Fans and protesters clash after Rams gamehttp://www.stltoday.com/news/local/police-arrest-two-ferguson-protesters-in-clash-with-rams-fans/article_dcca3100-aa78-5ea0-a55f-c8833a07a4f6.html"Rams fans and Ferguson protesters fought Sunday afternoon outside the Edward Jones Dome after the Rams secured a victory over the visiting Seattle Seahawks.
About 3 p.m. a handful of fans argued with protesters, who were yelling and chanting, near the intersection of North Broadway and Cole streets. The yelling escalated, a fan appeared to spit on one of the protesters and he was then struck on the head, at which point a melee ensued and punches were thrown.
At one point during the scuffle, a protester carrying an upside-down American flag used the pole as a weapon, attempting to jab a fan with the pole. A short time later, after the initial confrontation, a different fan grabbed the flag and ran with it for a brief period; protesters then wrestled the flag back.
Two women, one of whom was a juvenile, were arrested after the fight, police said.
Two people were injured including one woman who was punched in the face after chanting “Let’s go Rams” to protesters. She was later treated and released by paramedics. Police did not provide details on the second victim’s injuries.
Police said two groups of about 20 to 25 people each had argued and fought."
NOTE: The report of a fan spitting on a protester was 'hearsay' and not confirmed. However two videos provide evidence of: female black protestor punching a white male, and spitting at another, and other evidence of protestor aggression against white fans: video and links at the above link.
NOTE2: The Post Dispatch revised the story and omitted the 'hearsay spitting' report, and the link above is to the revision, with new details about the two women arrested.
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