Posted On: 09/25/2016 12:36:11 PM
Post# of 51903
Protesters gather outside Bank of America Stadium amid heavy police presence
Police officers in riot gear were in place Sunday morning outside Bank of America Stadium as city officials declared the 1 p.m. Carolina Panthers-Minnesota Vikings game an “extraordinary event.”
An “extraordinary event” designation gives police more leeway to search backpacks, coolers and other things people might be carrying at a game, festival or protest. The Extraordinary Events ordinance was enacted before the city hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2012.
As of noon about two dozen protesters were chanting “Black Lives Matter” at Mint and Graham streets near the stadium. Some carried signs bearing the name of Keith Lamont Scott, the man fatally shot by police in Charlotte on Tuesday in a case that has sparked five nights of protest across the city.
Police officers in riot gear were in place Sunday morning outside Bank of America Stadium as city officials declared the 1 p.m. Carolina Panthers-Minnesota Vikings game an “extraordinary event.”
An “extraordinary event” designation gives police more leeway to search backpacks, coolers and other things people might be carrying at a game, festival or protest. The Extraordinary Events ordinance was enacted before the city hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2012.
As of noon about two dozen protesters were chanting “Black Lives Matter” at Mint and Graham streets near the stadium. Some carried signs bearing the name of Keith Lamont Scott, the man fatally shot by police in Charlotte on Tuesday in a case that has sparked five nights of protest across the city.
(0)
(0)
