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But if we stand on the sidewalk of an overpass, not blocking traffic.............

Arrest of anti-Obama protesters on St. Charles overpass sparks controversy

ST. CHARLES • The arrest Saturday afternoon of two anti-Barack Obama protesters on an Interstate 70 overpass is stirring controversy - fueled by a video of the incident circulating on the internet.

The patrol supervisor at the scene, Nothum said, "was concerned people are going to be distracted" by the protesters' banners and a serious crash could result.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/arrest-of-anti-obama-protesters-on-st-charles-overpass-sparks/article_1470b643-9c15-5c20-99de-28e0a54ababb.html

“Impeach Obama” Peaceful Protesters Arrested In Eureka, CA

Six “Impeach Obama” protesters in Eureka, California have allegedly been arrested after being physically and verbally abused. Whether you agree or not with the sentiment, they have a right to peacefully protest. This was part of a nationwide “Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment” campaign, which I was unaware of.

Passing motorists stated that the arrests took part at the 101/255 exchange just North of downtown at around 7:45pm PST. Local resident Artie Campbell was driving home with his family when 8 police cars drove past him and stopped on the 255 bridge. Artie had this to say of the incident, “I haven’t seen anything like it in my life. The protesters seem to have been minding their business and those police officers did not appear to be local guys.”

When asked to describe the victims, Mr. Campbell replied “two of them were older ladies and one of them appeared to be a teenage boy. The other three were heavier set middle-aged white men.”

According to Campbell, the officers were taking turns ridiculing the victims and at one point even pepper-sprayed two of the older men before placing them in flex-tie restraints and escorting them to nearby squad cars.

http://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2013/08/impeach-obama-peaceful-protesters-arrested-in-eureka-ca-2694122.html