Video: Iraq War 5th Anniversary in San Francisco

by Bob Brigham [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Five years ago today, I went to check out the San Francisco protests with one of my interns. Today, I went downtown to Market and Montgomery at noon and in retrospect am quite glad I didn't bring anyone with me. I did however, bump into my buddy Luke Thomas from Fog City Journal. You'll see him in some of the pics below (with his bright pink SFPD press pass clearly visible against his black jacket). He's also in the video, trying to protect his camera while he is treated like a human pinball. This is the craziest video I've ever shot.
Before the video, here are some pics to set the stage.

The casket approaches the intersection for a die in.

The die in begins.

Even the SFPD has a vlogger.

Cameras converge on the scene.

More cameras start appearing and lots of people taking cell phone pics.

Speaking of cameras, there's Luke Thomas:

This was extremely peaceful at this point.

I mean, laid back even.

And then, this happened...