I watched this live on TV as it happened. The chiron is accurate. They had boxed in protesters into an arrest zone after they declare people would be arrested if they did not leave. They arrested protesters one by one, leaving media and non-protesters unbothered, and then began escorting
the media and non-protesters out of the area one at a time once they validated their identities. They would walk up to the media say who are you? who are you with? and then take them by the arm and escort them past the police lines through the protected areas out onto
the streets and sent them on their way unbothered. Legally that is a detainment, but no one was arrested. They were simply filtering media, protesters, and bystanders in a closed off area. He was VERY quick to point out he was not arrested and simply escorted through the barricade onto the street.
He was never handcuffed, he was simply asked to put his hands behind his back while they interviewed him to verify his identity and validate he was not a protester who remained behind the lines after they gave multiple warnings over the hour to disperse.
There's no reason to require them to hold anyone's hands behind their back if they are escorting them out. They confirmed who they are and still treated them like criminals.
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