Vorschullehrer, 22, im Fernsehen verhaftet, nachdem er Trump verurteilt hatte

From the article:

“ A preschool teacher was arrested on camera as soon as she finished a TV interview criticizing Donald Trump, fueling the debate over protest policing and free speech.

Jessica Plichta, 22, said she was the only person arrested among roughly 200 demonstrators at an anti-war protest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday, hours after Nicolas Maduro was detained in Caracas by the U.S. military.

In the broadcast footage, two officers could be seen approaching from behind as she wrapped her interview with WZZM, the city’s ABC affiliate, then escorted her away as she told them, “I am not resisting arrest.”

WZZM said an officer cited “obstructing a roadway and failure to obey a lawful command,” and that Plichta had been charged with failure to obey a lawful command.

Plichta later told Zeteo: “I don’t think it’s a coincidence that as soon as I finished an interview speaking on Venezuela, I was arrested.”

She told the outlet the officers shoved her into the back of a patrol car without fastening her seat belt, then drove a short distance down the street—out of view of cameras and bystanders.

According to Plichta, they stopped again, pulled her out, bent her over the vehicle, patted her down, and took her belongings. She recalled one officer saying they moved her because she was “making a scene.”
She also said officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan, what her connection to Venezuela was, and why she had attended the protest. Plichta claimed they tried to get her to identify other demonstrators.

“We are so accustomed to, and used to, repression when we speak out on anti-war topics. When we speak out for Venezuela, when we speak out for Palestine, we expect the police to want to shut that down,” she told Zeteo.

“It just shows how much they feel they can get away with things, how easy it is for them to isolate people from the public eye when they’re doing this.”

Plichta said she largely stayed quiet as officers took her to jail, where she said the same questions continued. She was released about three hours later after other protesters gathered to demand she be freed, and was seen punching the air in a video shared on Facebook.

The Grand Rapids Police Department, which is led by Eric Winstrom, disputed her claims in a statement to Zeteo. It said protesters “refused lawful orders” to move to the sidewalk and “began blocking intersections,” adding that supervisors warned participants that they could be arrested if later identified. The mayor of Grand Rapids is David LaGrand, a Democrat.

The incident came to light as Trump, 79, tries to sell the Maduro operation at home, despite signs of public unease.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday found about one in three Americans approve of the U.S. strike, while 72 percent worry the U.S. will become too involved.

It is also a small part of a much larger information war that has even seen Trump amplify mislabeled footage on Truth Social to claim mass celebrations after the Maduro capture—a video that fact-checkers traced to an unrelated 2024 protest.

The Daily Beast has contacted the Grand Rapids Police Department for comment. „

The hell is going on over there

The Venezuelan government has called for a national mobilization and signaled that it intends to engage in armed resistance. We’re back at square one, just like before Maduro was captured and taken to the U.S. They know Trump won’t send ground troops into the country. While bombing Venezuela is an option, it would likely only push the population to rally behind the current regime. So what’s the alternative, targeting whoever comes after Maduro? That would probably do little to address the underlying problem either.

Anyway, let’s go, Venezuela. Give ’em hell! I support you with the same passion I have for the brave people of Ukraine.

Free speech is under attack. When will the NRA raise up against this fascist administration?

Freedom of speech, my ass !

If there was an arrestable offense he would have arrested her before finishing the interview. „I’m not resisting“ on camera was smart. Also, what roadway was she obstructing? It’s early af, there are no cars and the sidewalks aren’t cleaned.

Remember when Russia would arrest people for holding up blank pieces of paper? Good times.

Every day the USA moves closer and closer to Russia.
The only missing piece is House and Senate democrats mysteriously going missing.
How far will Americans allow this to happen?

So what about that free speech of yours?

MAGAs like to call my country a socialist hell hole. But hey at least you won’t be arrested for protesting here

So much for our 1st Amendment protecting us.

Trump was ‚protected‘ by his 1st Amendment rights when he incited a riot and and told his minions to attack our capitol yet she is not protected by the same Amendment.

God damn tired of this administrations hypocrisy and the ‚rules for me but not for thee‘ mentality. .

Worth noting she was detained for obstructing a roadway. While standing on the sidewalk.

A dementia-ridden authoritarian pedophile has succeeded in dismantling all checks and balances of the American government.

Flooding the zone with shit really did work, along with defunding all aspects of the American education system.

My whole life I’ve heard Americans tell me they’d throw down against a dictator at the drop of a hat. That certain sacrifices in society were there to make said defiance possible.

Well, we’re waiting.

Her arrest is quite possibly illegal according to Michigan law, and possibly even the 4th amendment. She was not charged with any *crimes*.

Civil infractions do not authorize custodial arrest by default. Her claim that they took her to a second location is also not going to help these cops. A judge *will* question them on that.

There was no emergency because the alleged non-violent infractions occurred two days *prior*. An appearance ticket would have sufficed and may have actually been the only truly legal option for the police.

Her charges will almost certainly be dropped if she wants to fight them.