{"id":23250,"date":"2018-08-06T21:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T21:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/06\/recruiting-operations-continue-after-berkeley-protesters-target-window-of-marine-recruiting-station\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:27:02","slug":"recruiting-operations-continue-after-berkeley-protesters-target-window-of-marine-recruiting-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/08\/06\/recruiting-operations-continue-after-berkeley-protesters-target-window-of-marine-recruiting-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Recruiting operations continue after Berkeley protesters target window of Marine recruiting station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The window of the Berkeley, California, Marine recruiting station <\/a>fell victim to a protest run amok on Sunday after it was allegedly targeted by members of a loose collection of counter-protesters known as Antifa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Berkeley Police Department said it arrested nearly 20 demonstrators, most of them for \u201cpossession of banned weapons\u201d after rival groups clashed in Berkeley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rally came to a boil after members of a \u201cNo to Marxism in America 2\u201d rally and a counter group Antifa<\/a> organized protests on the same day that city officials said neither group had obtained a permit for, Fox News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo Marine Corps personnel were present in the facility during Sunday\u2019s protest, and although our facilities sustained minor damage, they are still in good condition and recruiting operations are ongoing,\u201d Capt. Chad Hill, a spokesman for 12th Marine Corps District, told Marine Corps Times in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A filmmaker for News2Share, Ford Fischer, uploaded a video to Twitter and Youtube showing the window of the Berkeley recruiting station being hit, allegedly by Antifa protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fischer claims he was threatened by the Antifa protesters after filming the incident: “Get the f–k back. Cops aren\u2019t here. They won\u2019t help you,\u201d he posted on Twitter, which Fischer claims one of the protesters told him after filming the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not the first time the Corps has witnessed some form of public outlash against its Berkeley recruiting station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, Berkeley City Council members said Marine recruiters were no longer welcome in the city and applauded protestors for nonviolently impeding Marine recruiting efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident was famously parodied by former Marine officer Rob Riggle and then-comedian for the Daily Show in a 2008 skit where Riggle went undercover as a hippie to understand Berkeley\u2019s reaction to the Corps\u2019 recruiting efforts in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berkeley police said there were no significant injuries as the result of Sunday\u2019s dueling protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lack of injuries is fortunate given that extremists threw explosives at Berkeley Police and Alameda County Sheriff\u2019s Office mutual aid officers. Berkeley Fire treated and released three members of the public for minor injuries,\u201d Berkeley police said in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City vehicles were also damaged in the protest and one was set on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marine Corps Times reached out to Berkeley Antifa participants and did not receive a comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VIDEO: Antifa smashes the windows of Shattuck Ave US Marine Corps Recruiting office in #Berkeley<\/a> #berkeleyprotests<\/a> #Antifa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SZH5d97CjV<\/a><\/p>— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>