Riot gear police arrest 31 silent protesters in Virginia

By Andrew Jones
Sunday, March 4, 2012 16:00 EDT
Police arrest protesters outside of capital building in Virginia. Screenshot via Youtube.
 
Like Raw Story on Facebook
  • Print Friendly and PDF
  • Email this page

Capitol hill police in Richmond, Virginia arrested 31 protesters Saturday afternoon during their silent demonstration against the state’s controversial ultrasound bill passing the General Assembly.

Police were outfitted in riot gear to monitor the nearly 500 protesters and took those who would not leave the capital steps into custody.

WATCH: Video from Youtube, which was published on March 3, 2012.

 
 
 
 
By commenting, you agree to our terms of service
and to abide by our commenting policy.