Minneapolis Protesters Say They Won’t Be Cowed By Terrorism, Police Arrest

One of the wounded protesters returned to the scene.

“We made sure that all the pies were thrown out, and actually other food was thrown out for fear of contamination”, she said. To them, the national script is still backward.

For instance, the arrest of aspiring Chicago poet Malcolm London – who once appeared at a TED Talk with Bill Gates and John Legend – was on “trumped up charges”, says Preston.

“Cops saw this as the opportunity to jail one of our magnetic leaders”.

At some point during an altercation that ensued between Clark and the officers, an officer discharged his weapon, striking Clark. But on Wednesday, police dropped the charge.

The service’s main speakers spoke mostly of healing and conciliation. Many activists said they are incredulous at the gulf between the two narratives, and even more so at the idea that the police narrative is to be most trusted.

The lesson, specialists say, is that authorities reform WOn’t just take time, but heart.

Tensions were certainly high Tuesday in both in Minneapolis and Chicago.

A steady stream of mourners entered a north Minneapolis church Wednesday to pay their respects to a man whose death in a confrontation with police sparked more than a week of protests.

Yates said whatever the next step for organizers is, it’s best done for them to decide as a community.

UnicornRiot interviewed witnesses of the shooting who said three men in masks approached the site and were confronted by protesters asking them to take their masks off. Later, they ran down the block and started opening fire on protesters. It is unclear whether they’re connected to the alleged threats.

But there was an edge to the evening, as well.

Demonstrators camp outside the Minneapolis Police Department?s 4th Precinct during a protest for the death of Jamar Clark, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Minneapolis.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS put that question to the person who thoroughly knows Minnesota’s data privacy law: Don Gemberling with the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information. The policemen have their hands on their guns and they’re agitating the scenario…. “I thought, ‘Surely, they are not shooting at us”‘.

Protesters and community members dined on donated pies, macaroni and cheese and traditional Thanksgiving fare Thursday outside a Minneapolis police station that has been the site of ongoing demonstrations since an officer fatally shot a black man earlier this month. We appreciate Black Lives Matter for holding it down and keeping the protests peaceful. “Oh delight, stayed late again at work to babysit these victims”.

In a subsequent incident early Wednesday morning, police responded to a “shots fired” activation from the city’s ShotSpotter equipment in the area near the 4th Precinct.

Many experts agree that, by and large, the police community wants to serve the black community better.

“Ain’t no bullet going to stop me”, he said.

The challenge is conveying that message across what Mayor Emanuel called a “barrier of misunderstanding”.

Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau on Twitter called the officers “true professionals” and noted that “MPD worked nonstop through the night to bring justice in last night’s shooting”.