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Monday, July 11, 2016

Protesters Try Blocking Baton Rouge Interstate, but Police Aren’t Having It

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Officers stared down hundreds of shouting protesters near a ramp onto Interstate 110 in Louisiana’s capital Sunday night before another squad in riot gear arrived to make arrests.

Earlier Sunday, some 2,000 people rallied outside the Capitol building to protest police killings of black people, State Police Maj. Doug Cain said.

They didn’t have any problems out there. They seemed to be very organized and peaceful,” Cain said.

But as night began to fall, a few hundred people aimed for an on-ramp, trying a tactic protesters were using this weekend in multiple cities.

And after a lengthy standoff, more police in full riot gear moved in, pinning some of the protesters as others fled. Some 30 to 40 people were jailed for trying to block a highway, sheriff’s spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

But they are peaceful alright. Nothing peaceful about interrupting others out trying to go about their daily business.

Anonymous said...

Finally! Stomp this garbage out now! They have the right to protest, but not stop progress. The progressives of all people should know that.

Anonymous said...

The Police aren't going to take much more BS from the handout population in the US. They want a war with police? ? They'll get one!!!