Dissent will not be tolerated.

Via KXAN:

A small White Lives Matter demonstration evolved into a much larger scene in downtown Austin Saturday afternoon. According to Austin Police, over 300 people made up the White Lives Matter and the counter protests that both began around noon. Eight people in the crowd were arrested.

The White Lives Matter group came from Houston. They say they were trying to send the message that white people are also killed by police and hate crimes should be handled evenly across the board.

“If you do something to me because you don’t like me, you should be charged with a hate crime. Just like if I did something to these people, it should be a hate crime. We are out here as Americans wanting justice, that’s it,” said one of the activists for the White Lives Matter group.

But for some in the crowd, they say the group is supporting racism. “We just wanted to drown them out and not give them a platform for hate,” said one of the counter-protesters Elizabeth Nitz.[…]

There were eight arrests made at the protest, DPS said. Below are the names of the individuals arrested on misdemeanor charges:

Joseph Wayne George, 36, interference with public duty
Ryan Christopher Garl, 27, assault
Joseph Clyde Hinkle, 28, assault
Robert M. Ussery, 52, assault
David Chau, 32, evading arrest
Richard Murry, 28, disorderly conduct
Robert Francis Glynn, 25, evading arrest
Thomas Francis McGuire, 31, assault

Those arrested were booked into the Travis County Jail. KXAN cameras caught the arrest of Richard Murry. Murry could be heard yelling while being placed in handcuffs that he was being arrested for throwing a water bottle at the White Lives Matter group.

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