Michigan legislative action thread
Posted on 04/16/2015 4:58:33 PM PDT by cripplecreek
Eight people were arrested at a protest that disrupted a University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
Protesters — arguing that the school should admit more minorities — rushed the tables, causing a disturbance similar to one that took place last November.
“Several people from the audience swarmed the tables,” said Campus Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown. “The police officers were able to control them in the middle of the room.”
At least four tables went flying, along with multiple chairs, the Detroit Free Press reported; and several police officers tackled protesters, who fought back, shoving and kicking.
Photos posted to Twitter showed protesters handcuffed with plastic zip-ties as they were held to the floor.
“Most of them are not U of M students,” said Brown, of those in custody. “They were folks coming in from outside, probably, to create a disturbance.”
Brown told WWJ Newsradio 950’s Russ McNamara the arrested protesters would likely be charged with disturbing a public meeting; and, some of them, with resisting arrest.
No serious injuries were reported.
There were both uniformed and plain clothes officers in attendance at the meeting, according to Brown; although she wouldn’t specify just how many cops were at the scene.
A Board of Regents is an independent governing body that oversees a state’s public colleges and universities
The tantrum continues.
(Twitchy thread)‘That was really intense': Protesters violently storm University of Michigan regents meeting; Eight arrested
BAM again?
Ordinary terrorists.
Violence is all they have left. They’ve expended all legal recourse all the way to the supreme court who ruled 6-2 against them.
Its over.
“It’s over.”
It’s never over for them. The revolution always continues and the Supreme Court of the United States is of no consequence to them.
IMHO
“Ordinary terrorists.”
Nah. Just ordinary revolutionary Communist scu*bags.
IMHO
“Might I suggest using your service weapon officer?”
Now will the protesters be charged with a serious crime or released with a minor fine or nothing at all? The way to stop these traveling anarchists is to give them serious jail time when they assault officials or security.
The way to stop these traveling anarchists is to brand their foreheads with the anarchy symbol and forever ban them from voting or holding public office.
Notice CC, this after 2 Conservatives are now on the Board one of which is Doc Steele. These Smarmy Little Totalitarian Wet Nose Brats who are Useful Idiots didn’t do this when their weren’t Conservatives on the board...
“Admit more minorities”
That is completely different than graduating more minorities. In fact, it can actually be harmful to those minorities that are not capable of moving from admission to graduation....
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