Iraqi War Vet Emily Yates violently arrested playing banjo in wrong place at Syria war protest in Philadelphia

I am so sad for this country and the direction its heading.

“We live in a f*cking police state! They’re damaging my body and my personal property! I went to war for this country! Stop manhandling me! Stop! Stop! Help! Help!”

Iraq war veteran Emily Yates yelled these words as she was arrested on Friday at an anti-Syria war protest. A confrontation ensued after a dispute with police about where she was permitted to stand while playing her banjo.

After several minutes of discussion, two officers bent Yates over a park bench and handcuffed her. By the time Yates is dragged from the park, at least eight officers are participating in the arrest.

The website for the “Emily Yates Defense Fund” states that the activist “was not engaged in any illegal activity and was not told why she was being attacked.”

“While she was busy playing a song, park rangers accosted her. When she demanded an explanation for their aggression, they pinned her onto a park bench and dragged her off to an undisclosed location. We are not being told where she is being held and she has not been allowed any communication with the outside world.”

Source: http://politicalblindspot.com/iraqi-war-vet-violently-arrested-at-anti-syria-war-protest-for-playing-banjo-in-the-wrong-place/