Four men charged over shooting of Jamar Clark protesters in Minneapolis

[herding cats]

Source: The Guardian

Officials have filed charges today against four men accused of shooting into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis a week ago.

Protests have been ongoing outside the precinct building since police shot Jamar Clark, an unarmed black man, just a few hundred yards down the road on 15 November. He died in hospital a day later.

Witnesses have told the Guardian that the four attackers were being aggressive with protesters, and were using racial slurs. They were escorted from the protest and one of them then opened fire, wounding five people.

The campaigners also said that police said to them “isn’t this what you wanted” after the shooting, and used mace on people tending to the wounded.

The assailant who allegedly fired the shots, Allen Scarsella, was charged with five counts of second-degree assault and one count of second-degree riot with a dangerous weapon. The other three – Joseph Backman, Nathan Gustavsson and Daniel Macey – were each charged with second-degree riot with a dangerous weapon.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/30/jamar-clark-protest-shooting-minneapolis-men-charged

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Second degree assault in Minnesota:

609.222 ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

Subdivision 1. Dangerous weapon.

Whoever assaults another with a dangerous weapon may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or to payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both.

Subd. 2. Dangerous weapon; substantial bodily harm.

Whoever assaults another with a dangerous weapon and inflicts substantial bodily harm may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.222

609.71 RIOT.
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Subd. 2.Riot second degree.

When three or more persons assembled disturb the public peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or violence to person or property, each participant who is armed with a dangerous weapon or knows that any other participant is armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of riot second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.71

[Kalidurga]

2. The campaigners also said that police said to them

“isn’t this what you wanted” after the shooting, and used mace on people tending to the wounded.

Charge the police with assault too.

[drm604]

3. More right-wing violence.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Photos of 3 of the racist lumps of fetid skin:

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Joe Backman, Lance Scarsella, Natee Gustavvson

Photos of Daniel Macey seem unavailable. [/center]