Glendale School Pride Meeting Chaos as Mass Brawl Breaks Out, Video Shows
organized a boycott of Target, over its sale of LGBTQ+ branded merchandise aimed at children, which followed a campaign against Bud Light over its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.Protesters gathered outside the Glendale Unified School District building throughout the day, with some of those hostile to LGBTQ+ education waving American flags and wearing "Leave Our Kids Alone" T-shirts, while counter-demonstrators unfurled Pride flags.The Glendale Police Department said in a statement that "several hundred" demonstrators were involved, with both sides having rallied their supporters using social media.Video posted on Twitter by Sergio Olmos, a local freelance journalist, showed a group of people exchanging blows in an all-out brawl, with one man being repeatedly kicked after falling to the floor.
Police are seen moving in with batons drawn to separate the two sides.A physical brawl breaks out between anti-LGBTQ protestors and LGBTQ supporters outside the Glendale unified school board meeting in Los Angeles.
pic.twitter.com/jcqML9NmAiThe police department said: "While most of the protest was peaceful, a small group of individuals engaged in behavior deemed unsafe and a risk to public safety."Despite police attempts to de-escalate the situation, at least three individuals were arrested for various charges, including unlawful use of pepper spray and willfully obstructing officers in the course of their duties.
After the initial arrests, additional attempts to de-escalate the crowd failed."In response police issued a dispersal order with additional officers brought in to help restore order.
