Protester draws attention along Richmond Road

June 21, 2017 at 4:30 a.m. | Updated June 21, 2017 at 4:29 a.m.

An anonymous man urges people to report child molesters Tuesday as he stands near Richmond Road. He said he is doing this peacefully to raise awareness of how many incidents go unreported. He said he has had family members go through such incidents. When asked what his name was, he said "I am just a human being."
An anonymous man urges people to report child molesters Tuesday as he stands near Richmond Road. He said he is doing this peacefully to raise awareness of how many incidents go unreported. He said he has had family members go through such incidents. When asked what his name was, he said "I am just a human being."

Though a masked protester prompted several passers-by along Richmond Road to call 911 Tuesday, he was within his right to peacefully protest, said Texarkana, Texas, Police Spokesman Shawn Vaughn.

"He said he is protesting against child molesters and a divided America," Vaughn said. The man, who wore a Guy Fawkes mask and wished to remain anonymous, held up signs at Richmond Road and Interstate 30. 

"If he is not impeding traffic or bothering anyone, there is not a problem," Vaughn said.

Some of the signs had "United We Stand" and "You save your child, report a [pedophile]" written on them.

The stylized Guy Fawkes mask, with a mustache and pointed beard, has become popular among protesters since the 2006 release of the film "V for Vendetta," a dystopian political thriller based on a 1988 comics series.

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