I was saying, over and over: ‘This is a peaceful protest, a peaceful protest.’ I was saying it quite audibly, certainly loud enough.”She could not see the man’s face, and had no idea who he was: “I just knew it was a guy. “I knew he wanted me out,” said Barker, 40, who was carrying a phone and a small handbag. “ I thought if I just keep saying ‘peaceful protest, peaceful protest’ you hope to defuse the situation. “He continued to grip me by the neck and the arm all the way to the door of the building. “I think he needs to seriously look at why he reacted like that, why his anger went from 0-60 in 0.2 seconds.

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2019 16:09 UTC