NEW: Providence NAACP’S Vincent Calls Highway Protest “Disheartening”
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
NAACP Providence Branch Executive Director Jim Vincent has called the end of Tuesday night's protest in Providence "disheartening," which saw over a hundred people take to Interstate 95, and five people arrested.
"I thought that was unfortunate and something I do not condone at all. I don't condone shutting down highways putting people in jeopardy I don't think that's productive," said Vincent, who said he was not present at the end of the protest in reaction to the Ferguson decision. "The headline should have read,"500 people protested peacefully."
Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Colonel Steven O'Donnell said the names of those arrested would be released Wednesday morning.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"Without question, I think the Providence Police and State Police handled it professionally," said O'Donnell of the incident, which took place at 9 P.M. "They had all been briefed, there were no weapons used -- no tasers or spray."
"When the protesters went onto the highway, they were told to disperse. Five people remained, and they were arrested," O'Donnell continued. "We don't know anything of reports of accidents, but the potential for disaster was quite large, so they acted pretty quickly."
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