Boston police prepared, not worried about Saturday's free speech rally

BOSTON — Boston police say they’re not expecting any problems from a free speech rally and counter-protest on the Common this weekend.

Back in august, around 15,000 people marched in the streets to protest a small, free speech rally.

Boston police tell us they’re not expecting the same numbers this weekend as a “rally for the republic” is planned on the Common.

While the demonstration in August had a permit, this weekend's organizers have not obtained a permit from the city. It was denied because there is already a 5k scheduled Saturday morning.

But the organizers told Boston 25 News, they plan to gather on the Common anyway.

The Facebook event says 94 people are planning to attend.

“The goal is mainly to show the far left, but also now I guess the City of Boston administration they can play all the funny games they want with us; but it's not going to deter us or scare us away,” said the rally spokesperson John Medlar.

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A spokesperson for Boston police commissioner Bill Evans sent us this statement: “We remain in contact with all parties who are planning events this weekend. We will have adequate resources in place to ensure the safety of all those attending the events. We do not anticipate any issues with crowd size or planned events happening this weekend.”

We did make several attempts to talk with someone from Fight Supremacy 2.0, the counter protest sponsored by Black Lives Matter. But we did not hear back.

Their Facebook page shows thousands are interested in their counter protest.

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