Silent Sam, ACTBAC, Antifa, Police and Pepper Spray

Police turned into aggressors at Aug. 30 dueling protests on UNC's campus.Online editor Michael Abernethy and Kate Croxton recount what they witnessed and experienced Thursday night -- with audio from the scene -- including being among those pepper sprayed by police.4:00 - police presence4:20 - Dance party on the quad5:50 - Interview with UNC freshmen at the scene7:30 - ACTBAC arrives9:00 - Police barricades, and who were and weren't allowed inside11:00 - Interview with Madeline Murnion, "flabberghasted" by the scene13:30 - Confederate flag "parachute"14:30 - ACTBAC's exit16:30 - Police pepper spray nonviolent crowd19:20 - On-scene: moments before the pepper spray20:00 - Pepper spray hits crowd, causes Kate's respiratory attack23:00 - Will police be held accountable for attacking protesters?25:50 - Whose freedom of speech was protected Aug. 30?30:00 - Pepper spray turned us from objective observers into part of the story