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Related: About this forumCar plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis
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http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/283891941.html
A vehicle plowed through a group of demonstrators in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon during a march and rally in the wake of a Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting a black teenager.
A solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown, who was killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, was planned Tuesday near the Minneapolis Police Departments 3rd Precinct headquarters at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue S.
A Star Tribune reporter who is at the rally says that witnesses say the vehicle started honking at protesters blocking the intersection before running down a woman around the start of the rally at 4:30 p.m.
In video from KSTPs Chopper 5, the involved vehicle goes around another stopped car and into the crowd as other vehicles go around the crowd. People appear to get on the hood of the car as it pushes its way through the crowd and it hits and appears to run over the legs of a demonstrator.
In video captured by Star Tribune videographer Mark Vancleave, what appears to be a dark-colored Subaru Outback is seen driving with a few people clinging to its hood as it pushes and then apparently runs over a victims leg. Protesters rush the vehicle with some people hitting its windows and windshield before it takes off.
mindem
(1,580 posts)what has happened to my beloved Minnesota. There seems to be an overabundance of assholes lately. I want Minnesota nice again.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)these nuts should not surprise us.
progree
(10,901 posts)and a Republican state senate in 2010.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)1.4 million pounds of food donated for Second Harvest. Kids, everyone, spending money for food to help the less fortunate.
I was feeling great until I got home and found out this happened 12 miles away... Should have never looked at any of the FaceBook posts - raw, casual, unadulterated hate...
progree
(10,901 posts)I envisioned the damn thing crawling along, nudging its way thru. Until I saw this
Here is a video that shows it from before it even decides to drive into the crowd
Another video --
And another video -- much closer up, but doesn't show the beginning.
http://m.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/283891941.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017228772
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014952916
progree
(10,901 posts)The driver who drove into a Minneapolis intersection filled with Ferguson protesters Tuesday night was trying "to flee from the mob" when he hit and slightly injured a 16-year-old girl near Lake St. and Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis police said on Wednesday.
The driver's car was damaged by a large group of people - some of whom were on the hood of his car.
The driver, a 40-year-old man from St. Paul, was not arrested. But police say the case remains under investigation.
The teenager hit suffered minor injuries.
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Police say about 1,000 people attended the Minneapolis rally, which was one of at least five in Minnesota.
A teeny bit more but not worth the click: http://www.kare11.com/story/news/local/2014/11/26/police-driver-who-hit-mpls-protester-trying-to-flee-from-mob/19556081/
Let's see -- protesters get arrested RIGHT AWAY for failure to disperse or blocking traffic. But some RW fuckwad deliberately drives into a crowd of people and, knocks people over and comes within about 3 inches of running over someone's leg, and well, we'll have to investigate, not sure there's anything here that's illegal. Does this have a Twitter hashtag yet?