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The Vermont State Police arrested seven anti-ICE protesters on charges of unlawful trespass Friday morning, Sept. 4, after they declined to leave a private office building in Williston.
The individuals, of whom at least six are clergy, arrested are:
Catherine Bock, 78, of Burlington
Jessica Derise, 54, of Williston
Rebecca Girrell, 47, of South Burlington
Elizabeth Gleich, 36, of Middlebury
Karen Johnston, 58, of Colchester
Earl Kooperkamp, 69, of Bradford
Susan McMillan, 65, of Colchester
These individuals were among a group of people who entered the building to protest federal agencies — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement — that occupy space there alongside private businesses and a medical office. The building owner said the individuals were trespassing, refused to leave when asked, and requested that police remove them from the property.
State police, working in conjunction with the Williston Police Department, responded and spoke with protest leaders. That discussion led to several people leaving the inside of the building, while the others indicated they’d need to be arrested.
Those individuals were taken into custody and brought to the Williston Barracks, where they were processed and released with citations to appear for arraignment at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 20, in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.
Categories: Police Reports
Alphabet “clergy”. These are not holy people.
Guess they prefer pedophiles, rapist and other outstanding illegals to roam our streets.
These members of the clergy should be focusing on getting Vermonters back into attending Sunday services and prayers. I believe and correct me if I am wrong, isn’t Vermont considered the most NON RELIGIOUS state in the country. Will these same people hold memorial services in their churches on 9/11 ? I doubt it. They are just shameful. I will pray for them.🙏✝️
GEEEEE here we go again seven protesters, six female one male. the liberal majority. One looks like a guy. Yup this is religion, no church belonging mentioned. They wanted to be arrested, OK send them to Rikers Island NY for about 60 days where they can pray to “their god”.
But they feel soooo good protesting, but don’t protest the criminal element in VT. Wonder if they are looking for a free meal. Crackpots.
This isn’t moral leadership; it’s political theater led by Earl ‘Kooky’ Kooperkamp.
Watching comfortable, white activists wave rainbow flags to protest border enforcement shows exactly how disconnected this movement is from reality. A homogeneous group of liberal women showing up with rainbow flags to protest an ICE facility does absolutely nothing to solve the actual immigration crisis. All it does is hijack unrelated cultural issues for a progressive photo-op while local tax dollars fund the police response.
A clerical collar isn’t a license to bypass the law.
True compassion isn’t getting a cheap trespassing citation. Its deterring illegal channels that enrich human traffickers, cartels, and exploitative NGOs, while helping people thrive safely in their own home nations.
Why don’t the clerg ask god to remove ICE😂.
Would they protest against pornography with equal vigor?
Would they defend the teachings of Jesus with equal vigor?
Is there savior Karl Marx or Jesus Christ.
One is perfect, the other inspired by the devil and a hater of truth and love.
Do they suggest the bible is the inspired word of God?
Vermont has been subverted, by cultural marxism,
in church
in school
in government
in NGO’s
in health care
and we had an entire civil war ,a British civil war known as our Battle for Independence, along with our first settlers, all about leaving a country and religious background that had been co-opted by government forces and theocracy and we strangely find out selves in this position, once again, being a first colony of the United Nations.
When you put politics above Jesus Christ, from the left or the right, you are no longer a Christian, but a theocratic puppet, just like before, just like 2,000 years ago
Actually, we truly must salute the staggering bravery on display in Williston. It took immense courage for these comfortable white , progressive activists to don their clerical regalia, wave their rainbow flags, and march into a building that has already been protested a hundred times before, in white, progressive Vermont.
While real men and women face actual life-and-death stakes overseas, these heroes boldly confronted the unimaginable horrors of rolled eyes, heavy sighs, and perhaps even some discouraging words from local law enforcement. Truly, this is the definition of valor.
I am absolutely certain this symbolic trespassing circus is going to completely reshape federal border policy and dismantle human trafficking networks. Forget using these massive religious resources to actually support the legal, long-standing taxpayers who built this community, getting a minor citation in white Vermont is clearly a much better use of everyone’s time.
In fact, to show our deepest solidarity, we should all show up at their churches next Sunday and sit down to block their doors as a beautiful symbol of strength and unity. Let’s support their cause to raise awareness and be just as brave as they were. I know they’ll appreciate that level of courage on their own doorstep.