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To: Mr.Unique
Insurrection!

Hundreds of women occupied a US Senate building to protest family separations

2 posted on 06/10/2022 12:09:02 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique
Insurrection!

U.S. Capitol Police Arrest 300 Democracy Spring Demonstrators (2016)

According to a statement by the police, the demonstrators were charged under D.C. Code prohibiting “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.”

They were processed on the scene and then released, police said.

4 posted on 06/10/2022 12:14:07 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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According to the article you linked to, 575 women were arrested for the ICE protest. I wonder how many had the charges dropped and how many were let off with a small fine? My guess would be all or nearly all of them. I doubt any of them spent even thirty minutes in jail.


5 posted on 06/10/2022 12:15:01 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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