As planned protests broke out midday Saturday in Toronto one man painted himself in full blackface and tried to join the Black Lives Matter march.
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A man in blackface was just arrested by Toronto police as he attempted to join a Black Lives Matter protest. pic.twitter.com/MIXaRdVR5p
The situation became heated when the blackface protester attempted to move into the crowd, prompting shouts of anger to erupt from the already tense crowd. Following the blackface man’s apparent attempts to agitate the marchers, bicycle-mounted police very quickly escorted the man out of the square to calls from protesters to arrest him, referring to him as “Blackface Trudeau.”
“Why aren’t you arresting him? Arrest him!”
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More footage of the man in blackface being arrested by cops and escorted away from the BLM protest. pic.twitter.com/xf3ch7Hk3K
Protesters barraged the police with more complaints, with one asking: “How come you’re not arresting Trudeau?”
“Black face Trudeau.”
“Get him outta here, bro. You’re a piece of sh*t and a disgrace.”
“Arrest Trudeau.”
Police eventually arrested him and put him in a police car away from the protest group.
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— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 6, 2020
Protestors are furious at the man in blackface, calling him “Blackface Trudeau” pic.twitter.com/5u7WjLmVFC
The rally took place at the Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto to protest the killing of George Floyd. Newstalk 1010 described the gathering as the “Action For Injustice” rally. It was in protest of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 and the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet on May 27.
A crowd is gathering for the Action For Injustice rally at Nathan Phillips Square, the latest protest in #Toronto following the killing of George Floyd. #TorontoProtest pic.twitter.com/hLH0Yx7ooo
— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) June 6, 2020
Protests have been ongoing in Toronto and around the world. They began on May 26, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a video showing the graphic and brutal killing of George Floyd in police hands went viral online.
Monday, June 7, will mark two weeks since Floyd's death.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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