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St. Louis home owner says he's a victim of 'terrorism' and that his 'life has been ruined' after his picture goes viral
Jul 1, 2020
Mark McCloskey, a 63-year-old personal injury attorney, and 61-year-old attorney Patricia McCloskey were pictured on Sunday with an assault rifle and a handgun, respectively, as protesters march through their neighborhood.
Mark McCloskey, who appeared on CNN's "Prime Time" with host Chris Cuomo on Tuesday, said "my life has been ruined" after the picture of him and his wife had gone viral and said he fell victim to what he described as "terrorism."
The group of protesters broke through the fence of a gated community and entered a private street, where they demonstrated against Mayor Lyda Krewson, who lives in an adjacent neighborhood. Krewson, a Democrat, had attracted criticism from activists for outing the names of those who called for the defunding of police.
"They were coming at us until I displayed the weapon, and that's what stopped them," McCloskey said, adding that one of the protesters had brandished two pistols and told him, "you're next."
McCloskey described the actions of the protesters as "social intimidation" and a form of terrorism.
"What's the definition of terrorism? To use violation and intimidation to frighten the public," McCloskey said. "That's what was happening that night, that's what happened to me that's the damage I suffered."
McCloskey added that it was "completely ridiculous" to claim he was opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement, which recently conducted protests throughout the country in the wake of George Floyd's death.
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