More Protesters Arrested in Ferguson
More questions of police overreach
About a dozen protesters were jailed after being arrested during another night of protests in Ferguson, and it has some local officials and rights groups questioning if police overreached.
The reason for Thursday's arrests outside of the Ferguson Police headquarters wasn't immediately clear.
Patricia Bynes, a Democratic committeewoman of Ferguson Township who was at the scene, says protesters were warned against violence-inciting language but she didn't know what protesters were saying. Other media reports say they were cited for violating a noise ordinance.
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"... protesters were warned against violence-inciting language."
From the linked article: "Asked what the protesters were saying or whether they were being noisy, Hanson said, "They were chanting, 'Show me what Democracy looks like.'"
Does this fall under the "They were asking for it?" category of offenses?