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Crowd on Boston Common cheered arrest of ex-officers in Minneapolis

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Crowd on Boston Common cheered arrest of ex-officers in Minneapolis
Crowd on Boston Common cheered arrest of ex-officers in Minneapolis
Thousands of people gathered on Boston Common cheered when they heard the news.

ITS WAY THROUGH BOSTON.MARIA: LET’S GET TO JOHN ATWATERWHO IS IN A CROWD.REPORTER: CHEERS WHEN THE CROWDHEARD.WE ARE LOOKING AT A VIEW OF THECOMMON.WE ARE LOOKING FROM BEACONSTREET.YOU CAN SEE HOW LARGE THE CROWDIS AT THIS HOUR.AGAIN, THEY HAVE BEEN GATHEREDHERE AND YOU CAN MAKE OUT THEYGO FROM BEACON STREET TO THEPARK STREET T STOP.WELL OVER 1000 PEOPLE, IF NOT AFEW THOUSAND JAMMED INTO THECOMMON TONIGHT.OBVIOUSLY ALL CALLING FORJUSTICE AND THEY ARE HERE TOPROTEST THE HORROR OF WHATHAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS.BUT THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCHFRUSTRATION AMONG PROTESTERSTHAT THE THREE OFFICERS FOR OVERA WEEK HAVE NOT FACE CHARGES.WHEN THEY GOT THAT NEWS HERE,EVERYONE CHEERED.AGAIN, THE PROTEST CONTINUESPEACEFULLY.A LARGE CROWD HERE.THE PLAN IS TO WALK AROUND THEAREA AROUND THE COMMON AFTERTHINGS WRAP UP IN THIS SPACE,BUT THEY WANT TO WRAP UP BY5:00, WELL BEFORE NIGHTFALL.WE APOLOGIZE FOR SOME OF THELANGUAGE HERE.WELL BEFORE NIGHTFALL SO WEDON'

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