Trump Is Expanding His Thuggish War on Union Leaders
At one point, according to the complaint, Huerta paced in front in front of a vehicle entrance gate, sat down, and urged other protesters to sit down alongside him, saying “stop the vehicles” and “it’s a public sidewalk, they can’t stop us.” That sounds less like a conspiracy than like a nonviolent protest. If the purpose was to impede, all it impeded was a parking spot, which, even in Los Angeles, is not a felony. (You might get a ticket for a first offense).
One ICE officer warned Huerta that if he didn’t move he’d be arrested, to which Huerta replied, “I can’t hear you through your fucking mask.” The officer registered this as defiance, but it strikes me as entirely plausible that Huerta really couldn’t hear the officer through his fucking mask.
Huerta’s other offenses include “making an offensive gesture to law enforcement officers,” which I assume means he flipped them the bird, and unauthorized banging on the entrance gate. Huerta was finally arrested, according to the complaint, after an officer pushed him and Huerta pushed the officer back. Huerta was arraigned late Monday and released on a $50,000 bond.