Throughout the nation, folks have taken to the streets this weekend to protest the horrific resolution from the Supreme Court docket to overturn Roe v. Wade, placing an finish to the 1973 landmark ruling that protected somebody’s proper to an abortion. A number of celebrities have joined the lots in marching and talking out towards the reversal, together with Jodie Sweetin.
But it surely turned out that she had a scary second throughout an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles. Members of the Los Angeles Police Division apparently shoved her all the way down to the bottom arduous at one level. Within the phrases of Stephanie Tanner, how impolite!!!
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In keeping with photographer Michael Ade, who captured a video of the incident, the Full Home star was making an attempt to guide a bunch of peaceable protesters away from an El Lay freeway on Saturday when police wearing riot gear all of a sudden pushed her. The power triggered her to journey over the curb and fall a number of ft onto the concrete. Ouch! Nonetheless, Jodie recovered shortly after being helped up by fellow demonstrators and joined them in chanting “no justice, no peace.” Michael wrote within the Instagram caption:
“C/W Police violence. It pained me to see @JodieSweetin thrown to the bottom by members of the LAPD as she was making an attempt to guide a bunch of peaceable protestors away from the freeway…SMH @LAPDHQ what are y’all doing? Jodi is the definition of an actual one and happily she’s okay! However for others who select to protest right now transfer with warning and preserve your head on swivel. It’s going to be a really lengthy summer time.???????? #roevwade #abortionrights #losangeles.”
See the horrible second HERE.
After the video of the state of affairs started circulating social media, Jodie confirmed to a number of shops that she is okay regardless of the forceful fall. She additionally advised Leisure Tonight in a press release she’s going to proceed to struggle for abortion rights and nothing will deter her from doing so:
“I’m extraordinarily happy with the a whole bunch of people that confirmed up yesterday to train their First Modification rights and take speedy motion to peacefully protest the large injustices which were delivered from our Supreme Court docket. Our activism will proceed till our voices are heard and motion is taken. This is not going to deter us, we are going to proceed preventing for our rights. We aren’t free till ALL of us are free.”
We’re so glad that Jodie is alright! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Tell us within the feedback (beneath).
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