This morning, Black Lives Matter protesters were arrested after blocking traffic in Minneapolis:
Protestors blocking traffic on 35W S pic.twitter.com/3RhYanSStY
— Ashley McCray (@AMMediaMaven) July 13, 2016
About 50 protesters. Traffic backed up for miles pic.twitter.com/dICcYACnIU
— Ashley McCray (@AMMediaMaven) July 13, 2016
City bus, struggling to turn around, has been stuck for about 30 minutes pic.twitter.com/OvUumB4r2G
— Ashley McCray (@AMMediaMaven) July 13, 2016
More people being taken away in restraints, placed in squads
— Ashley McCray (@AMMediaMaven) July 13, 2016
Protesters blocking 35W SB in Minneapolis – chants for #PhilandoCastile #AltonSterling #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/dSBi0U9hWa
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) July 13, 2016
All protestors just moved off 35w south at University. @MyFOX9 pic.twitter.com/PwKUKbtePy
— Dawn Stevens (@DawnStevensFox9) July 13, 2016
UPDATE: 41 arrested after a protest shut down sb I-35W near University Ave. this morning. | https://t.co/cBCA6ocM9V pic.twitter.com/f7xMeYgkDR
— WCCO – CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) July 13, 2016
Meanwhile, demonstrators in the city were spotted holding signs like these:
Justice for #PhilandoCastile Rally at @Hennepin Gov't Center pic.twitter.com/y3Ee8UxXup
— Ashley McCray (@AMMediaMaven) July 13, 2016
What could possibly go wrong if this sign was taken seriously?
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/753223294627741696
#Facepalm
Abolish STUPIDITY!
— Bruce Hall (@brucehallsports) July 13, 2016
Let's do that just for 1 day. There would never be another protest https://t.co/2M2JChs4nU
— Southern Baptist Renegade (@FrohockRyan) July 13, 2016
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