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December 22, 2014

Dozens Arrested at Michael Brown-Eric Garner Protests in Minnesota, Wisconsin 
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Protests were also held across the country this weekend. More than 1,500
demonstrators shut down Minnesota's Mall of America for several hours on
Saturday afternoon calling for justice in the cases of Eric Garner and
Michael Brown. At least 25 people were arrested. One day earlier, dozens
of protesters were arrested in Milwaukee after blocking traffic on a
major highway for over an hour. The action centered on the case of
Dontre Hamilton, an unarmed mentally disabled black man shot dead during
a confrontation with a police officer on April 30. Wisconsin Gov. Scott
Walker has called up the National Guard to be on standby.

 

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