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Madison WI- In the video, the motorcyclist, Rich Yaeger, starts to argue with protesters standing by the gaps in the cars.
“I can’t fit through there,” Yaeger can be heard saying.
Protesters repeatedly tell him to “back up” and started chanting. They were not blocking the area behind Yaeger’s motorcycle.
Yaeger tells protesters that they are “(expletive) pathetic,” and then drives through the group. Once through, he swears at them again and calls one a “sexy woman.”
“This is my square,” Yaeger can be heard yelling while revving his motorcycle. He then drives away.
Andi Janeway, a protester who uses they/them pronouns, said they and at least two others were hit by Yaeger’s motorcycle. Janeway, 25, works at UW-Madison in the Community Arts Collaboratory and has been an active participant in the local Black Lives Matter protests since May 30.