Why was a child at a protest?

My fellow Your Voices blogger Nekima Levy-Pounds wrote a post this morning about a 10-year-old boy who was pepper sprayed by a Minneapolis police officer during a street protest in downtown Minneapolis last evening.

Levy-Pounds wrote:

"Last night, I received some startling news that a ten year old boy was pepper sprayed by a Minneapolis police officer during a march through downtown. Please let that sink in for a moment ... a 10-year-old kid….pepper sprayed."

I took Levy-Pounds' advice and thought about 10-year-old Taye Clinton getting pepper sprayed while participating in a protest. I was not in downtown Minneapolis, but today I watched videos taken from the protest and reviewed social media from last evening.

The Star Tribune reported additional details on the protest last evening and the events which led up to "chemical aerosol" being used by police:

http://www.startribune.com/michael-brodkorb-why-was-a-child-at-a-protest/303829541/