Tonight, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the Nets and the Cavaliers are playing, is quite a sight.
On one hand, inside we have the US “royal family” present:
At http://t.co/2haHKj630m — Tonight in Brooklyn! #netsgame #barclayscenter #beyonce #jayz #RoyalVisitUsa #Prin… http://ift.tt/1w9siI4
— favgirlcrush (@favgirlcrush) December 9, 2014
… as well as the equally famous UK royals visiting from England:
America’s #RoyalCouple center court @barclayscenter. William & Kate have just entered. #RoyalVisitUSA #JayZ #Beyonce http://ift.tt/1IsBCxh
— Jim Shi (@jimshi809) December 9, 2014
Meanwhile, another King is down on the court, even if in protest:
LeBron wearing #ICantBreathe shirt ahead of tonight’s game at @barclayscenter with William and Kate set to attend. http://ift.tt/1IsBCxl
— Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) December 9, 2014
King James @barclayscenter playing 2night 4 the memory of #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #BarclaysCenter #NYC #Brooklyn http://ift.tt/1IsBCNB
— William Torres (@williamcrespo11) December 9, 2014
Meanwhile, other “protesters” have gathered outside…
#ICantBreathe protests inside mall across from #BarclaysCenter http://ift.tt/1IsBCND
— Chris Arnone (@arnone_chris) December 9, 2014
“Brimoore17: RT NYCityAlerts: #Royals get a #Brooklyn welcome at #BarclaysCenter #EricGarner #ICantBreathe #royal… http://ift.tt/1IsBAW7”
— Psychedelic Raver (@CharlesJayyy) December 9, 2014
“#NYC #Brooklyn MT @DevCNYC: #ICantBreathe being chanted in front of The #BarclaysCenter #RoyalShutDown #EricGarner https://t.co/3aE7Pw1SjB”
— Psychedelic Raver (@CharlesJayyy) December 9, 2014
“@Breaking911:Protesters Still Outside Of #BarclaysCenter In #NYC http://t.co/hPAzVXnenR http://ift.tt/1w9siYu”
A lot of ppl with no jobs
— Jonathan Capace (@Capace17) December 9, 2014
Activists at #BarclaysCenter hoping the #PowerOfSilence will be heard: @andersoncooper on #Brooklyn‘s, #NYC #die-in http://ift.tt/1IsBAWf
— Michael J. Buell (@buell003) December 9, 2014
Russell Simmons @UncleRUSH at the #BlackLivesMatter #royalshutdown at the #BarclaysCenter #EricGarner #HandsUp http://ift.tt/1w9skQe
— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) December 9, 2014
… and are proceeding to engage the police.
Protesters at #BarclaysCenter got what they wanted, entering a closed mall. http://ift.tt/1w9siYG
— Stephen Nessen (@s_nessen) December 9, 2014
“You serve us!!” Hundreds in front of #barclayscenter #icantbreathe https://t.co/E5wCDvi39O
— Mattiverse (@Mattiverse) December 9, 2014
… as well as attempting the now traditional looting of any local retail outlets:
NOW: Crowd Rushes Target Store Near #BarclaysCenter In #NYC –#ICantBreathe -WATCH – http://t.co/RSK0ZJVDi9 http://ift.tt/1IsBD49
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 9, 2014
As for the punchline: until this moment Emergency Medical Services were waiting on standby, when this happened:
EMS responding to the Barclays Center after an NYPD officer accidentally pepper sprayed himself instead of a protestor.
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) December 9, 2014
Or just the right amount of comic ineptitiude to either diffuse the tense situation or to result in something far more dangerous, especially with all the celebrities already present and accounted for.
Watch what happens with the following life feed.
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via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1w9sl6O Tyler Durden