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CHARLESTON, W.Va.- Seven protestors, ages 18 to 22, were arrested at 5 p.m. in a sit-in at Governor Manchin’s State Capitol office. They were cited with misdemeanor trespassing and obstruction for refusing to leave the office at closing time. The seven were brought to the Charleston police station for booking before being held at the Municipal Court of Charleston. Bail was set at $1500 each, with a $150 bond option. Bond has been paid and they have all been released.
The youth, affiliated with anti-mountaintop removal groups Mountain Justice and Climate Ground Zero, were supporting Coal River Valley residents who presented a letter to Manchin requesting that he repeal the permits issued for mining on Coal River Mountain. They refused to leave the office until Manchin repealed the permits or the protestors were removed by force.
Tags: Manchin's office, sit-in
IDIOTS
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JCV, I don’t think these young people are idiots, just gullible and full of Roselle’s hot air.
[...] Monday, seven youth, ages 18-22, were arrested in West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin’s offices after demanding that he take action to save Coal River Mountain. The youth, affiliated with [...]
voyeur,
you just can’t handle it can you?
can’t handle the fact that you are surrounded by gullible people who buy into the lies of the corporations,
so you have to project onto activists that we are gullible and have to follow leaders…
wake up! All Americans (or humans for that matter) are not all gullible followers who need leaders to tell us what to do.
just because that is generally true of conservatives and republicans does not mean its true for other Americans.
a lot of us know how to use our brains. and we do. and a lot of y’all don’t like it, so you project your gullibility fantasies onto us.
I know I could take you, JCV, AND Donny Blankenship in a debate – all at once. And I would not need Mikey R. to help me reduce your pathetic market worshipping arguements to a quivering mass of jello.
but you just go ahead and enjoy your little fantasy about leaders and followers, ‘tween the corporations and law enforcement, y’alls fixation on leaders lets the rest of us do what we need to do.
EXCELLENT! Stand up for what you believe… more people NEED to know what is going on.. My daughter was one of the 7 and I am SOOOOO proud of her!
IDIOTS???!?!!? These “kids” are standing up for all of us. If all the “responsible” adults would stand up with these young people, then our voices would be heard. King Coal is poisoning our water,air,destroying our land,and making billions doing it! COAL IS KILLING WEST VIRGINIA
HEY GEM! BLOW ME!
Not all are gullible, but if you were to view the WSAZ video of the young lady who climbed the dragline at our site, you will see her speechless and asking for help from someone at the Boone Co. courthouse when asked a question by the reporter. I mean it was like watching the WVU/UGA fiesta bowl. She had no clue of what was happening when someone put a rhetorical question out there for her to answer. Pretty good for a Marshall student I guess.
Hey Gem, sounds like the only thing you have”taken”, is one too many TOKES.
How bout it Gem, or is it John,or Alex, bet y’all really love the weed?