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The Raleigh News & Observer reports:
Hundreds of protesters crowded into downtown Raleigh on Tuesday for a third week of rallying aimed at reversing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay-home order for North Carolina. Four protesters, including ReOpenNC leader Ashley Smith, were arrested when they stepped onto the sidewalk outside the governor’s mansion on Blount Street, violating police instructions. Protesters gathered around the Capitol Police car and banged on the window as Smith was taken away.
“This is how Nazi Germany started,” said her husband, Adam Smith, who was handed bail money by other protesters. Using a bullhorn, he called each officer outside the governor’s mansion a “little piggie.” For the second week, a line of roughly a dozen healthcare workers stood opposite the rally, asking that all of North Carolina continue to follow the stay-home orders. They were immediately heckled by a protester in what appeared to be a knight’s helmet.
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In case you were wondering, these are once again the faces of White Privilege. https://t.co/rEeIQu8kBw#raleigh #protests #reopennc #ashleysmith #whiteprivilege #COVID19 #coronavirus
— Petty Patts (@PettyGusto) April 28, 2020
Health care workers in Raleigh standing up to the #ReopenNC protesters and asking @NC_Governor to keep the stay-at-home order in place… Right-wing intimidation tactics don’t work on people who put their lives on the line every day #HealthWorkersDefendNC pic.twitter.com/PrNoxsSYOK
— Yes, You’re Racist (@YesYoureRacist) April 28, 2020
Shoutout to all the NC patriots who oppose tyranny! ReopenNC@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/xihMz0zbjz
— Jason Alexander Roberge VA-7 (@JasonRobergeVA) April 28, 2020
#ReopenNC co-founder Ashley Smith speaks. Says N.C. met the directive and flattened the curve. “We’ve done it so well we’ve flattened our entire economy” pic.twitter.com/QRtaciRy1Z
— Garrett Bergquist (@GarrettBNews) April 28, 2020
People want to get back to work. More Biz signs. #ReopenNC pic.twitter.com/2LDsO0c0p4
— A.P. Dillon ? (@APDillon_) April 28, 2020
For the third week, #reopennc protesters gather in Raleigh. pic.twitter.com/QSKiLM4k6l
— Drew Jackson (@jdrewjackson) April 28, 2020
More than 100 people gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to ask state officials to #ReopenNC. Here’s what some of their signs said as they rallied. pic.twitter.com/YfOYXBudZw
— Spectrum News RDU (@SpecNewsRDU) April 28, 2020
@realDonaldTrump & @NCAGO NC Executive Order is #Unconstitutional. We will be #FREE, we WILL NOT comply. May 1, were DONE. #ncpol #reopennc #freenc #liberatenc pic.twitter.com/cV8KyCMAcW
— reopennc (@TheRealReopenNC) April 28, 2020
“What law am I violating by standing on the sidewalk?” A #ReopenNC protester says to a police officer. “Take me to jail for not violating the law,” he says. “Take me to jail.” pic.twitter.com/7XGnicMbmz
— Ashad Hajela (@ashad_hajela) April 28, 2020
NC nurse speaking at #ReOpenNC protest.
The media is lying to you. Her hospital is empty. They are 700 surgeries behind. You have to get out and expose yourself to build immunity, she says. pic.twitter.com/Hv5muptBbw
— Jessica Hughes (@_Jessica_Hughes) April 28, 2020
#ReopenNC protester screams at healthcare workers who stand in silence. pic.twitter.com/mho2uUynQu
— Ashad Hajela (@ashad_hajela) April 28, 2020
Social distancing? What do y’all think? #ReopenNC pic.twitter.com/xEtJqODCXv
— Ashad Hajela (@ashad_hajela) April 28, 2020
Healthcare workers have arrived and are standing across the street from #ReOpen NC protesters. They’re standing socially distanced with masks on and aren’t responding to hecklers. #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/ByE2Npv5GB
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) April 28, 2020
Two #ReopenNC protesters have been detained. pic.twitter.com/WLxjO3MCM4
— Ashad Hajela (@ashad_hajela) April 28, 2020
My colleague @GarrettBNews interviewed this ReOpen NC protestor today.
He says state should reopen even if death rate is “50 times” worse. pic.twitter.com/PNBAogoKlL
— Evan Sery (@evanserytv) April 28, 2020
A pickup truck is park in front of the NC legislative building. #ReopenNC leader Ashley Smith screams “We want to live.” She screams for healthcare workers who came to counter protest to go home, but says “we fight for their right to be here too.” “Freedom,” they scream. pic.twitter.com/eJgBhz6l3W
— Ashad Hajela (@ashad_hajela) April 28, 2020
Crowd chanting “Cooper’s got to go.” “freedom now”. #ncpol #ReopenNC pic.twitter.com/TJFFCSwB2n
— Loretta Boniti (@LorettaBoniti) April 28, 2020
And folks are rolling into the parking lot on Jones street. #ReopenNC pic.twitter.com/nPvq5AC7rQ
— A.P. Dillon ? (@APDillon_) April 28, 2020