Group of anti-statue protestors readying their signs.
Note the bow-tied Salem brahmin holding the "Who?" sign (click on picture for a larger version). The protestors and the Salem police apparently had an informal agreement that they would be allowed to demonstrate if they lowered their signs when the ceremony began. This guy refused, even when the crowd behind him complained loudly about their blocked view. He would be arrested and hauled away by one of Salem's finest, heels dug into the sidewalk like a recalcitrant 3-year-old.