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[–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Here is another link, to a Milwaukee paper.

https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kenosha-police-arrest-9-people-for-criminal-activity-related-to-the-civil-unrest-by-bringing-helmets-gas-masks

Eight volunteers from Seattle-based Riot Kitchen were ordered out of their vehicles and arrested by law enforcement officials soon after their Wednesday arrival in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where they had planned to provide free food to protesters, according to a board member of the nonprofit group.

A video posted on Twitter purports to show some of what happened during the daylight arrests. The officers arrive in what appear to be unmarked vehicles, and surround a minivan that had just fueled up at a Kenosha gas station and was carrying what board member Jennifer Scheurle said was a group of Riot Kitchen volunteers.

They set off on a cross-country journey planning to provide free food at a march scheduled for Friday in Washington, D.C. But news of the shooting of Kenosha resident Jacob Blake by a police officer caused them to change their plans, and the group’s van and a black-painted bus diverted to Wisconsin.

At least one member of the Riot Kitchen group arrested Wednesday was booked by city police into the Kenosha County Jail on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, according to jail records that note a $150 bond. Others in the group who were arrested face similar charges, said Scheurle, who stayed behind in Washington as support for the cross-country caravan and spent Wednesday evening trying to figure out what happened to the volunteers.

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    [–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    No idea. Do you believe the police?

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      [–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      Nope. I simply need more than their word.

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        [–]Nemacolin[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

        All in all, I think ubiquitous cameras are a Good Thing.