A St. Louis homeowner who pulled a gun on protesters walking on his private street said he was"in imminent fear they would run me over, kill me."
"I was a person scared for my life, protecting my wife, my home, my hearth, my livelihood. I was a victim of a mob that came through the gate," Mark McCloskey told CNN's Chris Cuomo Tuesday.He said it is"ridiculous" to consider him the face of opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement after the incident. "I didn't care what color they were. I didn't care what their motivation was," McCloskey said."I was frightened. I was assaulted.
I may not be popular for this but they broke into a gated community and I think they were terrified.
They had no business on these peoples property, they think they have the right to do what they want
He is full of s!!$.
Because of people marching with signs..
That’s right! “Please come in my yard”. They are heroes
And if the situation was reversed?
This is becoming so stupid. Dont break into peoples yards clearly closed by a gate
BS!
After seeing what these cockroaches have done in other places like Atlanta and Baltimore I can’t blame him.
Yeah ..homeowners have the right too defend themselves and there property..end of story ... there tactic work did it not .. getting headlines homeowners all over the country will be emboldened...
Lucky those protesters were in the city. In the county they would have gotten lit up.
👍👏good job home owners! Many of us would've done exactly the same thing! Applause to you home owners!
CNN doing what it does best. Using its platform as tool to expose & destroy those they don't agree with.U want this man & woman cancelled & destroyed right? It's what u guys on d Left do. Zero tolerance for other points of view.They didn't want their house burnt.They were scared
Wow, scared for his life but yet they came outside brandishing guns? Isn’t the natural instinct to take a defensive position rather than advance on a “mob”?
Rioters are scary... I would have done the same. Why do rioters think they can’t be held accountable
Paranoid.
Nice try buddy......oh I don’t oppose BLM as you and Bonnie point your guns at unarmed black people....
How can an educated person apparently in a ethics committee behave like this?
His house it almost literally a fortress. Scared for his life, my ass.
Wasn't that Ailes's stated goal when he helped found Fox--to scare people to death--knowing that fear motivates people 3x more than hope does? Bottom feeding.
The Castle Doctrine allows her to defend her property with firearms. Some states is just the house. Some states it's to the properties edge. In my state it all of that and includes my vehicle sitting in a parking lot miles away.
A St. Louis American hero pulled a lawful weapon on an angry mob trespassing on private property***
See now y'all are just being silly at this point. So you see absolutely nothing wrong with folks tearing down a gate and advancing towards these folks!? If they did nothing to show they could protect themselves and got the business... we'd be saying something else today..C'mon!
Nice cover photo cropped to fit your narrative 😂
Black folk if you can own a gun get your guns.
I’m liberal and I think this is becoming a bigger deal than it should be
Scared for.
If I was scared for my life, I wouldn’t be standing in the middle of my yard with only one rifle. I’d be in the house calling police. But they again, he’s a republcian. Enough said
That photo is scary. No offense, but I'll be having nightmares about a neckless white lady with arms longer than her legs, making a face scarier than a pacific northwest Indian slave killer mask while holding a pistol in front of the Remington house..
Proud of those people who said enough is enough of the looting and violence and vandalism. Don't bring that shi* around here. They were protecting their property and their lives...
And she had her hand on the trigger the whole time. Who does this?
Next time just pull the damn trigger! Let there black know everything everyone matters, rules are rules! Just shoot ,and end this fucking joke.
'Scared for their lives'--well now they know exactly how the protestors have been feeling for the last 200+ years.
Smart man
OMG THERE ARE BLACK PEOPLE WALKING DOWN THE STREET I NEED TO GET MY GUN AND POINT IT MENACINGLY AT MY WIFE!!!!!!!!
He should be now.
Wake up dude, she’s already in your house and like you has no idea how to handle a firearm.
Someone might burn that bitches house down
What has this country come to we seem to be going backwards instead of somewhere other than backwards
All those Black people! Walking! Talking! On the sidewalk! No locks on the doors! No where to hide in my 1,658,980 square foot house! A living nightmare!
Yea he looked absolutely terrified
Cough cough bullish t cough cough
100 against 2! There’s no privilege, it’s about fear, and protesters practicing law edging so the victims don’t know if they will or won’t be attacked. In this case, they did what any reasonable person would do to protect their life and property.
Once again. Defending themselves from ignorant animals who broke down a gate and trespassed on their property. Libtards will do anything to defend their animals.
😂😂😂
It doesn’t matter they were on their property you have the right to defend your property your life your freedom I’m sick and tired of this crap evidently someone told The rioters they have the power it’s time to show them they do not this was never a protest from the very start
The wife wasn’t that scared if she walked a hundred feet away from her husband and toward the crowd.
Trespassing private property is ilegal!
Two homeowners defended their private property against a trespassing mob, in accordance to the 2nd amendment. This is not controversial.
then they should have stayed in their fucking mansion & called 911 if they were that scared. They seemed fine on their front lawn waving around Guns
Then why was he standing in his front lawn. With his wife.
Nice photo choice propaganda news
FAKE NEWS
Paranoia makes a person do crazy things...smh
The far left cnn and their sheep will defend the mob at all costs. Good for the home owners.
. Protestors broke the gate. Isn't that a crime? Trespassed. Isn't that a crime? We saw what the vilolent mobs can do without weapons in the 'peaceful protests' ! 🤔 An armed nation is a peaceful nation. They could rightfully protect themselves. 👏👏👏 To the homeowners. .
So scared that remaining in the house never entered his mind...ummm ok
America “the land of the free” (not for people of color or the poor) and “the home of the brave” (not for anyone that needs a gun)!
Ya and I am the queen of England. Who do these people think they are and why should anyone believe them. Hi ya there is what the President said don't believe what you see and hear only what I tell you. I guess they subscribe to that.
Her insistence that a group of Black protesters parading past her home put her in fear for her life, necessitating the threat of deadly force, is exactly the problem.
I call shenanigans. He’s just trying to use legal buzz words to appeal to a certain type of person. Also if you’re going to own guns you really should learn to handle them properly. That was an embarrassing display. Take a class on firearm usage. It could save your life.
White. Privilege.
They really look scared waving there guns around threatening innocent Americans trump supporters will eventually destroy America as we know it 😼
Good for the couple. The protestors broke a fence, they're THUGS.
Racism is a disease and it is a crime.All Americans should be treated the same irrespective of their color or religion.
Hire do you expect people to react after a mob breaks through a gate with a sign “private road”. The same group burning buildings downs & chanting who’s road is this? Our road! This wouldn’t happen if people respected private property. People that don’t trespass don’t get shot
Yes, that's obvious. If you disagree & believe these were peaceful protesters, remember they'd already broken into a gated community which made protesters actually rioters & vandals. So, go ahead & show how much you believe in their cause, burn your own house down, why wait?
Sorry, not buying it. If you’re scared, stay inside.
And he has his right. you are so corrupt.
And that's a good thing people are protecting their property when rioters And looters come to your house you have to do something protect your property he was in his full rights of the law you'll see more of this as you see less cops
They should have shot every protestorin the face the first step they took on their property. They already busted down a gate to get into their private community.
True Americans stand with the home owners, the right to bear arms and defending your family at ANY cost...
Gated communities being a thing in the US is so completely insane. The land of the free? Give me a break, it’s the land of the cowards.
I completely support the BLM, but a lot of people seems that they are missing out a point. The goal of BLM needs to be clear.
Bravo!!! Point the gun thousand times .
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Code: I was scared of black people because they look menacing
I applaud these homeowners. These protesters have gone to far and should be treated like the criminals they are for trespassing and intimating people
The protesters were unarmed and walking down the street. He made a spectacle of himself.
-because he saw Black people.
Barbarians at the gate ...
Iconic photo that will survive the ages. Proof that Constitution and Rule of Law are replaced by Anarchy and PC. Between this horrible reality and Trump we don't stand a chance of recovering self-respect or semblance of sanity. I fear for future generations. We're DYING.
He and his wife were high on Fox fear propaganda.
The peaceful protesters destroyed his gate and would probably have damaged more property had he not confronted them back gates matter
Great job! Protect yourself and your property!
BS
Please you have a gun! Fear is an emotion and you're not thinking rational! YOU ARE GUN NUTS!!
They said alot more then that but that would def be the spin I would expect from you.
They are the victims and the thugs should have been arrested but fake news and the thugs in office has unleashed a domestic terrorists all because the hatred for OUR “WE THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS” PRESIDENT TRUMP who exposed your corruption!!
Ridiculous
Because when I’m scared for my life I leave my house and go confront the people who are going to kill me 😂
their dogs took one look at the situation and bolted...
CNN, do you remember when the 'protesters' came for you ? ........
300 people crash your gate. With “peaceful” protestors, yeah I’m sure everyone here would just sit and hope nothing would happen. F**k off
So instead of barricading inside his big safe house he goes outside armed to confront the “mob” that just kept on walking past his house. Yeah maybe they’re not racist, just stupid.
It’s sad that it has come to this. I have no words. I just wish the world had more love between races. It’s really not that hard to love one another.
Let any do the news for u
I can tell he is not afraid for his life by the way he runs outside his house. Maybe he is afraid of people seeing into his windows. Maybe there are kids dressed up all messed up and drugged right there.
ladysoonerfan After seeing what happened in Seattle, with the CHAZ/CHOP situation, can you really blame anyone for being fearful or concerned? I absolutely support the protests just not taking over communities and destroying private property.
Life or lifestyle 🤔
If CNN has a wonder about reasons for fear they should bring up their current news footage of BLM/ANTIFA killings, arson and looting.
BS they could have remained indoors! Arrest them!
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Imagine what it feels like to have a cop’s knee pressing down on your throat for 8 1/2 minutes until you lose consciousness.
A white couple pulling guns to blacks protesting against discrimination... that’s all in a nutshell.
fake news you forgot to post a picture of an iron gate.
they look dumb; it was an over reaction; it was dangerous and stupid especially with her finger on the trigger However; its their right. but boy oh boy are the pictures of them absolutely legendary for all the wrong reasons 😅
Their neighbors are still alive? They might even talk to them in their own backyard. Silly people!
Uh huh
I stand with the home owners.
I recommend psychotherapy ... crazy people!
Of course they were scared of the coloured people in front of their mansion ... They are RACIST after all..
On 'his private street'?...when did streets become private to wealthy folks? and of course he was scared, he is a pussy
Bullshit. I’ve been there, after a cop was shot here in Houston. Mobs where everywhere. I turned every light on I could, shut the blinds and stayed inside with my gun. You don’t stand out there like a peacock with a gun in your hand. He was daring them...hoping to use that gun!
Gated community? Where were the protesters going too ? No through road ?
Option 1. Go outside wave guns around to protect my “property” and risk being shot or shooting someone 2. Stay inside behind brick walls and heavy doors and call police. Idiots will choose option 1
CNN, how many times are you going to run this story? Just drop it already.
We saw pictures of him and his wife. They didn’t look frightened. The protestors were walking down street, not threatening them. Believe they should be arrested.
Husband claims they were the terrorists. 🔥🙄 I'm like ...no.
I'd advise moving out of St. Louis and let the City collapse into anarchy without your tax-base. But I admire how hard that couple worked for that beautiful house. No one has the right to threaten them. They have every right to defend themselves.
Y is it relevant that he is a homeowner? Did he pull out his gun from his house? Coz if so, he's just a sniper, not protecting himself. If not, y mention it? Does it somehow make him more of a man because he owns his own home? I own my home, does that make me more credible?
Ha ha, sure. With an assault rifle pointing at unarmed people walking by. Very scary.
Well the situation is hard to tell why this really happened i would say, as media is showing you only one small part!
Ya he's a lil b*tch who wanted attention and to play with his big gun
Of course she was gonna say that...
CNN is a rumor making machine! ……The most mean and shameless is to fabricate lies! CNN, Each of your articles is telling of your shamelessness!
Bullshit.
This couple were defending their property, more power to them.
Nothing wrong with that, blesings upon this righteous home owner.....the protesters are probably going to hell....just saying
Lol
If you don't own a gun, buy one now! Stock up on ammo. Be ready to defend yourself, family and property from the Democrats. The police cant respond because the Democratic city leadership refuses to let them. Be ready, the Democrats are coming!!
Yep the mob broke the gate and were in their yard threatening them. TRESPASSING! Period.
That’s the exact phrase an attorney knows to use.
He did nothing wrong.
Shit was a scene from the purge. Crazy ass people.
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