Maskless White Man Interrupts Silent Vigil for George Floyd

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A white man was caught on video walking through a silent vigil for George Floyd without wearing a mask and muttering “bullshit.”

Facebook user Ashil Lee shared a video and a few images of the man on Thursday. In the post, Lee claimed that the man walked through the vigil at Carl Schurz Park in New York City a few times and that he was seen making derogatory remarks at protesters. 

“This man came through this path MULTIPLE TIMES (around 4 or 5) while spitting hate at the protesters and filming the whole time,” Lee wrote. “Not only did he disrespect the moment of silence but he showed blatant disregard for public safety by walking close to people without a mask on.”

Posted by Ashil Lee on Thursday, June 25, 2020

In the video, only a few seconds long, the man is wearing a black T-shirt, shorts, and a cap. He jogs through a fleet of silent protesters, each seated at a distance and holding their fist up during the vigil for Floyd, who was killed last month by police. 

As the man runs through the crowd, instead of around it, he holds his phone and appears to be recording as he moves. As he gets closer to the camera, he’s seen muttering “bullshit bunch” amid an otherwise inaudible comment. 

He isn’t wearing a mask in the video.  

Lee wrote in the post that after the video was recorded, another participant said the man had “disrupted” other protests and had “altercations” with protesters. 

“This man is REPEATEDLY coming to this park to harass, film, and threaten peaceful protesters,” Lee said. “This is PREDATORY BEHAVIOR and he’s shown it on more than one occasion.”

Lee wrote in an update that others witnessed the man in the company of plainclothes cops, allegedly to “get people in trouble.” 

Lee asked for help to identify the man. 

While some people commented on the post expressing their anger and offering to help identify the man, a few supporters of President Donald Trump dismissed Lee for making the post. 

“You only tell one side of the story to get people to think he is the problem when he films the entire thing just so he can cover his back from lies like this,” wrote one user whose profile displayed a “Women for Trump” badge.

“I’m so sick of these white liberals apologizing for being born white and kneeling down to the black people,” the user added.

Lee did not respond to the Daily Dot’s request for comments. 

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*First Published: Jun 26, 2020, 5:16 pm

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