in early October. There was also a man with a rifle who showed up a few nights in a row, this press release[1] has the cops’ take on that and the BB gun thing as well
1: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/file/32610/download?token=WUFmE_Re