Congressman Ron Estes attempts to pass protestors inside the US Capitol. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/The Guardian
Posted on 06/10/2022 12:04:42 PM PDT by Mr.Unique
Protesters from the climate crisis group Extinction Rebellion have brought disruption to Capitol Hill in Washington, superglueing themselves to doorways to block politicians and staff.
Just after 6pm, six activists stood in doorways to a tunnel connecting the Cannon office building to the US Capitol in an attempt to prevent members of Congress attending an evening vote.
A total of 17 activists were arrested and charged with crowding and obstructing, according to US Capitol police. Several were also charged with defacing public property.
Demonstrators said their goal was to force a House and Senate concurrent resolution on the climate emergency – currently on hold – to receive immediate attention.
In three pairs, they used Gorilla Glue to stick their hands to the doors and each other. They were draped in yellow and red tape that said “Caution” and wore yellow hazard signs that said “Declare climate emergency” or “Closed. We’re sorry. Due to the climate emergency Congress is shut down until sufficient action is taken to address the crisis.”
A few members of Congress arrived and, finding their route blocked, were forced to turn around. But other people, including fellow activists, gathered under the Cannon building rotunda to watch. The demonstrators shouted, “Climate emergency now!”, “We’re out of time!” and “This is not a drill!”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
I wondered how many of these activists eventually had their charges dropped or were let off with a small fine?
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.
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.
Protesters pound the doors of the Supreme Court following Kavanaugh confirmation
A throng of protesters pushed past a police line, storming up steps to pound on the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday after the Senate confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh.
U.S. Capitol Police said a total of 164 people were arrested during the protests for "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding."
Same statement as for the 2016 protests: Police said the people who were arrested were being processed offsite and would then be released.
Donald Trump’s victory sets off protests on both coasts
A woman passed by burning garbage during a demonstration in Oakland, Calif., following the election of Donald Trump. NOAH BERGER/REUTERS/REUTERS
Good work, Mr. Unique and the rest of you who have provided these links. We have truth on our side—but we need a long-term memory to make the most of it.
bttt
The Rats have obviously declared war against us.
Asian looking guy...I thought they were too smart for this stupidity?
This is a foreign group, is it not?
...”I’ve (Stuart Basden) been with Extinction Rebellion (XR) from the start. I was one of the 15 people in April 2018 who came together and made the collective decision to try to create the conditions that would initiate a rebellion. I was a coordinator of one of the original five working groups, and I’ve been organising with XR day-and-night since then (frugally living off my savings so I don’t have to work, having quit an industry that paid me £1000/week). And I’ve been in RisingUp (the organisation from which XR has emerged) since the first RisingUp action in November 2016. I’m a RisingUp Holding Group member, and a member of the XR Guardianship Team....”
I wonder if these protests were scouting probes, for practice in the event a more ambitious protest/coup in the future?
“.... The organisation Movement for a People’s Party, which is separate from Extinction Rebellion but was involved in the demonstration, issued a press release stating that its national director, Nick Brana, had been arrested during protests at three underground tunnel entrances leading to the Capitol. “It is not known what charges have been leveled or when Brana and the others will be released,” it added....”
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