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Protesters descend on crab houses in Middle River, Fallston to confront operator over racist comments
A crowd of about 100 people descended Saturday afternoon on crab houses in Middle River and Fallston to confront the operator over racist comments posted to social media.Protesters first went to the Middle River location of Vince’s Crab House to shout “Shut them down!" to Vince Meyer, who operates the crab houses and is white.
Screenshots of Meyer’s social media accounts that circulated online included one from June 1 that said: “There is one place I bet the protesters/rioters won’t light on fire or break into or even block the road to .... the social services buildings.” That was followed by four laughing emoji.
A screen shot from a 2012 post stated: “I hope this zimmerman guy is found not guilty js” (“JS” is shorthand for “just saying.”) The post was likely referring to George Zimmerman, a Florida man who shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was found not guilty.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/marylan...teq-story.htmlKellie Vaughan, 35, said she travels from Baltimore’s Oliver neighborhood to Middle River weekly to buy crabs from Vince’s. She estimated that she has spent at least $1,000 there so far this year.
So when she saw the owner’s Facebook posts circulating Saturday morning, she knew she had to act.
“Black dollars matter, and as people we will not be disrespected,” she said. “Our lives matter, our business matters and we couldn’t not be heard today.”
Vaughan had started to plan a protest for 4 p.m., but as the Facebook posts spread, people showed up earlier and began shaking the doors and threatening the staff, she said. Vaughan said she rushed over in hopes of preventing any violence and called Baltimore County police to help.
“When we said ‘Shut them down,’ we meant money-wise,” Vaughan said. “They have multiple locations, and that ends today.”
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