. ▁The ▁demonstr ation ▁was ▁among ▁A CT ▁Up ' s ▁most ▁controvers ial , ▁but ▁Pet rel is ▁almost ▁didn ' t ▁particip ate ; ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁activ ists ▁wanted ▁to ▁include ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁aff inity ▁groups ▁for ▁that ▁demonstr ation ▁because , ▁he ▁re called , ▁" Pe ople ▁felt ▁I ▁was ▁too ▁angry ." ▁Pet rel is ▁said ▁he ▁non eth eless ▁felt ▁driven ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁changed ▁his ▁mind . ▁Ar riv ing ▁early ▁before ▁the ▁police ▁had ▁established ▁bar ric ades , ▁Pet rel is ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁a is le ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral . ▁As ▁other ▁protest ers ▁stage ▁silent ▁die - ins , ▁or ▁calm ly ▁read ▁prepared ▁statements , ▁Pet rel is ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁p ew ▁and ▁sc ream ed , ▁" O ' Con nor , ▁you ' re ▁killing ▁us ! ▁You ' re ▁killing ▁us , ▁just ▁stop ▁it ! ▁Just ▁stop ▁it !" ▁ ▁Before ▁officers ▁removed ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁Pet rel is ▁sc ream ed , ▁" We ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁silent . ▁We ▁will ▁fight ▁O ' Con nor ' s ▁big ot ry ." ▁ ▁Pet rel is ▁later ▁faced ▁criticism ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁inside ▁the ▁c athedral . ▁By ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁p ew , ▁blow ing ▁a ▁wh ist le , ▁and ▁sc ream ing , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁protest ers ▁inside ▁the ▁church ▁participated ▁in ▁silent