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Marchers protesting the Wednesday night shooting death of Philando Castile by police have blocked part of Interstate 94 west of downtown St. Paul Saturday evening. Traffic was stacked in a thick logjam as early as 7 p.m., with the eastbound lanes mostly unmoving. About 7:30 p.m. Saturday, police and the State Patrol were diverting all traffic off eastbound I-94 at the Lexington Avenue exit, with scant traffic traveling in the opposite direction on westbound I-94. Marchers were refusing police orders to leave the freeway.
originally posted by: matafuchs
What does this accomplish?
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: intrptr
Their right to demonstrate should not impede anyone else's right to travel.
The highways and people on them are not what they're angry at.
And you have to wonder how many police calls will go unanswered because the cops have to babysit their butts on the highway?
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: intrptr
Their right to demonstrate should not impede anyone else's right to travel.
originally posted by: Metallicus
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: intrptr
Their right to demonstrate should not impede anyone else's right to travel.
The highways and people on them are not what they're angry at.
And you have to wonder how many police calls will go unanswered because the cops have to babysit their butts on the highway?
If they want to lose support then impeding the highway is a great way to piss off us normal folks.
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: matafuchs
What does this accomplish?
What does demonstration accomplish?
As long as the people have the right to demonstrate, this is a great country.
We'll see. The cops are geared up for their
version of demonstration.