11 Michigan Leftists Slammed to the Floor, Arrested, Frog-Marched From Capitol Building (Video)

This is what democracy looks like…
The young leftists attempted to stage a sit-in after hours like in Wisconsin. They were slammed to the floor and arrested.
Later the leftist protesters were frog-marched to the waiting police cars.

The Michigan Messenger reported:

Michigan State Police Capt. Gary Nix says troopers arrested 11 people Wednesday night during protests at the state Capitol.

All who were arrested will be charged with trespassing, and one faces a felony charge of obstructing a police officer. Nix said the details of the felony case were not completely clear but revolved around that person opening a bathroom window on the ground floor of the Capitol in a move to allow other protesters in.

Similar actions were taken in Wisconsin last week, where protesters opened windows of ground floor offices to allow protesters in.

The arrests came at the end of a day that saw thousands of protesters on the Capitol lawn as well as in the building protesting 40 bills which activists say unfairly target labor. There were also protests against Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposals.

Those protests were dying down and most people had left when a group of about 100 entered the Capitol building in an attempt to keep it open, as was the original plan for Tuesday. Like the night before, when the police informed the protesters that they would have to vacate the building or face arrest, most of them peacefully left.

But when it came time to close the building, the doors were locked and that’s when the problems began.

Nicole Conaway, one of the protesters inside the building at that point, told the Messenger what happened:

“We took a vote and decided to try and stay as long as we could. There were people pounding on the windows wanting to get in so a group gathered up and tried to go towards the doors to let other people in. That’s when the police kind of slammed the leaders to the floor and took them away and arrested the people that were in the front.”

The smaller group of younger protesters then regrouped and had to decide what to do. Most of them decided to leave peacefully while a handful of them locked arms together and chose defiance.

Hat Tip Mike

Sadly, if Governor Scott Walker would have arrested the Wisconsin thugs the first night they illegally stayed in the State Capitol he could have saved himself some misery in the long run.

#1 March 17, 2011 at 6:26 am
Granny commented:

Way to go Michigan! These anarchists simply cannot be allowed to trash public property as they did in Wisconsin. Glad to see that the Michigan police are still on the side of law and order.
#2 March 17, 2011 at 6:36 am
pagar commented:

“activists say unfairly target labor.”

Is there any proof that these people actually labor? My guess is they are being stirred up by outside activists.
#3 March 17, 2011 at 6:43 am
Khan Krum commented:

The left-wing whining idiots do not understand that “free speech” does not include a free platform for it. In other words, they think their free-speech rights trumps private and public property rights which it does not.
#4 March 17, 2011 at 6:51 am
RedBeard commented:

I suspect that the Michigan State Police are well aware of the poor performance of the Wisconsin cops and the negative opinion generated by their inaction, and decided not to fall into that trap. Good for them for making the correct choice.
#5 March 17, 2011 at 6:52 am
Granny commented:

#4 March 17, 2011 at 6:51 am
RedBeard commented:

I suspect that the Michigan State Police are well aware of the poor performance of the Wisconsin cops and the negative opinion generated by their inaction, and decided not to fall into that trap. Good for them for making the correct choice.
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I have to tell you, the performance of the Wisconsin police was SO bad that I think the police union should be banned along with the teacher’s union.
#6 March 17, 2011 at 6:55 am
Stan25 commented:

Dollar to a donut, the protesters will call the ACLU and start lawsuits against the cops for brutality
#7 March 17, 2011 at 6:59 am
NeoKong commented:

This is what a jail cell looks like….
#8 March 17, 2011 at 7:21 am
Ed.A commented:

I didn’t see any “frog Marching”…don’t get me wrong, I wish I did, but the tagline seems misleading.
#9 March 17, 2011 at 7:23 am
Brooks commented:

Sorry, Lansing’s holding center is full; you will have to be sent to the Detroit holding center, enjoy…
#10 March 17, 2011 at 7:36 am
Bol'shoe Gnezdo commented:

Very true, Khan Krum [#3], very true!

The same, of course, goes for all those tea-destroying anarchist “En-Darkenment” Deist types in the Boston Harbor. Respect the tea!
#11 March 17, 2011 at 7:58 am
Murphy's Law commented:

Most of these punks are college-age kids (but not “students”, because that requires conformity and bathing) who show up to protest pretty much anything because other than getting high, it’s the only thing that gives their life meaning. They aren’t union members because they don’t have jobs, but the unions deliberately recruit these losers and put them into situations knowing that there will be drama, including arrests, that they don’t want to incur themselves.
#12 March 17, 2011 at 8:00 am
MN Jim commented:

Please identify these 11 protesters, where they are from, and what job they have (or don’t have).
#13 March 17, 2011 at 8:00 am
Richard Aubrey commented:

Michigan State University is about ten miles away. Lots of underemployed–in their studies–useful fools with more ego than their personal history justifies.
#14 March 17, 2011 at 8:04 am
jerrylud commented:

yes first the TN police didnt ake their crap now the MI cops didnt good job the WI cops should be fired
#15 March 17, 2011 at 8:21 am
common man commented:

Big difference between TN and MICH they are right to work state officers are not unionized like WI .
#16 March 17, 2011 at 8:52 am
BS61 commented:

And millions of dollars in cleanup!
#17 March 17, 2011 at 9:13 am
Paul52 commented:

Way to go, MI cops. Our cops here in WI are union and turn a blind eye to criminal disobedience when it suits them. Maybe their collective bargaining needs to disappear.
#18 March 17, 2011 at 9:48 am
logic101 commented:

The story said protesters opened the windows in Wisconsin…it was DEM Legislators who let in protesters! In WI you can’t tell the criminals from the Dem officials because they’re one and the same.
#19 March 17, 2011 at 9:54 am
JimmyT commented:

It’s about time to end ALL government unions. The private sector has already realized the negative effect of unions. That’s why their losing membership.
#20 March 17, 2011 at 9:55 am
ditto commented:

I live in Michigan so I am so glad to see this. Gov Scott Walker should use this as an example.

I wish people would realize that the 60′s are so over, trying to relive it or recreate it is so annoying and nauseating.

They all need to get a job, a bath, and a serious a$$ whooping!
#21 March 17, 2011 at 10:02 am
Khan Krum commented:

I think a few probably needed a good wood shampoo prior to being tossed into the clink, no?
#23 March 17, 2011 at 10:25 am
ohio commented:

Obviously the Michigan police are not union thugs as they are in Wisconsin.
#24 March 17, 2011 at 12:07 pm
Valerie commented:

There is simply no point in an after-hours protest, except vandalism.
#25 March 17, 2011 at 12:14 pm
JoeyO commented:

“Sadly, if Governor Scott Walker would have arrested the Wisconsin thugs the first night they illegally stayed in the State Capitol he could have saved himself some misery in the long run.” (Article)

I actually disagree with that statement.

Its important to consider context and timing with regards to the WI mess. First, its the “birth place” of their f*ed up, controlling views – a symbolic location they are clearly fighting for much harder. People will fight to keep sentimental places the hardest. People were bussed from everywhere to protect their homeland.

Then, consider the timing on the WI stuff – they were rioting in Egypt (and a few other countries) daily with it streamed to our TVs nearly 24-7 while the administration constantly on TV pleading with leaders to respect the peaceful protesters and such. Walker would have made himself look like one of those foreign dictators had he used the NatGuard he had already called up.

Lastly, since it was the first of the stances the unions took, the reception was still unknown. What if most of the public agreed with them? Hauling them off when they have the support of the US would have been disastrous, and the action could have led to even more sympathy.

I think Walker handled it fairly well, and the lack of force is ultimately what is allowing other states to be more forceful now. Now they know what to expect, they know the public isn’t behind them because the public knows how horribly the unions acted in WI, they know the world is no longer watching much because its old news (and now bigger stuff is going on too) and the Unions know that fighting isn’t really getting them very far at all.
#26 March 17, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Rock commented:

The actions of the union thugs, and teachers was a disastrous PR mistake. The destruction of public property, coupled with inappropriate use of students to push the teachers cause, fake doctor slips to further gouge the taxpayer, and a law enforcement community engaged in inappropriate actions or inaction was not well received by Americans in general. Few people wish to see their tax dollar wasted and abused. Greed backed by willful destruction of the peoples property is nothing but blackmail. Given unions both private and public participated, all unions have been stained.
Communities are going to be a lot more suspect of unions actions in the future, if for no other reason than the financial risks involved.
#27 March 17, 2011 at 12:43 pm
Beachluver commented:

Gov. Walker is a PATRIOT!!!! Circumstances were different for him…police are union thugs themselves!!!!!! If nothing else….he paved the way for what is happening across the land.I know i for one would be glad to be known as the man..hero patiot who STARTED the DOWNFALL for these union slime!!!!
#30 March 17, 2011 at 7:39 pm
common man commented:

Hard to arrest when the officers are part of problem.