French riot police stand guard amid the fireworks smoke thrown by protestors during a torchlight march on the fifth day of nationwide rallies organised since the start of the year, against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, in Nantes, western France, on February 16, 2023. (Photo by Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Fifteen people were arrested at a protest against police brutality in Johnson City, N.Y., and are facing resisting arrest and trespassing charges.
  • The protest took place in front of a business that said it referred to law enforcement after protesters blocked the entrance and were asked multiple times to move to the sidewalk.
  • Protesters swore and made racial slurs and obscene gestures toward police.
  • In at least one instance, a police officer discharged pepper spray. 
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