“They took off like little b—hes,” said one biker. “They lit the f–king flag and took off running once they got slapped once or twice.”
The anarchists had announced on social media that they had planned to burn the flag in protest of NYPD policies, drawing a large group of flag-waving counter-protesters, including the bikers.
While it’s illegal to openly burn anything in Fort Greene Park, the self-styled anarchists managed to find a loophole in the law that allows cooking in closed barbecue grills.
Thus, they started to roast the flag, but they didn’t burn it for long. One of the bikers rushed forward in a fit of rage and kicked over the grill, sending embers flying. He then doused it as members of the pro-flag crowd chanted “USA! USA!”
The bikers then started trying to rough up the protesters — who were quickly saved by members of the same police force that they criticize.
The protesters were shielded by the cops and escorted out of the park.
“I served in the Marines,” said counter-protester Brian Christopher, 23. “We defend this flag. We are ready to die for it. When I see people burning it and showing complete ignorance, it’s very offensive.”
No arrests were made in the scuffle, and the group’s flag-burning stunt went up in smoke.
Disarm the Police’ protesters set fire to stars and stripes as part of demonstration stunt – then had to be saved by the NYPD when a group of angry bikers showed up and took objection Flag-burning protest took place at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, Wednesday Disarm the Police claimed it was for the Charleston church massacre Group planned to burn American and Confederate flags Hallowed Sons Motorcycle Club arrived to stop the fiery stunt The NYPD had to step in to stop protesters being hurt Pro-flag demonstrators also went to the protest
Anti-NYPD group Disarm the Police staged a flag-burning protest on Wednesday night for what they claimed was a stand against the Charleston church massacre – but the activists had to be rescued by none other than New York’s finest.
The scene at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn descended into madness when the fiery stunt was crashed by a group of bikers opposing the flags being burned.
Disarm the Police had announced on their Facebook page that they planned to light up both American and Confederate flags – saying they both ‘symbols of oppression’ – with over 350 people responding as attending.
However 40 members of the Hallowed Sons Motorcycle Club turned up at the scene about 8 pm to make sure no more flags were burned.
NYPD officers who were at the scene in front of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument – a memorial to the more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard British prison ships during the Revolutionary War – as a precaution then had to step in to make sure no fights broke out.
According to the bikers, the protesters needed that protection.
‘They took off like little b—-es,’ said one biker told The New York Post.
‘They lit the f—ing flag and took off running once they got slapped once or twice.’
But it wasn’t just the bikers that turned out opposing the Disarm the Police protest.
Some pro-flag demonstrators also stepped in.
John Carroll, of Ridgewood, was booed by the crowd as he went in and took one of the flags that was left on the ground to burn.
‘If you’re going to burn the American flag, you’re going to run the risk of running into people like me,’ Carroll told NBC New York.
‘I will stand by this flag all the time.’
Diane Atkins added: ‘We believe in what the United States of America stands for, and the flag that people have died to protect it.’
