Stop Comparing MLK's Arrests to Trump's
Stop saying "Free Trump" and then comparing Trump being arrested on 91 felony counts, including Racketeering and felonies committed under the Espionage Act to Martin Luther King Jr's rap sheet.
Here are some of MLK's arrests:
January 26, 1956 - Arrested in Montgomery, Alabama boycotting buses. Four days later, on January 30, his home was bombed.
March 22, 1956 - King, Rosa Parks and more than 100 others were arrested on charges of organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott in protest of Rosa Parks' treatment.
September 3, 1958 - Arrested for "loitering" while attending a friend's arraignment
October 19, 1960 - He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia during a sit-in while waiting to be served at a restaurant. Sentenced to 4 months in jail.
May 4, 1961 - He was arrested in Albany, Georgia for obstructing the sidewalk.
July 27, 1962 - He was arrested and jailed for holding a prayer vigil in Albany, Georgia.
June 11, 1964 - He was arrested for protesting for the integration of public accommodations in St. Augustine, Florida.
Below is a clip from MLK Jr's final speech on April 3, 1968. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968.