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127 Arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline site

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  Signs protesting the pipeline adorn a camp in North Dakota. (Joe Brusky / CC 2.0)

Demonstrators and law enforcement officials continued to clash over the weekend at the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota. At least 127 protesters were arrested, and those involved alleged that the police used mace and other extreme tactics.

Initial reports said that only 80 people had been arrested, but The Associated Press has since reported 127 arrests.

KCII Des Moines explained what occurred during the first round of protests Saturday:

On Sunday, the AP reported that police shot down a drone used by protesters to film police activity:

ABC World News Now shared video footage of the incident on Twitter:


This escalation of conflict comes after several notable figures have brought increased attention to the DAPL demonstrations. Journalist Amy Goodman faced “riot charges” for documenting the protests, although the charges were dismissed last week after Goodman turned herself in to police. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department also issued arrest warrants for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, in September.

As is often the case with underreported political events, it took a celebrity arrest to draw media attention to the situation in North Dakota. Actress Shailene Woodley was arrested on Oct. 10 and charged with criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot. She shared live video of the demonstration and her arrest with her followers on Facebook.

Her arrest brought widespread social-media awareness to the situation and prompted coverage by numerous outlets—including entertainment publications such as Teen Vogue, People, E! Online and even TMZ.

Woodley has since pleaded not guilty and has written about the lack of mainstream media coverage of the protests in a Time magazine piece:

“The intimidation by militarized police in riot gear and unlawful arrests are an attack on the First Amendment rights of the protectors, and we again ask the Department of Justice to send observers to the area to ensure that constitutional rights are protected,” said Standing Rock Chairman Paul Archambault of the spate of arrests over the weekend. “Police are also routinely strip searching protesters, even when they have only been charged with a misdemeanor offense. Like days of old, this is a thinly veiled attempt to dehumanize and degrade Native people. Thousands of people have come to Standing Rock in prayerful protest of the pipeline and millions more support the Tribe in our efforts to protect our sacred places and water.”

—Posted by Emma Niles

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