Posted on 01/05/2026 4:45:44 PM PST by simpson96
A woman was arrested live on camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan, while talking to a local newscast about protesting the U.S. government’s sudden takeover of Venezuela.
Jessica Plichta helped Grand Rapids Opponents of War organize the turnout Saturday, which inspired dozens of locals to march through snowy city streets. But in a bizarre turn of events, Plichta’s decision to exercise her First Amendment rights ended when local authorities handcuffed her on the sidewalk while she was live on air.
“We have to apply pressure at all points that we can, this is not just a foreign issue,” Plichta said before she was arrested. “It’s our tax dollars that are also being used to commit these war crimes.”
She was reportedly arrested for obstructing a roadway and failure to obey a lawful command from an officer, according to 13 ON YOUR SIDE.
Plichta had visited Venezuela just three weeks before the Trump administration kidnapped the Latin American nation’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. While there, she attended an international summit, the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty of Our America, during which she said she saw Maduro “in person.”
“People loved him,” Plichta told the ABC News affiliate before her arrest. “Maduro was elected by the people. He is for the people, and the people want to see his return. Free Maduro.”
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lol
She was arrested for blocking a roadway, not for protesting.
Yup. GTFO the road. Move, Bitch! Get out da way. I don’t care what your “cause” is, you’ve no right to block the road or interfere with others right to freely travel.
That does not fall under legitimate protest or peaceable assembly, and local authorities are derelict in their duty when they allow it.
She had her brains sucked out in “College” and replaced by … something. Sad, really but I’m glad she was arrested. She may be dumb as a post but still dangerous.
True.
That’s why trade schools are a better option than most colleges.
Good!
So.. Of course the headline makes it seem that she was arrested merely for criticizing Trump, not because she was involved in other illegal activities at the same time.
I think something must be missing from the story. Was she blocking a “reproductive health clinic” cause we know that brings out the cuffs.
I’m embarrassed for her.
College in America has become a rite of passage.
The quality of which has degenerated into meaning little in terms of being able to think critically, analytically, possessing any sort of useful knowledge, culture or character.
For most, it simply means they become indoctrinated with an ultra-liberal socio-political world view.
This view is rammed down their throat as being “ethical.”
Many throughout life then tend to shed these views as they develop true wisdom and see the sheer “stupidity” of the ideas they were indoctrinated with.
Yes, true.
She still has “Feelz”.
I think she and I could…become…friends…
Yeo, college turned her into an insufferable Karen.
Three statements, all of which are lies and the facts are just the opposite.
That depends entirely on the course of study and the intended career.
“People loved him,” Plichta told the ABC News affiliate before her arrest. “Maduro was elected by the people. He is for the people, and the people want to see his return. Free Maduro.”
Funny....
Why did more than 2 million people flee the country in the last 6 years?
Woman arrested for obstructing a roadway and failure to obey a lawful command from an officer. There, fixed the title.
Well, I think the GOOD NEWS 📰📰📰
is that we FINALLY found a wife for Laz
She has a right to her opinion, even a misguided one. She does NOT have a right to block traffic.
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