Justice

In Search of Visibility, Protesters Take to the Highways

A second night of demonstrations following the Ferguson grand jury decision looks a bit like a nationwide effort to stall traffic.  
California Highway Patrol officers clear protesters from the 101 freeway in Los Angeles.Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Demonstrations over the grand jury decision to not indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown continue to rock America. There were more protesters arrested last night in Los Angeles, the second night of major protests, than there were Monday night in Ferguson, Missouri.

In L.A., some of those demonstrators were arrested after shutting down traffic in both directions on the 101 Freeway. Another group of protesters flummoxed traffic downtown by laying down in the intersection of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Grand Avenue.