Posted on 02/27/2017 7:41:43 AM PST by simpson96
protest against President Donald Trump at New Haven City Hall on Saturday ended with pepper spray, police dogs and two arrests.
After congregating at 3 p.m. to hear speeches, about 200 protesters marched across Route 34, creating a human barricade to block traffic. State police officers then threatened to arrest them if they did not clear the area.
Although many attendees began to disperse or watched from the sideline, at least 50 people remained in the street for approximately half an hour. Protesters moved out of the street by 4:50 p.m. and began to march back to City Hall, followed by more than a dozen New Haven and state police officers.
When protesters reached the corner of Church and Chapel streets, police chased them out of the street and took three men into custody.
“When we started retreating to go back to City Hall and finish the rally, [the police] became violent,” said Alejandra Campos ’19, a protest attendee. “They literally grabbed me and pushed me. They had one police officer that was very threatening. He was threatening people with his attack dog.”
She said a man next to her was arrested by the police and pushed to the ground and, in her panic, she was not sure whether to try to assist him or to get away. Campos said she did not understand why the police began to escalate force and use pepper spray on nonviolent protesters. (snip)
Norman Clement, an activist with ANSWER Coalition, has four charges against him, including inciting a riot, Kane said. He was released on a $5,000 surety bond, Kane added.
Police arrested Clement on Chapel Street outside the dollar store. After his arrest, he was surrounded by more than 10 police officers, who would not let Kane or other protesters come near him.
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“They had one police officer that was very threatening. He was threatening people with his attack dog.”
Good !
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this is simple even for the simple mind!! Did the police tell you to get out of the street? Oh they did but you didn’t get out of the street?? Then TOO F******G BAD!!
Next!!
I thought that I read where he was arrested for inciting to riot because he and some other people blocked a road earlier and, I believe that also refused to allow an ambulance with a patient it to pass. [If I had been the ambulance driver, I would have ran them over. But I wasn’t.]
Or shot.
Stupid, entitled brats. Lawyer “pro bono”? Yeah, right. Paid by Soros, she means.
Like this one?
Because it is ok to block streets and impede traffic, don’cha know!
50 remained in the road, three in custody and only two arrests? Why so few?
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