Protesters face off with cops after driving white supremacists away

Protesters with shields prepare to confront cops. Photo courtesy of 48hills

Tiny number of Trumpites get nowhere as hundreds of anti-fascist demonstrators show up.

By GARRETT LEAHY – OCTOBER 18, 2020

A group of several hundred protesters faced off with about 50 police officers on Market Street and Van Ness Avenue Saturday afternoon, after an earlier demonstration counter-protesting a small “free speech” rally organized by Philip Anderson, a Texan who has complained about censorship, particularly by Twitter, of right-wing views expressed on social media.

There were about ten people associated with the “free speech” rally, and 300-400 anti-fascist protesters, a small number of whom struck Anderson, bloodying his mouth and knocking out one of his teeth. Shortly after, SFPD shut down the event, deeming it a public safety risk.

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