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G_j

(40,366 posts)
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 01:14 PM Aug 2014

Protesters swarm Tucson Police traffic stop

http://www.jrn.com/kgun9/news/Protestors-swarm-Tucson-Police-traffic-stop-270692951.html

Protesters swarm Tucson Police traffic stop

By Valerie Cavazos. CREATED Aug 10, 2014 - UPDATED: Aug 11, 2014 | 4:38 AM
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Protesters swarmed a Tucson Police traffic stop Sunday after officers pulled over a man near 22nd Street and Columbus Boulevard.

According to Sgt. Chris Widmer with Tucson Police, officers pulled over a man for making an improper right turn at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.

When officers approached the man, he identified himself as being in the country illegally. Widmer says he also did not have a driver's license.

Widmer says officers contacted Border Patrol as part of SB1070. Border Patrol agents arrived in an unmarked vehicle.

At that point, protesters started swarming the scene, and additional Tucson Police officers were called in for crowd control.

Two protesters went underneath a vehicle and refused to come out.

Border Patrol eventually got the two women protesters out from underneath the car. Widmer said no protesters were arrested.

Border Patrol is taking over the investigation of the driver.
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Protesters swarm Tucson Police traffic stop (Original Post) G_j Aug 2014 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #1
I hope it brings some more rain to North Texas! snooper2 Aug 2014 #3
Unenforced laws are mere suggestions seveneyes Aug 2014 #2
unaccountable and untraceable leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #4

Response to G_j (Original post)

 

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)
2. Unenforced laws are mere suggestions
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 01:20 PM
Aug 2014

Those that make and follow the laws of this country need to be protected from those who don't.

Civilized Government 101.

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