A van full of activists from Texas was pulled over on Lake st. and 11th ave. in Minneapolis by police with drawn shotguns on Saturday afternoon.
Police ordered them out of the van at gunpoint, where they were handcuffed and searched on the busy sidewalk across the street from a dollar store, said Estaban, one of the detained activists. They didn't search the van.
They were released after between 15 to 20 minutes, an observer said.
The activists had been followed all the way from St. Paul by two unmarked cars, allegedly from the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department, they were also assisted by Minneapolis police, Esteban said. Also present were transit police and K9 units.
Esteban said the police didn't give a reason for the stop, or for their tactics of drawn guns. A policeman at the scene said the detainment was due to "bad information."
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It seems like the Republican Party is really bringing prosperity and security to Saint Paul this week!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, although this is an unpleasant way to find out about it.
Hey, i was one of those activists! the police told us they didn't know why they had to pull us over, and while i was in handcuffs an undercover officer told me we "weren't being detained"!!
ReplyDeleteanyway, where did you get this picture? we've been trying to find pictures of us in cuffs but haven't.