Hundreds of Black Lives Matter storm Minneapolis Airport and cause travel chaos as riot police are deployed to terminals

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[h=1]Hundreds of Black Lives Matter storm Minneapolis Airport and cause travel chaos as riot police are deployed to terminals[/h]

• Protest began at Mall of America and then moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
• Activists were met by police officers who blocked their entrance into Terminal 2
• Other participants in the march joined hands and blocked access to Terminal 1, causing major traffic backups
• Police say several people were arrested at the airport
• Black Lives Matter organizers staged the rally to demand justice for 24-year-old Jamar Clarke who was shot in the head by police in November
• Gov Mark Dayton called the moving protest a 'very, very dangerous situation' and asked demonstrators to stand down

On one of the most busiest shopping and traveling days of the year, hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters descended on the Mall of America and Minnesota's main airport, staging a rally Wednesday that caused holiday travel chaos.
Several people were arrested at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport after blocking access to one of two terminals and causing major backups on nearby roads, police say.
Some protesters took a light-rail train to the airport from the Mall of America, where protesters started the Black Lives Matter rally to bring attention to a recent police shooting of a black man in Minneapolis.
Gov Mark Dayton said the moving protest was creating a 'very, very dangerous situation,' and he urged protesters to stop blocking access to part of the airport.

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Hands up: Black Lives Matter protesters hold their hands in the air and chant, 'Hands up, don't shoot,' at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport lightrail stop Wednesday

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Prepared: Police queue up at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport Lightrail stop, where a number of Black Lives Matter protestors attempted to enter the airport Wednesday

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Arrested: A woman is arrested at a Black Lives Matter protest at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, is walked by police to a detainment room Wednesday

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Activist Jacob Ladda chants with fellow protesters after using a non-permanent marker to write 'Justice 4 Jamar' on a window

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Black Lives Matter activists are moved back on to the Lightrail after being told to disperse by police after attempting to enter the Minneapolis-St Paul International airport

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Closed: Checkpoints inside the terminal were temporarily closed to prevent protesters from rushing through them and forcing an evacuation of the gate areas





The governor questioned the need for such a demonstration, noting that federal and state investigations are ongoing into the death of Jamal Clark, who was shot by Minneapolis police responding to an assault complaint.
Dayton said releasing video of officers' altercation with Clark could jeopardize the investigations.
About 500 protesters initially gathered at the Mall of America early Wednesday afternoon, then abruptly walked out while chanting, 'What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!'
Protesters peacefully went to a nearby light-rail train station that allowed quick access to the airport a few miles away.
Dozens of stores closed their gates, kiosks were covered and even Santa left his sleigh shortly before protesters gathered at the massive shopping district on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

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Gridlock: Black Lives Matter protesters joined hands and blocked access to Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, causing significant traffic backups on nearby roads

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Dangerous: Gov Mark Dayton said the moving protest was creating a 'very, very dangerous situation,' and he urged protesters to stop blocking access to part of the airport (above)

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Black Lives Matter's video feed showed cars were at a virtual standstill leading to and from the airport Wednesday due to protesters blocking access on the road

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Police officers are seen at the Minneapolis-St Paul Airport, where protesters blocked access to Terminal 1





Numerous signs were posted on mall property, saying no protests were allowed - including a long message on a screen in a central rotunda between two Christmas trees.
Police quickly closed the mall's main entrances and threatened arrests.
A similar demonstration last December drew hundreds of demonstrators angry over the absence of charges following the police killings of unarmed black men in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri. Stores in the mall had to close, and dozens of people were arrested.
The massive retail center in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington houses an amusement park and more than 500 shops spread across four floors, attracting shoppers from around the globe.
Neither mall officials nor Bloomington police said what security measures they put in place to prepare for the protest, though special event staff members were searching bags and stationed at every mall entrance.


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Black Lives Matter protesters converged on the Mall of America in Minneapolis before moving on to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport demanding justice

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Some activists were chanting slogans and waving signs decrying Islamophobia

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First arrests: A man in a Minnesota Twins sweatshirt is seen being led away by two officers at the Mall of America





Security guards cordoned off parts of the central rotunda, and officers from several cities patrolled inside.
The mall sought a court order blocking the planned protest. A judge on Tuesday barred three organizers from attending the demonstration, but said she didn't have the power to block unidentified protesters associated with Black Lives Matter - or the movement as a whole - from showing up.


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Bloomington Police Deputy Chief Denis Otterness confirmed officers would be at the mall, but declined to discuss their plans for handling the protest.
'Our number one priority is the safety of everybody out at the Mall of America today,' he said Wednesday morning.
Dayton also told reporters early Wednesday that 30 Minnesota State Patrol officers would be on scene at the local police department's request.
He said he sympathized with protesters' concerns, but stressed that the mall was private property.
Kandace Montgomery, one of three organizers barred by the judge's order, said the group wasn't deterred by the ban.
She declined to say if she or her fellow organizers still planned to go to the mall, but she said she expected hundreds of protesters to show up - including some prepared to be arrested.
Montgomery said the retail mecca was the perfect venue for their demonstration to pressure authorities involved in the investigation of Clark's death to release video footage.
'When you disrupt their flow of capital ... they actually start paying attention,' she said. 'That's the only way that they'll hear us.'


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Activist, Jess Sundin, holds a sign that reads, 'BLACK LIVES MATTER,' in the rotunda of the Mall of America Wednesday. To Sundin's right stands Alexander Clark, cousin of Jamar Clark who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police in November

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Show of force: Police in riot gear on the ground level at the Mall of America in Minneapolis during Wednesday's massive Black Lives Matter protest

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Police officers are seen at the Mall of America transit area on Wednesday during the Black Lives Matter march



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[superbeets]

"Shutting down an airport is an act of terrorism and those involved should be charged with a Federal crime & they should do the time."

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"SOON the minority will feel the wrath of the majority there are many reasons we have guns.."

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"So sick of their BS... Bunch of losers!!"

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"They are ignorant and selfish. These are the same bunch that signed a petition over the Christmas classic, 'White Christmas', saying that it was racist lol."

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"Would love to see Random Acts of Kindness from these demonstrators. Or is that too foreign of a concept for them?"

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Welcome to Obama's America."
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Shut down: A group of protesters shut down the southbound 405 Freeway in Inglewood around 2pm to block traffic on the usually traffic clogged highway

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Once stopped, the protesters exited their cars and spray painted the road with slogans and the names of African American victims killed by law enforcement in recent years (above)

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Four women, three men and two male juveniles were arrested by CHP officers and traffic began moving again once the scene was cleared by 3.30pm

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In northern California, CHP officers arrested nine women after they forced an exit ramp on US Highway 101 leading to the San Francisco International Airport to close (above)



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[Willie99]

more fucking idiots

the OWS crowd resurfaces, life's losers given a fictitious cause

priceless

 

[carlspackler]

 

[russ1945]

If Black Lives Matter why doesn't Obama get involved in the daily slaughters in Chicago. Is it ok for blacks to shoot blacks. Really
Obama should direct all immigrants to Chicago (his hometown) lol.

 

[vitterd]

That Russ argument is one of my favorites. Like communities aren't doing things to try and stop other crimes. Media doesn't cover that.

Reoublican logic.....who cares if white cops kill blacks because they don't care when blacks kill blacks.

what a bunch of mental cases. Old white men at rx telling minorities what's real and what's fake in race relations.

Idiots.

 

[GasMan]

Vit, you should go there and tell them how you interact with all these racist old white guys on an Internet gambling forum, and how we probably would like to go back to the days when we could have nikkas on our plantation. Remember to include how we were all born wealthy, maintain white privelege, and barely have to work for our wealth. You could also apologize to them for actions of our forefathers, and remind them that every day it is their fault, not the BLM members, that they are criminals, gangsters and thugs.

 

[vitterd]

Vit, you should go there and tell them how you interact with all these racist old white guys on an Internet gambling forum, and how we probably would like to go back to the days when we could have nikkas on our plantation. Remember to include how we were all born wealthy, maintain white privelege, and barely have to work for our wealth. You could also apologize to them for actions of our forefathers, and remind them that every day it is their fault, not the BLM members, that they are criminals, gangsters and thugs.

We know all groups, including the tea party, have their idiots. You numbskulls try to be an authority on all issues....especially the ones you clearly know nothing about. Calling it a "fictitious" issue.....I mean seriously......you right wingers are the kings of phony issues and phony quotes.

 

[russ1945]

Vit, you should go there and tell them how you interact with all these racist old white guys on an Internet gambling forum, and how we probably would like to go back to the days when we could have nikkas on our plantation. Remember to include how we were all born wealthy, maintain white privelege, and barely have to work for our wealth. You could also apologize to them for actions of our forefathers, and remind them that every day it is their fault, not the BLM members, that they are criminals, gangsters and thugs.

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Gas Man - I pay absolutely no attn to what the Tard says.

 

[vitterd]

Gas Man.....Russ is a liar. He's been caught reading my posts several times that were not in quotes.

Think about that.....a guy who thinks like you lies about ignoring people on an anonymous website. That's the type of people you identify with. Might be time to rethink your life.

 

[SheriffJoe]

This is the wisdom of gun control and why the government should decide who gets to own a gun.

NOT!

 

[Willie99]

If Black Lives Matter why doesn't Obama get involved in the daily slaughters in Chicago. Is it ok for blacks to shoot blacks. Really
Obama should direct all immigrants to Chicago (his hometown) lol.

Russ, they're idiots

stupid to the core, economic anchors, not a lick of common sense to be found

wrong about life, that's as wrong as it gets

 

[Willie99]

do you notice how the people we conservatives call losers always align with the losers in life?

they support BLM, ignoring the brutality most of their victims bring to the table

they support OWS, essentially bums urinating in the financial district while either their parents or their country feeds them

they defend Islamic terrorism

they defend people entering our country illegally

they respectfully listen to murdering tyrants while physically endangering political adversaries



they're just so fucking stupid it's sickening they have a voice

and their president has fucked up the entire world, everything he touches

obamacare is so damn bad on so many levels Obama should be charged with fraud, treason, theft and disgraced for being totally incompetent. But the idiots that support him just don't know better, they're that fucking stupid

 

[vitterd]

do you notice how the people we conservatives call losers always align with the losers in life?

they support BLM, ignoring the brutality most of their victims bring to the table

they support OWS, essentially bums urinating in the financial district while either their parents or their country feeds them

they defend Islamic terrorism

they defend people entering our country illegally

they respectfully listen to murdering tyrants while physically endangering political adversaries



they're just so fucking stupid it's sickening they have a voice

and their president has fucked up the entire world, everything he touches

obamacare is so damn bad on so many levels Obama should be charged with fraud, treason, theft and disgraced for being totally incompetent. But the idiots that support him just don't know better, they're that fucking stupid

They, they, they.

You group everybody as the same person and point fingers at everyone else. Many conservatives, especially here, live in a bubble and can't think or function outside of it......and anyone that has had different life experiences is somehow not as good as you in your eyes.

The world doesn't end at the end of your sidewalk and not everyone travels the same road as you.

 

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