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Protect ya neck “bro”. Via STLToday Some Ferguson protest strategists turned on one of their own Thursday night, allegedly beating a man they accused of sending out unauthorized video of a meeting at Greater St. Mark Missionary Church in an unincorporated area of north St. Louis County. County police confirmed that they are investigating. The victim, identified as Chris Schaefer, a University of Missouri-St. Louis student, was chased from the church, at 9950 Glen Owen Drive, and beaten outside. He was treated for his injuries at a hospital. He details his story on a website where he asks for donations to cover the cost of his medical care. Patricia Bynes, a stalwart of the protest movement who attended the meeting, blamed members of the group Lost Voices for the attack. “If we’re going to hold police accountable for beating us, we need to hold ourselves accountable for incidents like this,” Bynes said. “I’m not saying all the Lost Voices were involved, but those that weren’t need to get their group under control because they have gotten increasingly violent lately.” Bynes said the meeting at the church was intended to be confidential. Some in the crowd accused Schaefer of using his smartphone to “live stream” the proceedings to the Internet. Gotta be extra careful when you’re an outsider on a cultural safari… In an interview Friday, Bynes described the circumstances. “The meeting started at around 7:30 and I got there a little late and sat down front,’ she said. “I was listening to what was going on and, all of a sudden, somebody yells out, ‘There’s a phone off the hook!’” “Others started repeating it, and then I see some members of the Lost Voices moving towards this young man.” Bynes said the group chased Schaefer outside. “They got him up against the wall. I couldn’t really see what was happening to him but I assumed he was getting beaten up,” she said. Says Schaefer about his attack: In a live stream that Schaefer sent out from the hospital emergency room, he discussed the incident and his injuries. “I was not live streaming at this meeting,” he says in the video, posted online. “I did nothing wrong. I have been a peaceful protester and live streaming, just trying to protect people from getting hurt who are protesting.” “Maybe they thought I was a cop,” he adds, “or they thought I was live streaming something that shouldn’t have been live streamed.” At one point, he holds up his heavily bandaged right hand. “I got hit pretty badly in many different places — my head, my hands, my sides, my stomach, and my legs,” Schaefer says. As to his alleged assailants, Schaefer said, “Unfortunately, there’s always a few bad apples.” We’re pretty sure many of those folks would actually consider Schaefer as a “bad apple”. Ironic. Image via GoFundMe

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Ferguson Protesters Beat White Journalism Student Accused Of Live-Streaming Private Strategy Meeting