Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and Columbus City Council President pepper sprayed at protest
Denise Oliver Velez
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Saturday May 30, 2020 ·
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, of Ohio, gasping after being pepper sprayed
Beatty, who has represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District since 2013, was at the protest, which is now in it’s third day in downtown Columbus, to help de-escalate a tense situation in the city, where the Governor, Mike DeWine, has just called out the Ohio National Guard.
Columbus Dispatch photojournalist Kyle Robertson posted this tweet depicting the incident.
Here is a 38 photo sequence of what happen this morning with Joyce Beatty, Shannon Hardin, Kevin Boyce, protesters and Columbus Police. pic.twitter.com/ZZEd6MfJCh— Kyle Robertson (@KRobPhoto) May 30, 2020
The local NBC outlet reported, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Hardin pepper-sprayed during protest
Council President Hardin tweeted a video with Rep. Beatty saying that they are okay, and called on people on both sides of the protest to remain calm. Beatty said in an interview later Saturday that the pepper spray was “prolific.”
“I don’t remember hearing anyone saying, ‘Move or we’re going to pepper spray,’” Beatty said. “Councilman Hardin got the brunt of it and he was in the middle of the sidewalk.” She added that she didn’t think the pepper spray was necessary. “I heard no warning,” she said. “Obviously if someone had said and held up a pepper spray and said, ‘I’m gonna pepper spray,’ we would have moved. Nobody wants to be pepper sprayed, trust me.”
A spokesperson for Beatty told NBC4 that while the protest was underway, someone started scuffling with police. Police took that person down, which made other protesters angry. Beatty stepped in to try and calm the situation when police started spraying. Hardin and Boyce pulled Beatty out of the fray.
Pepper-spray is no joke.
Thanks to whoever gave me that milk. pic.twitter.com/q82XcPChaY— Shannon Hardin (@SG_Hardin) May 30, 2020
Beatty has been advocating for non-violence, while actively supporting the protests and castigating Donald Trump.
“We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.†- MLK #JusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/rXwT8FtXZN— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
Justice for George. Justice for Ahmaud. Justice for Breonna. #JusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/Ep7FuJx8gf— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
More threats of violence from @realDonaldTrump! https://t.co/JpvhNh3J28— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
Glad she, Hardin and Boyce are okay —and I thank them for their service. I’d also like to say thanks to all those who are out in the streets today, across the nation, demanding justice.
Denise Oliver Velez
Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Saturday May 30, 2020 ·
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, of Ohio, gasping after being pepper sprayed
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin, and Franklin County, Commissioner Kevin Boyce, were all pepper-sprayed today, during a protest outside the Ohio Statehouse, where people were peacefully demanding an end to police brutality and marching for justice.
Beatty, who has represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District since 2013, was at the protest, which is now in it’s third day in downtown Columbus, to help de-escalate a tense situation in the city, where the Governor, Mike DeWine, has just called out the Ohio National Guard.
Columbus Dispatch photojournalist Kyle Robertson posted this tweet depicting the incident.
Here is a 38 photo sequence of what happen this morning with Joyce Beatty, Shannon Hardin, Kevin Boyce, protesters and Columbus Police. pic.twitter.com/ZZEd6MfJCh— Kyle Robertson (@KRobPhoto) May 30, 2020
The local NBC outlet reported, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Hardin pepper-sprayed during protest
Council President Hardin tweeted a video with Rep. Beatty saying that they are okay, and called on people on both sides of the protest to remain calm. Beatty said in an interview later Saturday that the pepper spray was “prolific.”
“I don’t remember hearing anyone saying, ‘Move or we’re going to pepper spray,’” Beatty said. “Councilman Hardin got the brunt of it and he was in the middle of the sidewalk.” She added that she didn’t think the pepper spray was necessary. “I heard no warning,” she said. “Obviously if someone had said and held up a pepper spray and said, ‘I’m gonna pepper spray,’ we would have moved. Nobody wants to be pepper sprayed, trust me.”
A spokesperson for Beatty told NBC4 that while the protest was underway, someone started scuffling with police. Police took that person down, which made other protesters angry. Beatty stepped in to try and calm the situation when police started spraying. Hardin and Boyce pulled Beatty out of the fray.
Pepper-spray is no joke.
Thanks to whoever gave me that milk. pic.twitter.com/q82XcPChaY— Shannon Hardin (@SG_Hardin) May 30, 2020
Beatty has been advocating for non-violence, while actively supporting the protests and castigating Donald Trump.
“We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself. We will try to persuade with our words, but if our words fail, we will try to persuade with our acts.†- MLK #JusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/rXwT8FtXZN— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
Justice for George. Justice for Ahmaud. Justice for Breonna. #JusticeForAll pic.twitter.com/Ep7FuJx8gf— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
More threats of violence from @realDonaldTrump! https://t.co/JpvhNh3J28— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) May 30, 2020
Glad she, Hardin and Boyce are okay —and I thank them for their service. I’d also like to say thanks to all those who are out in the streets today, across the nation, demanding justice.
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