Minneapolis protesters threaten reporter for approaching George Floyd 'autonomous zone'
'You're going to be in a bad situation in a second,' masked man tells reporter
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A reporter this week was threatened by a pair of protesters who have helped turn the
George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis into a police-free, autonomous zone.
"You're going to be in a bad situation in a second," a masked protester told NewsNation's Brian Entin on on Tuesday, as he reported from the other side of the zone's poorly constructed barricade.
"You're being called out for what you are, and you need to get out of here," the protester said. "You need to get in your car and go."
"We're just media," Entin said.
"I don't give a f*** who you are ... You need to get in your car and go," the man said, as another protester stood by him, also making threatening comments.
The tense exchange took place in broad daylight, and Entin turned and left with his camera operator.
While mainstream media correspondents frequently comment on what they deem unacceptable anti-press rhetoric from the right, actual threats and acts of violence from the left against journalists often draw comparatively little attention. Entin's encounter was not mentioned in this week's newsletters from CNN's "Reliable Sources" team.
Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody in May set off nationwide protests and civic unrest. The murder trial for former officer Derek Chauvin began this week; he was taped pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for nine minutes on May 25.
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