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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Dec 26, 2014, 06:15 PM Dec 2014

Businessweek: Is it Legal to Crack Down on #BlackLivesMatter Protest Leaders? [View all]

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-26/minnesota-prosecutor-goes-after-black-lives-matter-protest-organizers?google_editors_picks=true

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On Saturday, Dec. 20, Minnesota’s Mall of America was partially shut down for hours as at least 1,500 people converged inside for a Black Lives Matter protest. No violence or property damage was reported, according to Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Twenty-five people were arrested, cited, and released. But Bloomington City Attorney Sandra Johnson, citing the overtime incurred by police and the revenue lost by shuttered shops, says the organizers of the protests should pay a higher price.
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Businessweek: Is it Legal to Crack Down on #BlackLivesMatter Protest Leaders? [View all] LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

This is complete bullshit Kalidurga Dec 2014 #1

So do an 'unshop-in'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #2

I'm confused daredtowork Dec 2014 #3

Not public space, malls are private property 4139 Dec 2014 #4

They are private property and public space gollygee Dec 2014 #5

What is their tax status? Downwinder Dec 2014 #6

Many shopping malls have had a huge number of tax breaks gollygee Dec 2014 #7

With all of the publicly supported sports venues Downwinder Dec 2014 #8