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November 26, 2014

Protesters March, Block Highways in 170 Cities Over Police Abuse 
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Protests against police brutality have erupted in more than 170 cities
across the United States. In Los Angeles more than 100 people were
arrested. From Oakland, California, to Providence, Rhode Island,
protesters walked onto major highways and shut them down. In New York,
protesters blocked traffic across the city including at the the Lincoln
Tunnel, West Side Highway, the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and
the Queens Midtown Tunnel. More than 1,000 protesters marched on the FDR
drive, at one point shutting down traffic in both directions. Protester
Henoc Montes was among thousands who rallied in Times Square.

Henoc Montes: "We're kind of voicing our opinions a little harder today
and making sure we're a little louder and they're feeling some type of
way which is why they decided to push us and get out their shields and
throw pepper spray and all of this nonsense and arrest people. I'm happy
to see everybody at least attempting to be part of this, it's different,
it's good. Something new is happening over here in the city and I hope
we can keep it up, I hope this is a lifetime thing and not just this
week."

The protests in New York came on the heels of actions Monday, when
demonstrators shut down three bridges and threw fake blood onto New York
City Police Commissioner William Bratton.

 

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