Man briefly detained after hanging banner protesting SCOTUS abortion decision

MIAMI – A person was detained by police in Miami Saturday morning after hanging a banner to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.

It occurred at round 6:30 a.m. within the space of NW third Avenue and third Street.   

The banner learn, “SOS Biden, they won’t stop at Roe.”

CBS4 requested the person, recognized as Caleb Freestone, why he had risked his life to hold the banner.

“I’m not going to stand by till November, that’s a long time. There’s a lot of work to be done,” added Freestone, who additionally says he risked his life to climb the construction to get the message throughout that elected officers have to do extra to guard the rights of the general public.  

“Risks are nothing compared to what’s going to happen. The Supreme Court and not an elected body is taking away our rights and they did not just started with abortion, they started with voting rights, they started with corruption,” stated Freestone.

“This is an unelected body, they have no legitimacy, and three of the members committed perjury. They said it was law, and they lied.”

“We need democracy to rule this country, not unelected bodies in the Supreme Court,” he added.

Police handcuffed Freestone, however then launched him.

He is a part of a gaggle that’s protesting in that space. The group stated that Biden’s govt order is an efficient begin, however extra motion must be taken.”

“They woke a sleeping big, we’re the individuals,” chanted protestors who gathered in downtown Miami.

“We want our president and our elected officers to truly struggle again as a result of the one individuals I see preventing proper now’s the Republican Party and their preventing for Christian rights,” said protest organizer Tania Gonzalez.

The pop-up protest included members from the group Bans Off Miami, the group says they were marching in solidarity with similar protests occurring all across the country. 

Protestors walked to the federal court house with a similar message.

“If you are pro-life I respect that however on the similar time the audacity. The audacity, you need to inform me what to do with my physique, my kids what to do with their our bodies,” stated Gonzalez.