Over a dozen arrested in NYC as protesters take to streets after Roe v Wade ruling
At least two dozen people were arrested after thousands of protesters took to the streets in Manhattan and across the country after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade decision that protected women’s rights to abortion for nearly 50 years.Friday evening before the throng headed north through Midtown around 9 p.m. stopping at Grand Central Station, Times Square, and Bryant Park.
NYPD could not immediately confirm the incident but a marked police cruiser was parked outside of the club. Thousands of protesters took the streets of New York City following the Supreme Court’s decision on June 24, 2022.“Shame! Shame! Shame!” the crowd chanted as cops put zip ties around the protesters’ hands.Several other protesters were seen blocking a Harlem-bound M7 bus, with one climbing on the windshield and twerking. Another protester pretended to collapse in front of the bus.
U.S. Capitol Police officers block access to the Capitol during an abortion protest on June 24, 2022.Activists hold up a sign saying, “Overturn the GOP” outside of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2022.The crowd returned to the Supreme Court building without spray painting or vandalizing any property.
Supporters of abortion rights march along the street during a protest in West Hollywood, Calif. on June 24, 2022.Moments later an LAFD ambulance arrived on the scene. The area was shut down for about an hour before police said it was cleared. Police said “no incidents were reported.”
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