Four protesters arrested at Enbridge pipeline construction site charged with felony

[corkhead]

Source: mlive.com

STOCKBRIDGE, MI – Four people arrested Monday at the site of a pipeline protest northwest of Stockbridge have been charged with a felony.

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There were 20 to 30 demonstrators gathered early Monday, July 22, at the site of an Enbridge gas pipeline construction project in the area of Grimes Road and Dexter Trail roads, the sheriff’s office reported.

The individuals are part of the Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands and were working to halt the efforts of Enbridge, which is replacing and increasing the capacity of its crude oil and petroleum pipeline through 10 Michigan counties.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2013/07/four_protesters_arrested_at_en.html

[WCLinolVir]

1. Sounds like police are working for the corp. Just like Shell.

[snappyturtle]

2. Squashing dissent. nt

[mbperrin]

3. There are some really stupid comments at that site.

It would be nice if the oil company humpers would be the only ones to suffer from catastrophic accidents in the oil field, but that's just not the case.

[ancianita]

4. Corporations can outnumber and outgun any number that isn't Large. They can pick them off at the

flanks, chemically hurt them, all kinds of 'neutralizing'. But the main thing is to have more protestors and lawyers ready to help grind the poisoning industries down to a halt.

I hope these protestors don't give up.

[L0oniX]

5. Criminalizing protesters and demos traitors ...relabling as terrorists. Is it time for \/ yet?

[Sunlei]

6. trespassing is the misdemeanor. felony is 'resisting' police. police again scam for a 'resist'.

sick of seeing Americas LOCAL police changing protests into a violent fight so they can grab felony bust credits.

[markparham]

7. markparham

we punish environmental protesters & help billionaires avoid prison welcome to america

[link:http://www.markparhampolitics.com

[AverageJoe90]

8. Fucking ridiculous.

I hope somebody can bail these people out. They were only doing what they thought(and knew!) was right.