It’s not the first time that protesters have mobbed the Red Arrow Park Starbucks in Milwaukee, and it’s unlikely to be the last. Under the name “Coalition for Justice,” demonstrators passed out flyers implying that racist Starbucks employees were responsible for the death of Dontre Hamilton at the hands of police last April.
Protesters blame employees at the Starbucks location for calling the police to complain about a man sleeping in the park. Officer Christopher Manney arrived to investigate, and during a pat down, police say Hamilton punched Manney, took control of his baton and struck him on the side of the neck. Manney then shot Hamilton 14 times.
Tonight's #coalition4justice message is being directed at @Starbucks & their CEO @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/p3ukV3AY2M
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
Messages being written on wall before #Milwaukee Parks employees wash them off @WISN12News #DontreHamilton pic.twitter.com/CGljMQ5yJD
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
#Hamilton family had never seen pics of Christopher Manney released today. Calling them another "slap to the face." @WISN12News
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
Shutting down @Starbucks Justice for Dontre #BlackLivesMatter #dontrehamilton #ShutItDown pic.twitter.com/AjoVXQrWDq
— Coalition 4 Justice (@Justice4Dontre) January 31, 2015
#NateHamilton speaking to crowd at #RedArrowPark @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/pg69bWIukV
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
Letter being delivered to @Starbucks as demonstrators come inside @WISN12News pic.twitter.com/zhla9CHXvu
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
Someone just turned up the music playing outside. Protesters getting louder as well…#DontreHamilton pic.twitter.com/RhcSL7UQaH
— Ben Hutchison (@Ben__Hutchison) January 31, 2015
Dontre's Family in front of Starbucks #ShutItDown #nojusticenocompromise pic.twitter.com/NePJEHaRzO
— Coalition 4 Justice (@Justice4Dontre) January 31, 2015
More than 70 protesters were arrested in December as they blocked Interstate 43 in Wisconsin at rush hour to protest. They also blocked the entrances to the Bradley Center, preventing spectators from entering to see the Milwaukee Bucks game.
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