He was using a hammer to smash the curb -- likely for use as projectiles (via toofab)
Online commenters praised the protesters for intercepting the man, pointing out that he was likely smashing the sidewalk hoping protesters would throw the cement bricks at cars, through shop windows, or at the police themselves.
Commenters also praised the police for their decision not to intercept the man themselves, even though he was vandalizing right in front of them; as the sight of armed officers dragging a protester from the crowd could have quickly turned things ugly. A woman spotted grabbing chunks of concrete right before the incident fled into the crowd and appeared to escape the crowd's wrath.
The walls that provided the backdrop for the tense moment were sprayed with the name"George Floyd", whose death beneath the knee of a Minneapolis cop one week ago sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
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