Thread by @RayBoydDigital, “Outlaw said she watched a video posted ... by the New York [...]

“Outlaw said she watched a video posted ... by the New York Times featuring a host of footage from the scene and was ‘extremely disturbed and sickened beyond description.’”

Not surprised by this reaction, but I’d also point to the local reporting that’s been happening for weeks. https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/1276241836814872579

https://twitter.com/phillyinquirer/status/1276241836814872579

Pieces like this: https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-gas-police-vine-street-expressway-20200601.html

Philadelphia protesters gassed on I-676, leading to ‘pandemonium’ as they tried to flee

“How can you expect us to be peaceful and then you — you attack us. You get mad when we violent, but when we peaceful, you still get mad. So what is the answer?” said protester Kai Mickens of...

https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-gas-police-vine-street-expressway-20200601.html

And this: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/a/philadelphia-police-overwhelmed-protests-city-leaders-george-floyd-20200611.html

And this one: https://www.inquirer.com/news/tear-gas-vine-street-expressway-interstate-676-philadelphia-george-floyd-police-20200602.html

Oh, and videos like this ...

Also, this happened: https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-jouranlist-arrested-kristen-graham-20200602.html

Tear gas, then handcuffs: I am an Inquirer journalist who was arrested for doing my job

Without signs, barricades, or prior directions, there was no way for me to know I was in the wrong spot, but I quickly turned around. Less than a minute later, two officers walked toward me. They put...

https://www.inquirer.com/news/george-floyd-protests-philadelphia-jouranlist-arrested-kristen-graham-20200602.html

And this happened: https://twitter.com/samanthamelamed/status/1275524750316535810