animlzrule
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Yes denial in the face of facts is a funny thing;
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/louisiana_house_protest.html
You need to read a little more carefully. The ultimate owner of the property may not have wanted the protestors there. The owner does not live on the premises, and now has asserted his right to ban protestors from his property. (I'm assuming, from his comments. It seems he also has a bias against people's constitutional rights to free speech and congregation) But, at the time, the tenant supported the protestors and describes these disturbing details: "They were pushing people I didn't even know into my house," she said of the police. "I addressed them (police), but they didn't answer me back."
"Batiste considers a few local police officers good friends. She respects law enforcement so she had asked all protesters who were taunting or cursing at the police to stop while standing on her property. And she said they agreed and were "very, very respectful" of both her and the officers.
So she was a little surprised when officers in protective vests and military-type outfits moved onto her property and started taking people into custody. Only one officer -- a personal friend who she recognized -- even talked to her during the confrontation. " Batiste and three other people living on the street said they didn't see any rocks being thrown at law enforcement by demonstrators. No video or pictures have surfaced of rocks or concrete being tossed by the protesters either" "And still other neighbors said they weren't so bothered by the protesters standing on their lawns, but more by the police being on their property. Judy Adams, who has lived in the neighborhood since the 1960s, said she wasn't comfortable with the officers milling about in her yard."
So yes, it does appear that the police instigated this incident, in an attempt to prevent people from peacefully congregating and protesting. It seems the witnesses reports are almost exclusively on the side of the protestors, and in direct contrast to police claims.