51 arrested late Wednesday following protest of Chauvin's release

[mysteryowl]

Wednesday evening, about 300 people marched peacefully from the site where Floyd died a few blocks north and back, while a contingent of marchers made their way to the Fifth Police Precinct at 31st and Nicollet avenues, where many of the arrests took place.

There were 51 arrests made by various law enforcement agencies in connection with the protest, Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said Thursday.

Elder said 49 of the arrests were for misdemeanor offenses. The Hennepin County jail log shows many were cited for unlawful assembly. One person was arrested for fourth-degree assault and one other on a felony warrant, he said.

The state Department of Public Safety disclosed that 24 of the overall arrests were made by the State Patrol and another 10 by DNR officers. [DNR - Department of Natural Resources]

A live news feed from Unicorn Riot showed several people being ordered to get down on the ground in preparation for arrest on suspicion of illegal assembly.

https://www.startribune.com/51-arrested-late-wednesday-following-protest-of-chauvin-s-release/572675872/


Sounds like arrests were made to prevent potential unrest. I didn't know they could do that. That is what I get from the article.

[ret5hd]

1. Minority Report.

[mysteryowl]

2. Huh?

[ret5hd]

3. About the movie "Minority Report":

Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime.

[mysteryowl]

5. Oh, yeah, I see now. Thanks.

It is what I read from the article, the arrests pre-empted unrest.

Minneapolis is pretty scared about any repeats of riots.

[Nevilledog]

4. Yup.