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>>The police have to read your rights to you if you are being arrested, right? I've always thought this was true, except for minors.<<

True. Except they are expected to read them their rights when they can reasonably do so, not while wrestling a suspect and trying to gain some sort of control over the situation. I can imagine the dummy was raising hell and resisting arrest (struggling and hollering), and the offers were taking him outside the venue in an attempt to control him and calm the situation--remember, there are a lot of his supporters in the room, and I am sure they were all aggitated and loud as well.

The police acted appropriately by removing him, taking the situation outside where it was safer (who knew if a supporter might draw a gun and start shooting?).

Reference minors: They are read their rights as well, but they usually are not permitted to "waive" their rights.