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Thread ID: 20676 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2005-10-17
2005-10-17 14:53 | User Profile
[URL="Chicago Sun Times"][URL="http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-rally16.html"]Chicago Sun Times[/URL][/URL]
Noteworthy, in that protesters [U]against[/U] the minutemen were arrested. Could the tide be turning?
[QUOTE]Cops arrest 5 at Arlington Heights protest
October 16, 2005
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter Advertisement
Five demonstrators were arrested Saturday during a raucous protest in Arlington Heights after they clashed with police, who quickly called in about 150 additional officers -- many in riot gear with helmets and shields.
No one was seriously injured in the confrontation outside a meeting of the Chicago Minuteman Project, a group pushing for tougher restrictions on illegal immigrants.
The five people were arrested after they allegedly scuffled with police officers trying to remove about a dozen demonstrators blocking an entrance to the Christian Liberty Academy, where the Minuteman Project was meeting, Arlington Heights Police Sgt. Robert Murray said.
Some bottles and other objects were thrown at police during the clash, which erupted about 11 a.m., Murray said. About 20 officers on the scene called for assistance, prompting a rapid response that saw about 150 more officers from surrounding suburbs arrive to help end the disturbance.
The arrested were charged with resisting arrest and battery, both misdemeanors.
'Two unreasonable factions'
They were identified by police as Chicago residents Cynthia L. Gomez, 29; Kara K. Norlander, 23; Rehana Khan, 23; Eric W. Zenke, 18, and Marco A. Quiroz-Rojas, 29.
All were released from custody after posting $100 bail.
"Our actions were justified," Norlander said afterward. "Five people were arrested in a deliberate attempt to protest these people planning to hunt and trap immigrants."
The arrested were among about 400 demonstrators from a variety of groups protesting the meeting, authorities said.
Most of the protesters were from the Coalition of African, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois, a group that favors progressive immigration reform. That group opposes what it calls the "racist'' and "vigilante'' tactics of the Minuteman Project, which in other states has trained volunteers to patrol U.S. borders and report illegal immigrants.
The demonstrators arrested weren't from the coalition, organizer Khem Nuth said. "It was meant to be a peaceful protest,'' he said. "We're glad no one got hurt."
The confrontation triggering the arrests happened after several members of the Minuteman Project briefly came to the door to argue with protesters and tell them to leave the property.
"It was two unreasonable factions,'' Arlington Heights Police Sgt. Richard Marcinkowski said.
Chicago Minuteman Project leaders could not be reached for comment Saturday. Its Web site disputes claims it has racist policies.
"The Chicago Minuteman Project is not about racism or disregarding legal immigration; it is about protecting our borders,'' a statement on the Web site says.[/QUOTE]
2005-10-17 15:08 | User Profile
The jews and their shabbos goy got off cheap in my opinion...
Here's the interesting story of Frank Collins a/k/a Cohen: [URL="http://judicial-inc.biz/frank_collins.htm"]http://judicial-inc.biz/frank_collins.htm[/URL]