Despite the peaceful nature of the event, many nearby businesses continued to hammer boards over their windows - even as speakers addressed the crowd at the rally. Some boarded up but stayed open, like Five Guys. Others had been open for morning customers, and were rushing to close before the rally ended. In perhaps the oddest case, the CVS Pharmacy on Wisconsin Avenue was closed, and a sign blamed the closure on a "curfew." Problem: There is no curfew. But the drugstore was entirely boarded up, and unlike other businesses, even had piled up objects to blockade the entrance.
Luxury apartment and condo buildings also took varying degrees of protective measures. Upstairs at Bethesda Row pulled their street-level curtains and sealed both sets of inner doors. Others went further, deploying private security guards to patrol outside.
So far this afternoon, the event has been peaceful. And for the first time since my early years on Twitter, our town of Bethesda is actually outnumbering tweets about Bethesda Softworks in Twitter search!
This looks like a tactical police SUV with rear gun ports, but it's actually a news vehicle, a helpful reporter told me. Even the media is becoming militarized! |
Warby Parker boarding up as the event begins nearby |
1 comment:
OMG! Please stop all the crazy thing. Amazon, CVS or any other brand don't make any bad thing.
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