Police & Security Encounter outside Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

Police and Security Encounter outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on May 26, 2010. A group was outside protesting the "Let's Get Motivated" seminar that included speakers such as Rudy Giuliani and Colin Powell.

The Minneapolis Police Department and Target Center Security claimed that the public sidewalk was "private" and forced the group to move across the street. My camera was almost grabbed by the security during this incident.
Filmed by: G20 Detainee - www.twitter.com/smilyus

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Minneapolis Police Department
• MPD
• CopBlock.org
• Anti-war protest
• Target Center

[infinity3jif]

i'd say that was a pretty nice cop

[applenaut]

I wish all cops were like this guy!

[jonbreukel]

Is it just me or does this police seargent actually bear some resemblance to former Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi???

[Harv7340]

paperwork, democratism, communism, common law, country, countries, affidavits, uniform commercial code, oaths, jurisdiction, constitution, bill of rights, blacks law dict, legality, inalienable/unalienable, freeman, human, civil, criminal, sovereign, acts, statutes, national, international treaties, legislation, etc, r they not all hearsay, fictitious & ambiguous?, isn't it just a meeting of the minds?.type in imbatman57 in youtube & talkshoe.com.

[DerDerAdventures]

what whiny little pukes...

cry cry cry ... go protest else where, in fact if you call the city, they will set aside a public place for you to protest and even ensure police are there for your safety!



[jjfan4824]

Sidewalks do not necessarily have to be "Public" to be put in. The sidewalks happened to be within the property line and as such was automatically deemed "Private", as they owned the property and anything within (Exempted are Power lines and street lights unless put in by the property owner under his own license).

[fattygoatshoulder]

pretty decent cops here in minneapolis, actually

[policechaser]

@InterestPossession No body cares about your "interesting" story...I stopped reading after your first sentence.

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[dataonissues]

Looming economic developments will test security preparedness. Tunis, Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus, Benghazi, Sanaa. London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Germantown. Minnesota? Government regulatory boards that oversee the private security provider industry must be transformed into energetic transparent modern systems.

[soulrisk1010]

that cop was a fucking DICK!!! worst cop I ever seen =D

[KaptKan1]

@tjhombs Thanks for clarification of the legal details. I stand on the principle that publicly financed and/or subsidised lands, thoroughfares, etc., belong to and should always be accessible to the public, while private property is just that, and nobody has any right to trespass upon or deface it in any way. I also oppose any attempts to impede anyone from filming or otherwise making a record of any "public" official in the performance of his official duties. Right and wrong apply to all.