There is no proof of this. In fact, even in the article you posted says:
"But video from early in the incident shows a man holding open the left side of the gate while the right door is fully intact and upright."
There is no evidence that the lock was damaged beforehand. Come on man, this doesn't even take critical thinking skills.
Here's an actual quote from that video:
"So while it doesn't appear that the gate was broken when protesters first streamed through the gate on their way to the mayor's house, it does seem likely that the gate was damaged at some point between the time when the protesters came through and when McCloskey took his photos."
I don't know why you are posting stuff that refutes your point, but......thanks?
I just posted the video..unlike you I wont hide a video of tell a lie just to make a point.
You are talking about 2 different things
The locking mechanism portion and the actual right side gate portion that WAS intact upon entering and later bent over.
If I had to wager the crowd was pissed and damaged the GATE portion on the way out, no proof exists but that
is certainly way more likely than this dude or his wife tearing it down to fake evidence.
You know like the hate crime fakers you probably give a pass too.