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>100 Arrested Protesting Deportation; ALEC Protests; Mexico Kills Protesters; Officer Refuses to Arrest Protester
More Than 100 Arrested In Deportation Protest Outside White House. Police said 112 demonstrators intentionally had themselves arrested outside the White House Thursday in protest against the Obama administration’s response to the sudden surge of illegal immigrants across the border with Mexico. The protest took place as Republican leaders withdrew legislation aimed at the immigration crisis from consideration in the U.S. House.
Protests Greet Lawmakers, Corporate Officials Gathering in Dallas as New Arm of ALEC Is Announced. American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), whose corporate members have heavily influenced lawmakers in creating national legislation and is now targeting local lawmaking, is meeting in Dallas, greeted by a wide array of actions by protesters, some of whom chained themselves to hotel doors.
Laws That Kill Protesters in Mexico. A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms or deadly force to break up demonstrations. Local inhabitants felt the impact of the measure during a harsh crackdown on a protest against another law that they say undermines their autonomy.
Officer Decides Not To Arrest Protester After Conversation With Her. He said, “Have you been to jail for this kind of thing before?” I said, “Yes,” so he asked me, “What else do you protest?” And I said “Police brutality.” And he said, “Where?” And I said “Everywhere. My father was murdered by a cop when I was 14. I don’t want what happened to us to happen to anyone else, anywhere.” And he said, “I have a 16 year old daughter. If she lost me, she’d be devastated. I’d be devastated if I lost her. If something like that happened to me, she probably would be in there chaining herself up too.”
