Posted on 07/10/2022 1:24:43 PM PDT by EBH
Police reportedly arrested a parolee in Maryland on Monday when he became agitated while pleading with a group of climate change protesters who were blocking traffic.
On July 4, climate protesters wearing yellow vests completely blocked traffic on the I-495 beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, to demand that President Joe Biden declare a “climate emergency.” In a video that has since gone viral, a man claiming to be a parolee exited a vehicle and pleaded with the protesters to let him pass, alleging that he would be sent back to prison if he was late for his job.
“One lane, I am asking one lane,” the man desperately pleaded as the activists refused to budge.
The man then began tearing signs from the protesters’ hands as they persisted in blocking traffic. Take a look: (video from Twitter)
Another video shared by documentarian Ford Fischer later showed police arresting the man after he became “agitated at the activists blocking traffic” and “got more physical,” according to Fischer. Police arrested the parolee first and reportedly “took their time” arresting the protesters.
Fox 4 DC reported that 13 climate protesters were all arrested for charges related to “resisting arrest, disturbing peace/hinder passage, and failure to obey a reasonable/lawful order.” The man, presumably identified as a “counter-protester,” was also reportedly “charged with second-degree assault and resisting arrest.” One of the alleged protesters, Guido Reichstadter, came to the man’s defense on Twitter, saying he never felt threatened and that he would gladly “issue a statement or testify in his favor.”
“The shirtless man nudging me with his body was not violent with me and I did not feel threatened. I believe his arrest was unnecessary and I’ll be happy to issue a statement or testify in his favor. said Reichstadter in a now-deleted tweet.
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Should have just ran them over.
Justice is no longer blind. It is actually very discriminatory.
DC cops are mostly just thugs in my opinion. Maybe not every single one.... but the great majority.
Blocking traffic is rioting. Break out the rubber bullets.
And once again, police showing they are the enemy.
Yeah, protesting “climate change” by making thousands of cars idle on the beltway running their A/Cs.
Give the guy credit for not running them over and having the ethics to want to go to work. Shame on the police!!!
> Police arrested the parolee first and reportedly “took their time” arresting the protesters. <
As happens way too often, the cops took the easy way out. Shame on them.
I just hope the parolee’s parole officer understands the situation, and doesn’t violate the parolee. Because that poor guy is the biggest victim of them all here.
Yep. I feel really bad for the guy who was arrested. He needed and wanted to get to his job and stay in compliance with his parole.
The protestors...heartless.
Whatever has invaded their souls is just evil.
Just another daily “insurrection” by the democrazies. Hopefully, they all behaved and kept their clothes on.
You can hear the desperation in his voice.
Pics I saw they were Maryland State Troopers, a thoroughly miserable bunch as well.
If I knew I was going back to jail I’d make it worth my while and do some ass kicking.
It’s an apathetic crap shoot with LEOs these days.
Yes people protesting a man made climate crisis should defiantly stand in the middle of heavy traffic. The obvious solution is reduce the population. They could do so while protesting.
If he took them all out with his car, that would have done more for the climate than the protestors could have ever dreamed of.
(climate protesters)
Good. Excellent. Brilliant.
Fight against the Sun ☀️ 😎.
We’ll probably win. 👍👍👍
People blocking traffic should be shot or run over. Get a permit or suffer.
Suffer.
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