The chair of Florida’s Democratic Party Nikki Fried and Senate Minority leader Lauren Book were among demonstrators who were handcuffed and detained at an evening protest for abortion rights outside Tallahassee City Hall.
The two were among a number of protesters who were taken away by police after singing “Leon on Me” inside a barricaded area that was closed at sunset.
They were warned by police that if they didn’t leave the area, they would be subject to arrest. Protesters yelled “shame, shame” as they were taken away by police.
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