Wauwatosa Protest Arrest
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STRAIGHT NIGHTS... PROTESTERSHAVE CONFRONTED WAUWATOSAPOLICE.
TODAY... THE CITYELIMINATED ITS NOON TIL 8 P-MDESIGNATED TIME FORPROTESTS... FOLLOWINGQUESTIONS ABOUT ITS LEGALITY.TONY ATKINS REPORTS:Tony Atkins, @TonyAtkinsTV THECONFRONTATION AND ARRESTSHAPPENED HERE NEAR THEINTERSECTION OF 70TH ANDAETNA.
PEOPLE IN THE AREA SAYAFTER SEVERAL PROTESTS THROUGHHERE, THEY DIDN'T EXPECT TOSEE ANYTHING LIKE WHAT THEYSAW FRIDAY NIGHT.
NAT -- LAWNMOWER NATA PEACEFUL MORNINGHERE IN THIS WAUWATOSANEIGHBORHOOD.
A STARK CONTRASTFROM THE TENSE NIGHT BEFORE.NAT -- ARREST VIDEOWAUWATOSAPOLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE WEREARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT.
HERE, AMAN IS SEEN BEING DRAGGED OFFHIS BIKE AND TAKEN TO THEGROUND BEFORE BEING TAKEN AWAYBY POLICE.
THIS ALL ASPROTESTERS MARCHED THROUGH THESTREETS AS THEY'VE DONE FOR 78CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
Robin Barry,Wauwatosa Resident think lastnight turned into something itdidn't have to be." KevinFrank, Wauwatosa Resident11:26:01 - "The police blockedthe street in front of ourhouse." THURSDAY, WAUWATOSAMAYOR DENNIS MCBRIDEINSTITUTED LIMITED PROTESTINGHOURS BETWEEN TWELVE AND EIGHTP.
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THE CITY'S MOVE COMESAFTER LAST WEEK'S UNRESTOUTSIDE OF A HOME BELONGING TOTHE GIRLFRIEND OF SUSPENDEDWAUWATOSA OFFICER JOSEPHMENSAH.MENSAH HAS SHOT ANDKILLED THREE PEOPLE IN THELAST FIVE YEARS WHILE ON DUTY.TWO OF THOSE SHOOTINGS WEREDEEMED JUSTIFIED.
A RULING ONTHE THIRD IS PENDING.RobinBarry, Wauwatosa Resident11:30:12 - "If you have a timelimit on it.
That's not freespeech." THE LIMITED HOURSWERE CALLED BACK SATURDAYAFTERNOON AFTER DRAWING ARESPONSE FROM THE AMERICANCIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.
NAT -"Sir, where is he being taken?Officer: City of WauwatosaPolice Dept."STATEREPRESENTATIVE JONATHANBROSTOFF SAYS UNINTERRUPTEDPROTESTING SATURDAY WOULD'VEENDED SOONER IF NOT FOR THECONFRONTATION.
JonathanBrostoff, State Rep.
19thDistrict 2:55 - "They didn'tmake anyone safer.
In fact,the escalated thing andsomeone gotten hurt because oftheir actions." IN THEMEANTIME, THE STATE REP.
SAYSTHEY WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATEDAS PROTESTING CONTINUES.Jonathan Brostoff, State Rep.19th District 4:04 - "Ifanything, people are resoluteto keep marching for justiceand demanding a resolution."Tony Atkins, @TonyAtkinsTVMAYOR MCBRIDE SAYS DESPITEREMOVING THE PROTESTING HOURS,THEY WILL CONTINUE TAKING ASTRONG STANCE AGAINST WHATTHEY CONSIDER UNLAWFULACTIVITIES.REPORTING ON 70THAND AETNA, TONY ATKINS, TMJ4NEWS.