BLM protesters who screamed 'f*** the white people' at Pittsburgh diners and drank their beer insist the confrontation was sparked by a group of men shouting 'Blue Lives Matter' and claim the elderly couple 'invited them for a drink'
The protesters who were captured on video yelling at outdoor restaurant patrons said the footage was one-sided and the confrontation sparked after a group of men shouted 'Blue Live Matter' and one man swung a bike. The explanation from demonstrators present during Saturday's rally in Rochester, New York, comes after footage of the incident was shared on social media 'Even though people at the saw that whole thing, they still saw me as an aggressor,' Nique Craft, a protester at the event, told Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Cellphone footage shows the protesters taking over the outdoor dining space with Craft approaching an older couple's table before drinking their beer in front of them; another smashed a glass from a table. One protester, identified as Lorenzo Rulli, tells the diners: 'F**k the white people that built the system.' He adds: 'F*** 12'; a reference to police. Black Lives Matter protesters screamed in the face of white elderly out