Spokane has had about 30 COVID-19 deaths, so a memorial was put together at the city hall, a Christian memorial with a collection of crosses. I'm not so keen on that - do the non-Christians not count? - but OK, it's harmless and generous and acknowledges the people who died, even if it is a bit presumptuous. I wouldn't be upset about it at all.
Then someone trashed it. We know who, because they took credit for it. It was the Proud Boys who were quite proud to demolish a memorial, and who have been upset with anyone who tries to protect themselves from the virus.
In another video posted on Facebook, Proud Boys members and other protesters are seen mocking and harassing Robinson as he stands in front of the memorial. He repeatedly asks them to step away and respect his social distance.
The video includes profanity.
"This is what Proud Boys do," Robinson is heard saying in the video.
One of the Proud Boys members, who identifies himself as "Milkshake," said he came to the protest from western Washington. He and other protesters repeatedly tell Robinson in the video to remove his mask.
Oh, yeah, personal liberty for us, but not for you!
Also at the demonstration: far-right Christian fanatic and Spokane representative Matt Shea. We had a lot of unkind stereotypes about the inhabitants of the eastern side of the state when I was growing up, and Shea personifies all of them, cranked up to 11.
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