Tag: arrest

Woman violently arrested for playing banjo in wrong place at Syria war protest in Philly | The Raw Story

submitted by Gabrielle Price

Iraq war veteran Emily Yates was arrested on Friday after a dispute with police about where she could stand while playing her banjo during a protest against U.S. military action in Syria.

Video uploaded to Live Leak shows Yates asking Federal Parks Police why she could not stand in a shaded area of Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

After several minutes of discussion, two officers bent Yates over a park bench and handcuffed her.

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MOC: Why You Don’t Even Know That A Presidential Candidate Was Arrested Last Night

contributor Lee Camp

A Presidential Candidate was arrested last night AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.  And as if that’s not insane enough, it’s not even news?!  Is that the kind of country you want to live in?