[nkohari]

> by force, intimidation, or threat

You seem to be glossing over the key piece of that statute. Peaceful protest is protected by the first amendment (free speech, right to assembly).

[knubie]

Intimidation, or threat at the very least seems applicable here if you have any idea of what's going on in Minnesota and what these Signal chats are being used for.

[mycodendral]

This statute defines the conditions where free speech transitions to criminal activity.

You can interpret it however you like.

[refurb]

Blocking law enforcement's vehicles and their person (I saw several protestors put hands on officers), when they are conducting arrests, certainly seems to fit the bill.

[sb057]

If you threaten to kill somebody then follow them around for days at a time, is that intimidation?

[VBprogrammer]

I've seen pictures of someone with a damaged finger. Given the wild differences between video evidence and what the top levels of the administration claim happen, I think a healthy degree of scepticism is warrented.

Could easily have been hurt by their own flashbang devices or caught it in a car door.

[nkohari]

I haven't seen the supposed Signal logs, but I'm confident that there wasn't a conspiracy to bite someone's finger.