Protests over Minnesota police shooting result in 18 arrests on freeway

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A protest on a Minnesota freeway over the acquittal of a police officer in the slaying of black motorist Philando Castile resulted in the arrest of 18 demonstrators early on Saturday, state police said.

The arrests came hours after St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on Friday of second-degree manslaughter in 32-year-old Castile's July 2016 shooting death in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights.

The shooting drew national attention after the victim's girlfriend live-streamed the bloody aftermath on social media, and it led to protests that have fueled debate across the country over police use of force in encounters with minorities.

Protesters held a peaceful demonstration on Friday at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul and then about 1,500 converged on Interstate 94 in the city, blocking the freeway, a Minnesota State Patrol spokeswoman said in an email statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protests-over-minnesota-police-shooting-result-in-18-arrests-on-freeway/ar-BBCOzie?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

[brooklynite]

1. Blocking roads is never a good idea...

Your criticism is against the Police, or the prosecutor or the Courts. Inconveniencing ordinary citizens who had nothing to do with the incident achieves nothing.

[lunasun]

2. MSN is covering it now

[brooklynite]

3. Would you endorse burning cars or throwing rocks?

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Cable news would probably cover that as well...

[lunasun]

4. IT clearly states in the OP it is a peaceful protest

[brooklynite]

5. ...that is disrupting the lives of people not involved in the issue being protested.