Cops tackle protestors after GOP orders removal of trans rights activists from Texas House

[icymist]

One protestor was banned from the state Capitol for a year for holding a banner that said "Let Trans Kids Grow Up."

A trans rights activist was tackled and arrested by state police on Tuesday after Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) ordered the removal of trans rights protestors from the state house gallery as they chanted against a bill banning gender-affirming care.

Spectrum News reporter Charlotte Scott posted a video of the confrontation between police and Texas Freedom Network organizing director Adri Pérez. The footage shows police approaching Pérez from behind – though it is unclear why. Pérez puts their hands up and is then surrounded by several more officers, who tackle them to the ground. One of them sits on Pérez’s back and the other holds their ankles while a third handcuffs them.

The Texas Tribune reports that Pérez is being charged with misdemeanors for resisting arrest and disrupting a meeting. Jail records also show charges for a second-degree felony, but the reason is unknown.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/cops-tackle-protestors-after-gop-orders-removal-of-trans-rights-activists-from-texas-house/

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

1. This really is a repeat of the 60s civil rights era.

We're going to win this time too!

[keithbvadu2]

2. This is the same state police that stood around while children were being killed in Uvalde?

[icymist]

3. Yes.

The big brave men with guns are tackling unarmed women protesting.