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A vehicle plowed through a group of demonstrators in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon during a march and rally in the wake of a Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting a black teenager.
A solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown, who was killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, was planned Tuesday near the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct headquarters at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue S.
A Star Tribune reporter who is at the rally says that witnesses say the vehicle started honking at protesters blocking the intersection before running down a woman around the start of the rally at 4:30 p.m.
In video from KSTP’s Chopper 5, the involved vehicle goes around another stopped car and into the crowd as other vehicles go around the crowd. People appear to get on the hood of the car as it pushes its way through the crowd and it hits and appears to run over the legs of a demonstrator.
Video footage of the incident in the link. Cant say I blame the driver for fleeing the mob.
I really hate how the article frames the story. When I first heard those words "plowed through a group", I assumed that someone came streaking in out of nowhere and ran over a bunch of people. Instead this car drives forward and hits someone, knocking her over. At that point everyone rushes the car and starts banging on it. It's doubtful that the driver even know of the woman underneath the car. I don't blame him for putting the pedal to the medal and fleeing the area. It's not like he had the option of getting out of the car.
Exactly. The on-site reporter made it sound like it was intentional. Seems to me like he took a turn onto the street, and some protestors stopped him and tried to keep him there by sitting on the hood of his car. The rest is in the video and doesn't exactly jive with what the reporter claimed.
I really hate how the article frames the story. When I first heard those words "plowed through a group", I assumed that someone came streaking in out of nowhere and ran over a bunch of people. Instead this car drives forward and hits someone, knocking her over. At that point everyone rushes the car and starts banging on it. It's doubtful that the driver even know of the woman underneath the car. I don't blame him for putting the pedal to the medal and fleeing the area. It's not like he had the option of getting out of the car.
I don't think the video shows enough to determine how it started to be honest with you. There's no 'before bodies contacted the vehicle' to see so maybe they jumped on the hood - maybe he ran into them intentionally.
I don't think he intended to run over anyone, I mean if that was the case, then why stop when he did and let the protesters rush the car and bang on the windows?
Hard to say - I don't think we can see enough to determine intent, etc. That's what the cops are there for.
Then again, most of the protesters really don't care about Michael Brown either.
Pretty much. If you watch the protests in NYC you'll see and hear some familiar things. They seem to be driven by former Occupy protestors who are trying to be relevant again and theres a smattering of people in Guy Fawkes masks. I'd say it stopped being about Michael Brown outside the Ferguson city limits.
Another question that I didn't see answered in the article, is don't police usually block off areas where protests are happening to prevent such events from occurring?
I bet that car had a high-capacity fuel tank and a military-style 4-wheel drive. I've had enough with all you car-fetishists. We tried permits with training, it has failed. We need to pass a common sense Assault-Car Ban immediately! Leave driving to trained professionals! Private ownership of cars is over! If you need a ride, call a taxi.Video footage of the incident in the link. Cant say I blame the driver for fleeing the mob.
Agreed. This is what "plowed through a group" means: NSFW VIDEO: Car Plows Into Group of Bikers - YouTubeI really hate how the article frames the story. When I first heard those words "plowed through a group", I assumed that someone came streaking in out of nowhere and ran over a bunch of people. Instead this car drives forward and hits someone, knocking her over. At that point everyone rushes the car and starts banging on it. It's doubtful that the driver even know of the woman underneath the car. I don't blame him for putting the pedal to the medal and fleeing the area. It's not like he had the option of getting out of the car.
Video footage of the incident in the link. Cant say I blame the driver for fleeing the mob.
Agreed. This is what "plowed through a group" means: NSFW VIDEO: Car Plows Into Group of Bikers - YouTube
The car in OP's video just sort of bumped into a few people and stopped before hurting anyone, then carefully fled the crowed.
The woman's defense, Reginald Denny.
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