RantCrush Top 5: August 16, 2016

The $3.8 billion dollar Dakota Access Pipeline owners are suing Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault and eight other activist for supposed violent protests against the construction of the oil pipeline.

At least 12 people have been arrested during demonstrations against construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.https://t.co/9ALQS5VBea

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 15, 2016

Last week, several protesters were arrested and Dakota Access LLC claimed that they threatened to harm pipeline workers with a large knife and that Chairman Archambault excused all Tribal employees from pipeline work and this halted production. Dakota Access also claims hundreds of people showed up at the site throwing bottles and rocks.

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