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Friends:
police threatened protesters with arrest, handcuffed them, transported them to the police station, confiscated their phones and cameras and criminally charged them — all common elements of being arrested.
Lmao it sounds so obvious but they claim the union organizers weren't actually arrested
On what grounds where they arrested?
Edit: None whatsoever.
... after warning them they would be “subject to arrest,” for remaining on “Amazon property,” amid a crowd of protesters.
The Teamsters say the incident took place on public land outside the warehouse, where police have informed workers they can safely protest.
aKshuALly:
An NYPD spokesperson said the agency did not have an arrest record on file for the incident. They said a criminal court summons did not qualify as an arrest.
So there was no arrest at all. They just took them in for their own good ya know :)
Also a cool line from this washington post article:
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.
I'm sure Amazon will be severely punished. Right? Right?
That's horrible!