“Are You Willing to Die for Your YouTube Sh*t?” – Antifa Thugs With AR15’s Intimidate Journalist Andy Ngo at Seattle Rally – Police Threaten Arrest for Filming

 by Brock Simmons December 2, 2018 552 Comments

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Portland based video journalist and Quillette writer Andy Ngo (who happens to be gay and Asian) made the trip north to Seattle to cover a pro Constitution rally put on by III%’ers and other conservative groups, as well as the counter protest staged by the usual red flag toting communists of Antifa.

As Ngo attempted to make his way into the communist group to capture the scene, several people confronted him and prevented him from going in, including at least three people armed with AR15’s and an AK47.

When I tried to walk to the street corner where antifa was demonstrating, two of their people with guns confronted me. pic.twitter.com/C5IrlnQqQ8

— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 2, 2018

At first the Seattle police were encouraging Antifa to let Ngo in, as it is unlawful to prevent the travel of someone on the sidewalk.

A short time later, like the “police” departments in places such as Portland and Berkeley, Seattle “officers” started targeting Ngo, threatening to arrest him for standing on the sidewalk. This was while Ngo was being victimized by several different Antifa members harassing and shoving him, even pinning him up against one of the police barriers.

The officers of the Seattle “police” department were saying that Ngo’s presence was “inciting conflict” and ordered Ngo to leave the public area.

This was a surreal moment: @SeattlePD officer came up and said I was "inciting conflict" and potential violence just by being there. If my physical presence in a public space makes someone else want to become violent, the problem is not with me. pic.twitter.com/08wM5KXwx0

— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 2, 2018

Seattle police apparently had no problem with Antifa staging their un-permitted protest, blocking the sidewalks, open carrying rifles, and continually accosting Ngo. Even when one antifa member issued a death threat to Ngo, saying “Are you willing to die for Youtube shit?…Death is coming to you… You spying and doing this punk s*** is gunna get you hurt.”

“I’m known to do this shit for real,” an antifa protester said to me. “Are you willing to die for Youtube shit?…Death is coming to you.” pic.twitter.com/bhK2wWkMBD

— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 2, 2018

They surrounded me, and on cue, all of them took out their cameras to record. They pushed me and followed me when I tried to leave the area I was boxed in. One @SeattlePD officer tried to stand up for me. pic.twitter.com/ghJXoNQOqm

— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 2, 2018